Podcast: Alena Vranova - Life After Trezor
Former CEO of Satoshi Labs Alena Vranova joins the show again to spill the bits about her new role at Trezor and the future of their hard wallets. Alena touches on why she chose to step down from Satoshi Labs as CEO and rest assure they weren’t left hangin. It’s easy to see why Trezor caught her eye, since she’s looking at the future. Hard wallets are about to change the game, all over again. Don’t believe me? Press play, PAB! Another one on one on the scoreboard for Doctor Corey Petty, as he single handedly knocks this one outta the park. Of course Alena couldn’t spill all the bits, oh....
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Hardware wallets became a reality in 2014 — most notably by the popular and well-reviewed Trezor. Developed by Prague-based SatoshiLabs, the device stores private keys and uses a USB connection for outgoing transactions. The device gives a seed to the owner with 12-24 words for recovery purposes, and also offers a pin to access funds. The Trezor can be....
TREZOR is one of the best-respected Bitcoin hardware wallets in the industry. With years of research and development on their side, CEO Alena Vranova working with her team SatoshiLabs is developing TREZOR 2, which the startup says will bring new hardware features to make use easier and more comfortable by introducing a bigger display and an entirely new software stack. “It becomes super easy to develop any TREZOR security applications or to integrate them into the current systems,” Vranova told Hacked. “The knowledge of Python or JavaScript will be enough for people to code with / for....
Mainstream media has highlighted the supposed gender divide in Bitcoin and the wider blockchain industry. However, it’s very participants have experienced different. Women have played an important role in the evolution of blockchain, of course. And, a just few can be seen below. CEO of BitPesa, Elizabeth Rossiello. Rossiello has worked in Kenya since 2009. Speaker of five languages, this mother of two leads payments in an area she recognized needed help. Oft ignored by traditional financial institutions, Rossiello has led the way for fintech to help the developing world. She is currently....
The folks at TREZOR have come out with a small announcement and status update on their highly-anticipated hardware bitcoin wallet. According to a post made on the company's website, TREZOR will demo a fully-functioning unit at the Bitcoin Exchange Berlin (BXB) event taking place on March 15th (Saturday) in the German capital city (Betahaus at Prinzessinnenstraße 19-20). The BXB event, organized by Aaron Koenig, takes place monthly. It allows individuals unfamiliar with the digital currency to meet up with seasoned users to learn about bitcoin and buy their first bits. At the event, there....
Bitcoin's public image may have taken a beating recently, with its price dramatically falling at the beginning of the year and the recurring coverage of the Silk Road trial dominating the headlines. However, there is evidence to suggest that bitcoin's popularity may be rising in the Czech Republic. Downloads of the free bitcoin-QT client in the country have soared in the last month, surpassing the US - the former world leader - and topping the downloads table with 777. Martin Stránský, CEO of Prague-based bitcoin center wBTCb, attributed the rise in part to the country's "strong....