🟠🛡️ Bitcoin-Safe release version 2.0

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[Wind_FURY]

Does the wallet work with Trezor One and/or Trezor Safe 3? Those are the only hardware wallets I use.

Plus no offense to OP, but can anyone trusted in BitcoinTalk vouch for the Bitcoin-Safe wallet? Can the wallet be a good alternative for Electrum?

 

[Kruw]

Does the wallet work with Trezor One and/or Trezor Safe 3? Those are the only hardware wallets I use.

Bitcoin-Safe is unique: It *only* supports hardware wallets, it does not allow hot wallets.

Can the wallet be a good alternative for Electrum?

Electrum leaks your transaction history and balance to public servers, Bitcoin-Safe is strictly better because it uses BIP157/158 compact block filters to protect your privacy. It also allows optional connections to your Electrum server.

[genius89]

Hi there,
I appreciate the clarification! The hardware-only approach seems really interesting. I’d love to hear some long-term experiences from users before thinking about using it for larger BTC amounts.

[satscraper]

Does the wallet work with Trezor One and/or Trezor Safe 3? Those are the only hardware wallets I use.

 It *only* supports hardware wallets, it does not allow hot wallets.

This holds true for mainnet, but when connected to testnet, Bitcoin Safe allows creating a "hot" wallet ^{i.e. wallet with its own private key} without requiring pairing with a hardware wallet. In fact this is a very useful feature for Bitcoin novices, as it gives them hands-on experience working with Bitcoin while risking nothing.

Restricting mainnet wallets from holding their own private keys seems sensible, as it greatly reduces the potential attack surface on users' funds ^{limiting exposure solely to attacks on the hardware wallet itself}.

Does the wallet work with Trezor One and/or Trezor Safe 3? Those are the only hardware wallets I use.

At least Trezor Safe 3 is in their list of support.

[Donneski]

Nice update I must say. The 6-step wizard set up is a good idea, it makes things look simple to understand especially for new users

However, I have a quick question on the privacy side of the wallet. Does the app allow us directly connect to our own Bitcoin Core node or Electrum server right in the setup phase or does it use a default backend? I think having a local first option from the first step will be a massive win for privacy.