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r/Bitcoin: conclusions drawn from the COLDCARD incident

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1vf3u3z/cc_incident_conclusions/

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    post: 1vf3u3z
author: Green_Bar_8851
created_utc: 1785830094
title: CC Incident Conclusions
body:
I realized that we cannot longer leave our bitcoins and come back in a decade, that's might be a plan for some of us but i don't think is a good idea. Staying tuned to the news is the best option, and i think the best process for all of us is re-generating a new seed phrase with the "rolling-dice" method  + passphrase + cold storage .

comment: p1lxhn5
parent: t3_1vf3u3z
author: jojothehodler
created_utc: 1785830426
edited: false
body:
And then forget it for the next 10 years 馃

comment: p1lxnj8
parent: t3_1vf3u3z
author: nycteris91
created_utc: 1785830508
edited: false
body:
Bitcoin is maturing because of issues like this.

Question: is Electrum鈥檚 and Sparrow鈥檚 entropy actually trustworthy?

Copilot says yes.

Both rely on the operating system鈥檚 entropy folder (Linux at least), which is based on mouse movement, idle time, background processes, opening/closing apps, even the steps involved in downloading the Sparrow .deb file.

All of that contributes to genuine, high鈥憅uality entropy no?

comment: p1lxtao
parent: t1_p1lxnj8
author: Thin_Needleworker795
created_utc: 1785830588
edited: false
body:
Yes, those are good, however that will be a hot wallet, so you shouldn't use it to store large amount or for long term.

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