Bitcoin: Hardware or Software? That Is The Question

Hardware Bitcoin wallets are the next evolutionary step on the way of keeping BTC in safe and secure location. Considering most hardware wallets are pocket-sized, they have become increasingly convenient to carry around, and require no internet connection to use properly. One of the world’s leading hardware Bitcoin wallet manufacturers, Trezor, has gained the lion’s share of the market. But there is a new Trezor spinoff that will attempt to take that crown. It has to be said, Satoshilabs, the company behind popular hardware Bitcoin wallet Trezor, has created a fine piece of software. As a....

A security technology startup is aiming to grab a share of the growing mobile payments market through a blend of hardware-isolated security and bitcoin. Rivetz develops software that, when released later this year, intends to leverage secure hardware environments embedded in Android-enabled smartphones to manage private keys for mobile bitcoin wallets. The company has partnered with several companies including mobile security firm Trustonic, identity computing solutions provider Intercede and BitPay. The app will be available to users in the second quarter of this year, and according to....

When it comes to mining, most people tend to focus on the hardware: how fast it is and how long until it becomes obsolete. As mining operations get larger and difficulty increases with ever faster hash rates, the ability to manage your operation becomes a more difficult task. Small adjustments to hardware or the ability to quickly switch pools can make a huge difference in profitability. Enter CoinMyne, the creators of the popular CGRemote and CGWatcher mining monitoring software. CoinMyne is a Los Angeles-based software company founded by CEO Mark Price and COO Scott McCarthy. In January....

TREZOR hardware bitcoin wallets should have been delivered to customers by now, but some technical issues have caused a delay. When we caught up with the company in early February, they told us there were some complications on the production line. Specifically, the company's hardware producer made an error with the cases, requiring the whole batch to be redone. On Thursday, the company provided customers with an update via their Facebook page. Software. TREZOR says they're working on polishing the code and finalizing screens. They're also tuning up the browser plugin for Mac, Windows, and....

Hardware wallet-based staking offers more security and freedom than staking via software wallets and crypto exchanges, according to the head of Ledger Enterprise. As cryptocurrency staking is growing increasingly popular, one may wonder about staking opportunities of not only crypto exchanges or software wallets but also hardware wallets.By definition, staking allows investors to earn crypto without selling their holdings but rather by delegating crypto to a staking validator to support a blockchain. Originating from the word “stake,” the staking process refers to gaining profits and an....