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Germany Tells You What Everyone Already Knew: Hardware Wallets Are the Only Thing Keeping Your Crypto From Being Stolen by a Horde of Anxious Hackers

Crypto NewsHackRegulation/Negotiation 3 Linda Williams August 19, 2024

An illustration of a fortress with thick walls and iron gates protecting a safe interior where a hardware wallet is stored on a pedestal. A nearby computer and smartphone are shown being attacked by swarms of insects representing hackers, while flames engulf an exchange-linked wallet in the background. In contrast to this chaos, the secure fortress remains untouched, its doors locked with a keyhole that reads "PIN".

The German Information Security Office is finally telling people what we’ve all known for years: cryptocurrency storage is a hot mess waiting to happen. Because who needs convenience when you can have security? Their post breaks down the various ways to store crypto keys, and let’s just say “hot” wallets (exchange-linked) are about as safe as a toddler playing with matches.

Source: cointelegraph

Germany’s Information Security Office champions hardware wallets
https://cointelegraph.com/news/germany-information-security-office-champions-hardware-wallets
In an Aug. 16 LinkedIn post, Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security, also known as BSI, explained the best practices for crypto storage and ultimately told users that a crypto hardware wallet was the most secure way to store private keys. The post began with exchange-linked wallets, also known as “hot” wallets, and explained that while keeping crypto in an exchange wallet may be convenient for the end-user, it is […]

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Linda’s venture into cryptocurrency ended in a gut-wrenching disaster when she lost her private keys due to a ridiculous mishap involving coffee and a particularly reckless cat. With her funds locked away forever, Linda now pours her frustration into writing biting critiques of crypto’s absurdities, dripping with sarcasm. Her tagline? “I lost my private keys and my sanity. Crypto promised freedom, but all it gave me was a lifetime of regret.”

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