I played around the rules and entered some random characters during registration process, so I managed to test register even with fake email containing only @ character with two letters, one before and one after. This is probably not great for security, but since this is acting as a salt you can just type longer random passphrase containing one @ character, it doesn't have to be email at all.
I don't like that you are using some new stablecoin connected with USDT token on ethereum blockchain, and I don't understand how this exactly work. Can you please explain to me how this exchange can be called decentralized when it's available on only as web version and it's operated by centralized server? If someone attacks or shuts down the server, what happens with exchange? There is already decentralized exchange for Bitcoin called Bisq, but you need to download and sync software on your computer.
I will do more testing of this exchange in next few days, and post my feedback.
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LoyceV = Loys Ve or Louise Ve
Loyce is obviously a female name, so maybe I have to start addressing LoyceV as she from now on. I don't see a problem with that if people can still claim Lauda was a female, and I think that someone mentioned before that V is the first letter of a very long last name.
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If I try to purchase a Mk3, it gives me 3 different options (postal, Fedex or DHL)... but in the Mk4 pre-order, it skips over the shipping options straight to the payment option?
This is only pre-order so you are just paying reservation for you Mk4 Coldcard wallet, they will probably notify you with email when shipping is ready and if you need to pay more for that. At the moment free shipping option is only available if you spend $390 or more on Coinkite products, and I doubt they will send it for for worldwide, maybe it will be available for Canada and United States. After adding five Coldcard Mk4 wallets in my Cart I got free delivery option for my order, but I won't complete that order. I see people already complaining about NFC, so NKV is saying they can disable it manually by just scraping that little gold trace: https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1436367391991242754![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvPvx9Ts.jpg&t=665&c=TtiwL7V1ACShPA)
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You don't need to muck around with TOR settings or opening in a "non Onion" browser or anything like that if you just want to get the TXID... simply double click on the partial TX ID shown in Trezor Suite (so that it is highlighted) and then CTRL+C (or right click and select "copy")... it will actually copy the entire TXID to the clipboard:
OMG I can confirm this is actually working ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) But Trezor devs could do this much better instead of using double click without any pop up notification, most newbies will probably never use this simple method. Most of the people would just click on that small square and open that transaction in web browser, so let me ping @ChiBitCTy with this revelation.
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It's a little suspicious for me that OP Elena Meleshko and FrankGraham posted in same thread and they both speak Russian language, so there is a high probability this accounts are connected. You need to make some corrections you posted and remove ftp:// from last two links. It is a kind of cool bitcoin wallet in the form of paper money that resembles banknotes traditional.
I think this is just overpriced printed paper with unsecure method of printing private key by one centralized authority, that reminds me a lot on banking system we have today. We have to trust that Quantic machine, Swiss company and some person who is controlling that machine in Switzerland, and we can't verify anything so it's all based on trust. I do like to have some form of printed Bitcoin notes, but not like this when someone else prints and generates everything for me. It's just a matter of time until someone who is corrupted infiltrates this system and leak some private information. I performed some test trying to buy one Icynote Bitcoin note as collectibles item, but imagine my surprise when I didn't find Bitcoin as payment option ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif) You are selling Bitcoin paper wallets and not accepting Bitcoin for payment, but only fiat currencies ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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TheBitcoinTalkShow reached 100 subs this week! Thank you guys! 💯
TheBitcoinTalkShow channel is growing much faster than Bitcoin is crashing ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) I watched today the last episode with you answering quiz questions, and my question to you is: How long have you been involved with Bitcoin? I think someone should make one interview with you and you could tell us a story about that and how you started doing TheBitcoinTalkShow. So, yes Fillipp1 is a kind of old fashioned pronunciation!
That short nickname F1 looked more like Formula One to me, and I guess that is the reason why you don't use it so often anymore ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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Both of them [wallet and vault], support Android Lollipop [5.0] and up. Old device I have is before Android 5 Lollipop version, I think it's something like 4.4 and it can't be upgraded anymore or flashed with different operating system. I didn't know that Airgap web version exists, but I see that it is somehow connected with ledger hardware wallet, that defeats the purpose of using Airgap wallet.
