Hardware Bitcoin Wallets: A Comparison
Nowadays many people use web-based wallets and paper wallets for their convenient usage, but what happened to security? The hardware wallet is generally what you'll want, so today, we'll compare some common Bitcoin hardware wallets (Trezor, Ledger Nano), and show you the pros and cons of each. Trezor was one of the first hardware wallets and is also one of the most secure. The wallet was designed for storing large amounts of bitcoin securely, and therefore it is not meant for daily usage. Keeping that in mind, let’s take a look at the Trezor. The wallet features a strongly-built exterior,....
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Hardware bitcoin wallets are like buses, it seems. You wait ages for one to come along and then two arrive at once. Firstly, in aluminium and plastic flavours comes the Trezor from SatoshiLabs. Secondly, is Harbit's plastic-only offering, albeit a rather rugged looking one. Both devices will be on the market shortly, offering bitcoiners a more secure way to store their coins. While most bitcoin wallets are software-based and exist either online or on a computer or mobile device, hardware wallets (as the name implies) are dedicated devices aimed to more securely store a user's bitcoins. The....