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r/Bitcoin: whether to unplug a Coinkite BlockClock after the incident

reddit-unplug-blockclock

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1vm1gve/unplug_the_blockclock/

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    post: 1vm1gve
author: Viking_13v
created_utc: 1786501344
title: Unplug the Blockclock?
body:
Just curious on everyone's opinion on BlockClock by Coinkite.   With all the recent controversy is there any harm in keeping your Blockclock running and connected to your wifi?

comment: p35wzw5
parent: t3_1vm1gve
author: Ill-Associate8293
created_utc: 1786501748
edited: false
body:
i still have mine running, mostly because it's a solid little widget and i already paid for it

  
the wifi thing doesn't really bother me, it's not like they can push firmware without me noticing and honestly i don't think coinkite is out here bricking devices on purpose

  
people love a good pile-on but i haven't seen anything that makes me want to yank the plug

comment: p365xlv
parent: t3_1vm1gve
author: lobhater
created_utc: 1786504969
edited: false
body:
Unless you're posting your seed phrase in the custom messages that pop up it is completely independent from a hardware wallet. It's just easily confused people piling on

comment: p36epig
parent: t3_1vm1gve
author: boudoirroyale
created_utc: 1786508395
edited: false
body:
Have you noticed any actual Wi-Fi issues with it, or has it been pretty much normal for you?

comment: p39zepu
parent: t1_p36epig
author: Viking_13v

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