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So the Mk4 is now available for preorder at a lower price then the Mk3 from coldcard:
That is one very sweet price with a nice discount EARLY-BIRD $40 Off and I think that you can get 5% more discount if you pay with Bitcoin, but this reservation price offer is available only for one day I think. I see they did some small redesign, buttons are now not all rounded, type C connector, better processor, more RAM, controversial NFC added, and I first time I see any hardware wallet with two secure elements. Screen looks a bit bigger and more clear to to me, plastic is less blurry and probably with better quality. This also means that support for MK3 and older versions will not last for very long, but they say that production of MK3 will not stop yet. I am interested to see how this new version compares in real life with MK3 and other airgap wallets like Keystone. If you need to buy Bitcoin only hardware wallet this would be a better option than ledger or trezor, but I still prefer if they revert back to open source license ( NVK can you hear me? ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) ) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fx4pNH0L.jpg&t=665&c=EgGZ3zPEVfuD7w)
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Now, some time later, I want to sell my bitcoin. Can I move my bitcoin from my cold wallet to a different exchange, say BlockFi, and sell it there?
When you withdraw Bitcoin from Coinbase exchange to your own wallet (hardware or software) you will have full control over your coins, if you keep your backup seed phrase secure. You can than move those coins anywhere you want, but there is a big BUT because some exchanges are starting to block or freeze accounts of people that get flagged by some chain analytics software algorithm. I heard exchanges may even ask to show them more information about your personal life, what is your job and income, why you trade crypo, show transaction history, and all kinds of crap like that. Most of the time that won't happen, but for any reason they can just say your coins are ''tainted'' even if they are not, so I suggest better use decentralized exchanges like Bisq and p2p trading.
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It uses an adapter called the "blade", which you plug a MicroUSB cable into... it's just a bit fiddly and annoying.
I was just looking online to buy some adapters, and I think that Type C is going to be standard for some time, with USB 4.0 protocol coming soon. ![Shocked](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/shocked.gif) It's crazy if you compare speed and data transfer evolution from USB 1.0 to USB 4.0, but I don't think we need super high speeds for hardware wallets. Ideally we don't want to have any cable connection between computer and hardware wallet, that is why I love airgapped devices that don't need to use internet or cables. That's correct; I think you could register on Taobao with a US (or other) phone number, but from what I remember it requires phone number, which I'm not willing to give (opposed to a one-time email address, for example). And they wouldn't ship outside China, probably, anyway. These proxies work very well. You can search in them as well, not sure though if they show all results. So I guess you used Taobao website for purchasing with proxy before, and it's true that you can find anything there, but I found other good alternatives when I needed to buy something few years ago. Topic of ordering stuff online is very important, and I think renting PO box or alternative delivery address is perfect solution for that, even better if you can use alternative name or alias (not possible in all countries). It's scary how much data and personal information we leave online all the time, especially with anything related with bitcoin.
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Is there anything I can do to recover these funds?
You can show them transactions if it's confirmed on the blockchain, but I am not sure how ChangeNOW is generating addresses for all customers. Screenshot images can be edited but you can't edit and make fake transaction if it's confirmed, but you should know the risk of using centralized instant exchanges. It is also possible that you used some phishing website or you have some clipboard malware on your computer that generated fake receiving address, but this is juts a speculation. Do you know what happen with Bitcoin you sent, and can you post transaction in public (or in private message) for better inspection?
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Some of the bands in the pictures in OP look suspicious. Would you be able to post clearer photos with next stock inbound?
This is especially important when you see that member btcinvestcompany woke up only few days ago after years of inactivity, and I don't see anyone here confirming that he purchased this item from him. Making new pictures with date and username would be a good idea.
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For example, he is the one behind autonomous car, with full self-driving capabilities. I think his plan is that in future we should just hire the autonomous car we want. Just like an autonomous uber. This is why you shouldn't buy you: you should use his
I was not talking about Elon Musk, but that is the point for all of them who support stupid ideas like this. They want you to use only their products and they want full control over you and what you are doing at all times, maybe that is the reason they usually don't support Bitcoin ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) If I own a car I want to have full control over it and even go off-road when I want, and if I own a currency I want to use and hold it if I want, and I don't want for it to expiry if I don't use it to purchase something.
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I was recently reading a bit of the WO thread (there are always some very good discussions there), and I found this amazing post about bitcoin energy consumption
There is no precise measurement for how much human beings spend on stupid things all the time, but I am sure they would be very high on that list. Maybe we do need building sector, transportation and health care to spend a lot of energy, but do we really need military-industrial complex spending XXX times more than Bitcoin does? All this energy talks reminds me on one of the richest man on earth, I won't name him but you can search online, he is one of the leaders of this ''climate revolution'', but in the same time he owns multiple jet planes he uses all the time, hundreds of cars, luxury yachts, etc. Now he is telling us we should not own a car and we should not own, use or mine Bitcoin... I mean wtf something is really wrong with this idea ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
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I don't know if this proposal will be accepted by Russian government but it would be a bad for them to follow example of China banning Bitcoin mining and everything else. Their central bank is preparing digital ruble and I guess they don't want any competition or distractions from real decentralized currency like Bitcoin. I said before that more countries could do the same like China, and I expected Sweden or Norway would be the first, but we should not be afraid of this if it happens. Checking Bitcoin mining hashrate and it's at all time high, despite all the fud, news and market crash, and that is very important.
