Hardware Wallets: Model T or Jade? \ stacker news ~bitcoin

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267 sats \ 8 comments \ @ryu 16 Aug 2023 bitcoin

As part of my ongoing process to go all in on living off crypto (only say that because I have Bitcoin alongside its Cash cousin, and plan to use both), I have been looking into upgrading in the hardware wallet department and am currently undecided between sticking with Trezor and upgrading from a Model One to T, or gravitating towards a Blockstream Jade in spite of all my grievances with that company.

I'll leave it to Stacker News and other (pure) Bitcoiners to weigh in with their opinions on both these hardware wallets; I will say the Model T being as expensive as it still is doesn't seem worth it, especially when Trezor removed a lot of what made that wallet desirable or at least interesting. Alongside that, the Jade being Bitcoin only isn't a problem for me considering I can just do what I would anyway with having a hot Lightning wallet for Bitrefill (and other purchases) and apply the same thought process towards a seperate hot Cash wallet.

Ramble over, I'll turn the discussion over now. !

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Mag_Dumps 17 Aug 2023

I have both and utilize both. Honestly Trezor wins in the user friendly side of things for just pure hodling in regards to their suite and touch screen...... and of course I only use the BTC only firmware.

I like jade for more of the "day to day" signing with their Bluetooth and QR scanning.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @sudonaka 17 Aug 2023

Since there is absolutely zero reason to ever hold or “use” fake Bitcoin scams- it makes it hard to establish rapport with you and offer recommendations. Although I can try: you should probably use trezor because they entertain your shitcoin fantasies.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ryu OP 17 Aug 2023

I'll be stacking a for a bit before buying one in that case; if push comes to shove and I lose faith in BCH the way I (justifiably) lost faith in every other cryptocurrency that's not a privacy coin, it'll be easy to swap it back for Bitcoin and flash Bitcoin-only software (although at that point upgrading is mostly redundant).

My only other use case for BCH is Memo, haven't really used anything like read.cash because I (barely) use Substack.

120 sats \ 4 replies \ @nemo 16 Aug 2023

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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @ryu OP 16 Aug 2023

May be poking the hornet's nest a bit with this, lol...

Seriously though, I've been looking more into hardware options courtesy of a certain Bitcoin OG. But I'd rather not become their enemy for daring to give Cash attention. (it'll happen eventually anyway)