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104 sats \ 2 replies \ @frostdragon 6 Aug \ on: What is the benefit to a hardware device for cold storage? bitcoin
Good question!
Very simple answer - using physical/analog ONLY actually defeats the purpose of air gapping.
If you write your answer on a piece of paper, you'll have to type it into an internet connected device as soon as you want to sign a transaction.
With a hardware device, the seed phrase is generated on an air gapped device, and remained air gapped even when signing a transaction.
Paper or engraved metal backups should only be used in a recovery scenario to move your funds to a new hardware wallet.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount 6 Aug
If you write your answer on a piece of paper, you'll have to type it into an internet connected device as soon as you want to sign a transaction.
You don't need internet to sign...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 6 Aug
This, +100.
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