Self-Custody Needs a Node: Umbrel + Hardware Wallet
A hardware wallet holds your keys, but your node checks the rules. Pair it with Umbrel for real self-custody.
LEDGER KNEW FOR TEN MONTHS. ITS FIX COSTS $849 AND SHIPS IN 2027 — AND THE ONLY VICTIM WHO GOT JUSTICE WAS A SCAMMER
Chainalysis confirmed one of the biggest victims of the Ledger implant drain was a task-scammer who lost 60 BTC of stolen...
THEY SOLD YOU A ‘COLD’ WALLET WITH A CELLULAR MODEM INSIDE — MEDIAMARKT JUST PULLED EVERY LEDGER OFF THE SHELF WHILE LEDGER CONFIRMS ONE CASE AND $86 MILLION IS GONE
Cellular modules found in Ledger wallets bought from separate MediaMarkt stores. The chain pulled the product internationally. Ledger confirms one implant.
COLDCARD SPENT YEARS TELLING YOU TO TRUST NOBODY — THEN ITS OWN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT POSTED A LINK ASKING FOR YOUR SEED PHRASE
Coldcard's own X account posted a link claiming a firmware bug. The page was built to collect seed phrases. Coinkite says...
THE ‘LEDGER HACK’ WASN’T A HACK: A HIDDEN BOARD UNDER THE SCREEN WATCHED YOUR 24 WORDS WALK OUT OVER CELLULAR
Nobody hacked Ledger's code. Someone wired a second board into the screen, read your 24 words as they were drawn, and...
BITCOIN HARDWARE WALLETS JUST GOT HIT: LEDGER TOLD 90 DAYS OF BUYERS NOT TO TURN THEM ON – INVESTIGATORS SAY $86 MILLION IS GONE
Ledger told buyers from a Malaysian reseller not to set up their devices, then told the ones who already did to...
WHITE HATS BEAT THE COLDCARD THIEF — 52 BTC RESCUED
The Coldcard thief laundered 45% of the loot. White hats just rescued 52.37 BTC for the victims. Guess who did the...
The “Unhackable” Coldcard Just Lost $112 MILLION — the Paranoid’s Choice Was the Biggest Betrayal in Bitcoin History
The "unhackable" Coldcard was drained of $112M in the largest hardware wallet breach in history — a silent five-year firmware bug....
54,000 HARDWARE WALLET BUYERS JUST GOT DOXXED — TREZOR AND SAFEPAL HANDED THE PHISHERS YOUR HOME ADDRESS
Trezor and SafePal leaked the personal data of 54,000 hardware wallet buyers this week. Your keys are cold. Your identity was...
THE MULTISIG WAR: $130 MILLION GONE, AND NOW THEY’RE FIGHTING OVER YOUR KEYS
$130M gone. Strive says hand your coins to a custodian. ARK says self-custody is a disaster. Ledger says multisig is overkill....
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Self-Custody Needs a Node: Umbrel + Hardware Wallet
A hardware wallet holds your keys, but your node checks the rules. Pair it with Umbrel for real self-custody.
COINBASE COULDN’T KEEP CUSTOMER MONEY IN THE RIGHT ACCOUNT FOR FIVE YEARS — IRELAND FINED IT $3.6 MILLION, AND WASHINGTON STILL CALLS IT CUSTODY
Ireland's central bank fined Coinbase EUR 3.25 million for leaving customer money in the wrong accounts for five years. Coinbase says...