Are you using Hardware Wallets?

[dkbit98]

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[albon]

in the cryptocurrency sector grows in very popularity so you should know them does the total number of investors. There are many investors but the one question is the best wallet for holding cryptocurrency. If you have more money then you should use hardware wallet because of more security and to protect your money. Hardware wallets are physical devices and securely store your private keys on a device even that is not connected to the internet. Even wallet only holds t blockchain addresses. Moreover hardware wallets come in various forms and a specific USB stick format is common.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Hardware wallets are much safer option for holding your cryptocurrencies, and there are many options to choose but they are not perfect.

If you are using hardware wallet please tell us the model you have.

If you don't use any hardware wallet can you please state your reasons why.

       -   Right now, I can't buy because I haven't really taken care of him yet, although the one I'm using right now that I know is trustworthy for Bitcoin is the Electrum wallet, and for other cryptocurrencies, it's Trustwallet and Klvr.

These two are the ones I see right now that I think are good for me: Trust and Klvr so far. I've tried to do some do some research here on the online shopping platform, but I'm still doubtful about the hardware wallets being sold because they're used as indicated in the description. Well,  that's a bit risky for me. But I'm trying to check on Amazon to see if it's better than an online shop, I know.

[dkbit98]

Right now, I can't buy because I haven't really taken care of him yet

Taken care of who?! 
I don't understand what the heck are you talking about.

These two are the ones I see right now that I think are good for me: Trust and Klvr so far.

We are not interested in hot software wallets here, especially not if they are closed source like trust wallet.
They are unsecure, dangerous and worthless to me.

I've tried to do some do some research here on the online shopping platform, but I'm still doubtful about the hardware wallets being sold because they're used as indicated in the description. Well,  that's a bit risky for me. But I'm trying to check on Amazon to see if it's better than an online shop, I know.

Again, you are speaking mambo jumbo and I don't understand what you are trying to say, but you should not buy used hardware wallets or unknown sellers that are not official.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

        -    Right now, I'm also using software wallets like Metamask for altcoins, and the others are on the CX platform. Although I know there's a risk, I'm working out little by little to buy hardware wallets because I also know it's really an advantage that you have them.

I just hope that while I don't have a hardware wallet, there won't be any problems with the CX I'm using at the moment. And I'm also temporarily using a USB flash drive, as long as I'll make sure that the USB doesn't get corrupted at all times. Although there is still risk with USB,.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Currently am not using any hardware wallet but i can recommend the use because of the cold storage category it belong while the hard hardware wallet that should be avoided is ledger wallet, because of the data leak on privacy, which is one of the major concerns n which the people are afraid of, but to the surprised aspect of it, not everyone of it users know about this, we have to research about anything before drawing a conclusion for it uses.

[joniboini]

because of the data leak on privacy, which is one of the major concerns n which the people are afraid of, but to the surprised aspect of it, not everyone of it users know about this, we have to research about anything before drawing a conclusion for it uses.

I'm pretty sure Ledger's fiasco related to their privacy issues, possible private key leak, etc are well known to the public. You'll have to stay away from social media, forums, or any form of news websites not to know them. Why did you get the impression that it's not well-known?

But yeah, researching possible issues with the products you want to buy is a must, especially if you want to buy a HW.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

If we don't mind with the sacrifice of the little amount of money required in securing for one, then hardware wallet is one of the best to use, if we really understand the worth of our assets, the cost for getting one is far less to the benefits we stand to gain from using it, i will only set this as a reminder for anyone newly interested in getting one, we shouldn't go for ledger, Trezor among some others are well recommended for us to use.

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i will only set this as a reminder for anyone newly interested in getting one, we shouldn't go for ledger, Trezor among some others are well recommended for us to use.

Trezor is good but I always have doubt about hardware wallet that I can not easily proof for myself that is airgapped or not. That is the reason I prefer hardware wallet like Foundation Passport and Coldcard. I think Keystone is also airgapped. But among them all, I prefer Foundation Passport. You can use it with Sparrow and be making transactions using QR code.

[Mia Chloe]

Hardware wallets are much safer option for holding your cryptocurrencies, and there are many options to choose but they are not perfect.

If you are using hardware wallet please tell us the model you have.

If you don't use any hardware wallet can you please state your reasons why.

Hardware wallets are nice however not everyone makes use of them because of different factors. Although hardware wallets are a good choice , it can be difficult to get them easily in some certain regions. This is part of the reason why some persons in such locations or regions,just make use of airgapped devices since you can pretty much set it up with almost any device you have at hand.
Personally I don't really think it matters that much since they pretty much serve the same purpose. I guess the best option for any one trying to setup an offline wallet is the one they prefer more and also understand more

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

As am not having any one yet, but looking forward to have hardware wallet later in future, i will have to throw out this suggestion that those who think that they are very poor in handling things should stay away from using hardware wallet unless they are going to device a safety path for using it, anything physical hardware  could also be prone to any physical challenge through damage or rough handling.

[dkbit98]

As am not having any one yet, but looking forward to have hardware wallet later in future, i will have to throw out this suggestion that those who think that they are very poor in handling things should stay away from using hardware wallet unless they are going to device a safety path for using it, anything physical hardware  could also be prone to any physical challenge through damage or rough handling.

Such a silly excuse 
Exactly the same thing can happen to your smartphone and laptop computer, and you have to use them to install software wallets.
Hardware wallets are used for signing transactions, they have much better protection from attacks, and backup is always kept offline.

[Mia Chloe]

I literally posted that you can get a FREE Safepal hardware wallet a while ago, so excuses like ''I don't have money'' or ''I can't afford it'' are silly.
https://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?topic=316264

I am 100% sure that most of the people saying they are using electrum cold wallets are doing it wrong and it's not really a cold wallet.
But hey do whatever you want.

Every one is 100% responsible for the safety of their funds. Both hardware wallets and regular open source cold wallets on an airgapped device are good choices for hodling ones bitcoins but the choice like always depends on the HODLER. Personally I think hardware wallets are not used by certain holders because of their location in some locations hardware wallets are difficult to come by and in some others it's easier. In locations where hard ware wallets are not common most HODLERs are often discouraged by shipping costs and other charges so they just fall back to the good old airgapped wallet.

The only problem I see with airgapped wallets is the precision and care required in making sure the device isn't connected  to the internet or infected with any malware.

[taufik123]

Such a silly excuse 
Exactly the same thing can happen to your smartphone and laptop computer, and you have to use them to install software wallets.
Hardware wallets are used for signing transactions, they have much better protection from attacks, and backup is always kept offline.

Vulnerability to physical damage will occur on any device, even if it is a hardware wallet that is quite expensive.
It's about how to keep any device safe and physically unaffected, but hardware wallets also have an important seed phrase backup that can be recovered if the device is damaged.

A backup that is always stored offline with a nice and safe place, so the main priority.  I also do storage in some places.

[joniboini]

The only problem I see with airgapped wallets is the precision and care required in making sure the device isn't connected  to the internet or infected with any malware.

I believe it's not that hard to make sure your air-gapped device is offline. It's not like a USB device can magically connect to your device without notice. If you're afraid that someone might use your PC, you can move it to somewhere safe, apply a boot password, etc. Even if those steps are too difficult for you, you can familiarize yourself easily. As long as you realize that these trade-offs are worth the cost, I don't think you'll be annoyed to an extreme extent.