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Why not use another option? You can search on Internet websites, like ebay, for exactly the same original faulty devices. Disassemble and take the parts need, that is, use them as donors of spare parts, such as the display that you need. It makes no sense to do that and pay multiple times higher price for something that will again get dim soon, display for all devices goes dim after few years of usage. Price of new display is less than 2 dollars, and I doubt you can find broken ledger with same price, those ebay auctions will get higher price than 1 Eur for sure, plus you have to count shipping cost if they even ship outside Germany. More important is security and would you want to reveal to someone that you purchased ledger over Ebay or not. Ordering New part from Alibaba is not saying anyone that you own Ledger, because this display is used in other other devices, not just for ledger hw. Also, I noticed that there are no lots with spare parts for Ledger devices on ebay, for example, displays, cases, buttons. Take note, sellers and do not thank for the suggested business model ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) . Sure there are a lot of spare parts because those devices breaks very easy, and they are very low quality 100% made in China. They do however have good marketing and they sold millions of devices unfortunately ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2FxC811ZL%2Fpic22.jpg&t=665&c=DFzUYM4ngQaGFQ)
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Safepal is not open source, is this whAT you mean as secretly? I can not use any wallet that is close source too. Safepal is not open source (like ledger) but even worse thing is that nobody except Safepal (and maybe CZ) can verify what the heck is hidden behind those QR codes they use. This is a big security risk for everyone who uses that wallet, and generally think that people should avoid using that wallet. In contrast you have Keystone wallet that is also using QR codes, but you can verify everything and find instruction on their github/website. Mobile wallet can be vulnerable to online attack but the second reason it is not good is because mobile device can lost at anytime, if hardware wallet is carried about, it is risky too. Bitcoin is asset just like gold, it needs protection. even at home, I will prefer to keep my hardware wallet safe.
You can lose keys from your house, wallet with cards, mobile phone or anything that you carry with you all the time, so it's safer not to carry hardware wallet (or seed words) with you all the time. But than again, it's always possible that someone breaks into your house and steal you wallet with everything else, so it's not a bad idea to keep backup in separate place and use multisig setup.
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Block released a hardware wallet? Can't find anything about this topic tbh.
It's not released yet, but I am following news about that and I saw that Jack Block posted job offerings for people to work in multiple cities across United States (San Francisco, New York, etc). Hardware Wallet Business Lead; Global Fulfillment & Logistics Lead, Hardware Wallet, and few more but I can't find links for them anymore. Back on the Passport wallet topic...they are preparing some BIG changes for batch2 and they say more information will be revealed in February.
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I see that Shamir Shares are available in AirGap wallet, but is this compatible with Trezor and Keystone Shamir scheme? Big disadvantage for AirGap is that you don't support multisig, but I see that it's coming soon. One more problem I see with AirGap is Android OS and all various versions and stores, I don't know what oldest Android OS is supported by AirGap, but it is limited with that. I can't install and test AirGap on my android phone with older Android OS version ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif) PS You may want to update your discord link on that medium article, it's showing Invalid Invite error message.
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I'm not sure if a Ledger hardware wallet comes with a Bitcoin wallet pre-installed. If it needs the Ledger Live software, it may still work if you install that on an offline system. I wouldn't worry about firmware updates for a device that never sees the internet.
Ledger is always changing shit around but I think they are now shipping wallets (from China) without any preinstalled apps but they are suggesting that you can install Bitcoin and other apps. That means it's not possible to use it in offline computer, and I wouldn't even do that when there is Electrum wallet. I did try installing Trezor Suite offline on Linux and it's working just fine, you only need to enable Bitcoin (or other supported coins) but you may need to install other software needed for app to run. I guess there's not really a market for it, because it's not very convenient to use, but I'd like to see a hardware wallet that's truely designed to be used offline. It could for instance use a camera (or QR-code on it's screen) to transmit transaction data, and instead of USB use only a power cable. That way, you could have a hardware wallet that's also a cold wallet.
Keystone hardware wallet is designed to be used offline and they are using QR codes for sending transactions. You can also make your own airgapped signing device using Raspberry Pi zero (version without wifi).
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