Bitcoin Takeover Podcast
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S8 E3
Erik Voorhees on KeepKey, Open Source & Self Custody
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00:00 03:05 – Introduction
03:06 When did Erik Voorhees use the first hardware wallet?
06:49 KeepKey’s design
07:38 What were the most popular wallets that OGs were using in the early 2010s?
10:28 Start9 Labs
13:53 Mt. Gox, exchange hacks, and the importance of self-custody
17:05 Do exchanges really insure your bitcoins?
23:18 Michael Saylor, Elon Musk, Stock to Flow (S2F) & Lending Services Like BlockFi & Celsius
28:07 The financialization of Bitcoin (ETFs, derivatives)
32:29 Why verification matters
35:20 Mt. Gox YubiKeys influenced the creation of hardware wallets?
36:07 Using your hardware wallet for U2F/2FA
36:30 Resetting a KeepKey
37:30 Dealing with fake KeepKey apps
41:55 Why Shapeshift acquired the KeepKey
43:07 What does Erik Voorhees think about the Trezor One and the Trezor Model T?
45:06 What hardware wallets should do
46:20 Ledger and why open source matters
47:20 Is open source socialist?
49:12 Did Erik Voorhees try the Coldcard, BitBox02 or Jade?
49:30 Ballet Real vs Pro
50:40 Mike Caldwell’s extra security steps with the Casascius coins
52:38 Multisig setups
54:30 Shamir Secret Sharing
56:40 Why open source helps software outlive the company that created it
57:30 What kind of Bitcoin custody advice would Erik Voorhees give his younger self?
1:00:25 Why should anyone buy a KeepKey hardware wallet instead of something else?
1:01:30 Does KeepKey work with Electrum and Wasabi?
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