Douglas Bakkum recently wrote an article for BitBox blog claiming that airgap is not really making hardware wallets more secure and it's only complicating them.
It's not surprising to hear this from inventor of BitBox wallet if we know that device is not airgapped, but it's interesting to read his opinion and conclusion.
He first started with myth of unbeatable airgap security, but wait a minute, nobody said that airgap is perfect and unbeatable.
Then he said that Micro-SD cards are mini computers with firmware that can be hacked, something I never heard happening but I guess it's possible in theory, however not all h-wallets are using SD cards, there is also QR codes.
Source articel: https://shiftcrypto.ch/blog/does-airgap-make-bitcoin-hardware-wallets-more-secure/

I personally won't agree with Douglas opinion, removing USB connection means less attack surface,
and in reply to BitBox blog with claims and conclusion we have interesting David Bakin blog, that explains it much better than me:
https://bakins-bits.dev/dev/2021/11/airgapped-hardware-wallets-and-fud-1/

Software wallets for Bitcoin are all free so you don't have to invest anything in them, and using something like Electrum or Wasabi wallet with offline computer would be a good start for cold storage.
I would only recommend using open source wallets that are tested  and always verify if you are downloading them from official website with correct signature.
Cold wallets are used for storing keys for larger amount of coins, and hot wallets can be used for pocket money and smaller payments.

If you want to invest and buy some hardware wallet, check out my list of Open Source Hardware Wallets and Secure Element in Hardware Wallets.
Remember that you are not storing coins on your device but just your keys, so it's important to make good backup for seed words and store them in safe place on paper or metal plate.
Prices for hardware wallets start from $40 but I would stay away from any that is closed source, and I would consider Trezor One wallet (with passphrase), BitBox02 or Keystone wallet, and avoid buying Ledger Nano X (many issues with battery, firmware, etc)

Latest ''revolutionary'' change from youtube - they are removing public dislikes count to ''protect'' smaller creators   this just sounds like one more way to hide the truth, and I don't understand why dislike button even exist from now on.
Oh but on positive note, at least we won't have any (public) dislikes on out bitcointalk youtube channels from all the haters...

One suggestion for possible intro video that helps users how to register on bitcointalk forum, but we should include some info for evil fees.
I found one decent video from 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT5HPhO2MA8

I don't think we need more fake decentralized projects like we have now with bunch of altcoins, and moving that shit to bitcoin ecosystem makes no sense to me.
Sidechain and other layers for Bitcoin might be a good idea that could in theory kill the need for using any other coins, and using them for privacy and scalability would be a great use case.
Jameson Lopp has a nice list of resources for this on his website:
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/other-layers.html

I don't know when Greta Thunberg became supreme ruler of Sweden but this hypocrisy with climate change is getting out of control.
All this politicians and their leaders like Michael Bloomberg are all traveling with many of their private jets and helicopters, they drive multiple cars, have multiple houses and real estate ownership,
but they are telling regular people should stop driving cars, and we should all stop bitcoin mining because it's boiling the oceans (not), so they propose more bans and tyranny.
In the end, I would not be surprised if some EU countries continue going the road like their role model communist China did, but I doubt it will happen in all member countries.

I noticed some issues with Mercury wallet not shutting down properly and it keeps running in background, then after I shut it down it down manually I am unable to start it back again (server, swap and bitcoin are not connecting) until I restart my computer.
Other small bugs I noticed with dark theme not showing any text on some buttons, or each time I start wallet again it turns back to light mode.

I understand that but like I said Mercury is still beta phase and currently there isn't any volume for swaps except medium amount for smallest statecoin value.
Maybe you could introduce voluntary fee donation and create some campaign to increase liquidity.
If I understand correctly, you are also making a web explorer for statecoins and all transactions will be public for anyone to see, is that correct?

This future project would be unrelated with Mercury wallet or what?

No I don't know, and I don't have Macbook to test aynthing, but they claim they will eventually support optional Electrum Personal Server, C-Lightning, Esplora, and BTCPay Server.
They even have open source iOS GordianWallet with other Gordian products and I think they are working on some Bitcoin-based Decentralized Identifiers project.
This is github page for Torgap they are using for Gordian Server:
https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/torgap/

Yeah sure but I think that GordianServer comes with a package of other tools like Torgap, and yes you could argue that Tor can be installed separately on Mac.
Are you or anyone else runs a node on Mac now?

Novi film Decrypted (2021) koji za temu ima Bitcoin tvorca - Satoshi Nakamoto.
Gledao sam samo trailer i mislim da je ovo još jedna glupa low budget komedija ali je dobro da se počelo sa snimanjem filmova na temu Satoshi.

This is totally fucked up shit, banning DT forum member who contributed a lot during all this years, he could be pissed even more with this, and we could potentially lose him forever because of this decision made by one moderator.

I understand nutildah was being stubborn but he doesn't deserve to be temp-banned, and I think that most DT members would agree with me on this (we can even vote on this subject).

Bring back nutildah, and let's hear what theymos has to say about this case.

