Early release of Early Days for all the stackers (drops worldwide at noon tomorrow) had an interesting conversation with Alekos a few weeks ago around bitcoin hardware, NFC, digital identity, security, NOSTR, and transitioning from contibuting to open-source to starting a company. Learned a ton about this open-source hardware wallet.
Links to the Portal device, Github and the website below.
Summary
In this episode of Early Days, Car sits down with Alekos of Portal, to discuss the Portal hardware device, they explore the importance of user experience, the concepts and future plans around decentralized identity, and examine the evolving role of hardware in the Bitcoin space.
Chapters
- 01:01 – Hackerspace Updates
- 03:27 – Alekos's Journey into Bitcoin
- 06:27 – The Evolution of Ideas and Creativity
- 09:17 – From OpenSource to Bitcoin Startup
- 15:40 – Innovations in NFC Technology
- 24:32 – Expanding Functionality of Portal
- 29:13 – Security and Authentication
- 37:07 – Understanding the Portal Device
- 46:13 – User Experience in Digital Security
- 52:27 – Security and Privacy Concerns in Digital Identity
- 57:45 – Learnings on Building Hardware
- 01:06:00 – Future of Portal
Learn More
- Follow Alekos on X
- Check out https://hack.bs.it
- Follow Portal on X
- Learn more about Portal
- Contribute to Portal on GitHub