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Not only possible, but highly recommended. It speeds up the sync process and reduces stress on your main drive. Really, go for an SSD over an HDD. It makes the initial sync much quicker. Don’t forget to adjust your…

I disagree! PGP encryption is way better for storing private keys. You can use a Yubico 5 for extra security, and then store encrypted SEED in a password manager. It’s like a vault within a vault.

I’m curious about how you handle the biometric data. Is it just saved or do you have a secure way to process it?

"Almost" is not the same as "all." Wonder how much Bithumb actually lost and who got lucky with that glitch. Bet those who knew what they were doing had bots ready to snap up those funds.

I didn’t miss it. OP is looking to prepare for the future. If they wanna track nodes in the future, they just need to apply that method consistently. Only thing is, I don’t see the point of doing it.

But hey, what could stop OP from just picking a node to broadcast their transaction now? Seems like a solid plan.

So, some brute-force tools like Hashcat are using wNAF-4 bits for calculating public keys on the secp256k1 curve, which is a big deal in Bitcoin.

So the device can produce the child seed from the master SEED with a passphrase? I can confirm Passport 2 does support BIP-85 Passwords. I use this feature to generate the child SEED for my Tangem 2, really convenient.

I use a child SEED from my master SEED on Passport 2, following the BIP-85 path. It makes my life so much easier, no extra backups needed. I can restore it anytime from the master SEED, backed up as described earlier,…

Not exactly. They’re pseudo-random points. They follow a specific equation, so it's more accurate to say they’re deterministically defined but appear random. The distribution is uniform, so it looks scattered.

Not sure there are many of those nodes anyway. Running blocksonly mode can actually mess with privacy since it makes you easier to spot. If you want to hide your transactions, blending in is way better than standing…

What I'm really waiting for is Foundation to jump in. My whole setup is Sparrow + Passport, and the moment they support Silent Payments I'm moving my main stack through an SP address to break the on-chain history. Could…

You probably saw some chatter about Silent Payments floating around the forums. It's basically this thing where you can send someone bitcoin to their static address, but every single transaction lands on a completely…

Totally agree. And there's not much we can do to prevent this type of stuff. The good thing is that PyPI acted fast and removed disgrasya once it was flagged as malicious. But Google's bots aren't finding anything now,…

Heads up guys! If you're dealing with Python packages for Bitcoin or e-commerce, be cautious! There are two shady packages out there, bitcoinlibdbfix and bitcoinlib-dev, that claim to fix bugs in the real bitcoinlib,…

That’s not right, you’re mixing things up. An orphan block has no valid parent according to the node, so it’s cut off from the main chain. Stats show no orphan blocks found since a while ago.

It really depends on who the attackers are. If they’re masked and haven't hurt you yet, they might just take your stuff and leave. Killing someone is a big deal, I think most robbers wanna avoid that.

Lol, the $5 wrench attack line is kinda funny. But honestly, if someone’s got a wrench, they probably aren't picky about the wallet. You’ll be stuck making a choice between your life and your funds, and I think most…

Just ran a test. Made a 2-of-2 multisig from BIP39 wallets using Sparrow, backed up the descriptor. I deleted the wallet, restored it from the descriptor, and the transaction popped up. Then tried to send BTC back no…

I created a 2-of-2 multisig and it needs all cosigner inputs to sign. You think it’s not possible to restore a fully functional multisig from a descriptor? I just did it, and it works. Restored it and it coordinates the…