It's easy for anyone to create new topic with same content, and mods are not immaculate creatures.
I can also put same topic in multiple threads depending on different point of view and interpretations.

Are you part of Mercury developer team or associated with their team in any way?
Some people here are allergic to Newbie members, so I think that some small explanation would be nice from you.

There are mixing services that don't charge any fees, and I think that you should consider lowering your fees during beta phase and increase them later.
I would also like to see some code audit and reviews from other security experts.

Hey nicosey, one suggestion for future, please try to write your answers in one post, not in multiple consecutive posts (that is against forum rules).
Thanks in advance.

I am not a big fan of Mac computers but if you have some old Mac lying around and collecting dust, you can also use it to run full Bitcoin node using GordianServer.

GordianServer (previously known as Bitcoin-Standup-macOS) is opens source project made by Peter Denton and Christopher Allen, that enables you to run Bitcoin Core full node on your computer or VPS with all privacy tools like Tor.

This provides easy one-click solution for installing full Bitcoin Core server with nice UI and QR codes connecting full node with other devices, remote desktop and mobile phones.

With full node you are going to have the benefit of better privacy, you will be able to validate your own transactions, and you can carry you portable Macbook with full BTC node anywhere in the world if there is active internet connection.

Requirements:

- macOS 10.15.7 Catalina or better (or try using Catalina Patcher)
~ 400 GB of free space for a downloading full blockchain (or much less for pruned version)

Installation instructions and all other  information can be found on GordianServer github page, and you can check signatures and checksums before downloading anything:
https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/GordianServer-macOS

I think most people are running Bitcoin nodes on Linux OS, however GordianServer is interesting alternative to try on Mac but some bugs are expected in early versions.

Yes I did ask them that and they didn't delete your betting history, like AntillesPhone N.V. confirmed, they just canceled your duplicate/similar bets and returned your coins.
I also asked you several questions, and after that you edited and changed your answers several times, that can all be seen and confirmed in archived posts.

My final conclusion, and I am not going to post anything else in this topic: You tried to game the system and you failed, deal with it and move on.

There is already a discussion topic about Mercury wallet I created few months ago, so better post that information there instead of creating new topic.
You can also ask the devs to answer some questions other forum members asked:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5334221.0

EsPargay
I would just add on this that it would be a good idea not to say to Coinbase support that Stake sent them those coins, even if they probably know that with tracking analytics.
Better tell them that you made a mistake with sending, because I doubt they want to have anything to do with third party especially when it's gambling related.
You don't have to lie, so if they ask you if you used Stake you can say that you did.

PS
I hope you learned your lesson with this, better do double or triple check addresses confirmation before you send or withdraw any coins.

I doubt you will have better experience with any other betting website in the world if you break their rules and terms.
It's time for you to finally admit that you tried to game the system and you got caught.
You signed up on their website and accepted their terms, so you obviously knew all the limits before you split your bets the way you did.

I never used Porteus so I can't speak about that, but I can tell you that Coinomi wallet is closed source and it's not the best option for any cold wallet.
Electrum or Wasabi wallet would be the best options for Bitcoin, or hardware wallets if you have more altcoins in your portfolio.

You can disable internet connection in Virtualbox settings and that would make it safer for sure, but all the files would still be on your computer that is connected to internet.

I would say that airgapped hardware wallets are much better option that using virtual box on system with internet connection, even if you disable it in the settings.
Best cold storage is when you format your hard drive, install fresh Linux OS with open source wallet, and NEVER connect that computer with internet.

Mislim da su najbolje aplikacije za koje znam Delta.app i Coinstats.app, ali možeš koristiti i Coingecko ili Coinmarketcap ako napraviš account i portfolio.
Interesantna opcija je i open source Rotki.com portfolio manager koji štiti privatnost, a postoje i Zerion i Zapper za defi shitare.

Hoće li biti nekih video zapisa sa te konferecije ili je sve zatvoreno za javnost i polu-tajno?

Zna Hanfa bolje i oni sigurno misle da je euro perfektna i vrhunska valuta i sa njom nema prevara
Hanfini superheroji i veliki mozgovi će nas spasiti od prevaranata i ''zlog'' Bitcoina i kriptovaluta, tako da nam neće ni smetati hiperinflacija i propast fiat valuta jer sve će biti 100% legalno učinjeno.
Sad šaljem prijavu za novo Hanfa online predavanje (ispiranje mozga) koje počinje za nekoliko dana i siguran sam da će jedna od tema biti i Bitcoin prevare, a govori Anja Tkalčević.


https://www.hanfa.hr/vijesti/prevare-na-financijskim-tr%C5%BEi%C5%A1tima-tema-edukativnog-predavanja-15-studenoga/

Not your keys - not your bitcoin. That is short explanation for BlockFi and Celsius, custodians who are holding your bitcoin and they are somehow secured but not totally immune to hacks.
You can also lose your Bitcoin in personal cold wallet but that would be your own mistake with losing private keys and seed words, or if you get attacked and robbed.
I would always choose to keep majority of Bitcoin in secure cold wallet or multisig if you have more btc, and experiment with interest earning only in small percentage of your holding.