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Podcasts: S8 E8: Slush on Trezor and Tropic Square πŸ”— 3 years ago

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast

Slush talks about the next Trezor hardware wallet: a device that's going to benefit from the Tropic Square open source secure element chip, but also add a few extra features. Also, the Satoshi Labs CEO presents some important security tips.

This episode is sponsored by Vaultoro and Wasabi Wallet.

Here are the time stamps:

01:42 – Intro

03:24 – How did Slush come up with the idea of Tropic Square?

09:31 – What were Tropic Square’s biggest challenges?

12:54 – What’s the stage of development for the Tropic Square chips?

14:50 – Addressing chip audibility criticism from Lawrence Nahum and Zach Herbert: how can users verify the open sourceness of the chips?

18:10 – Coldcard changing licenses because of Foundation Devices: how does the situation compare to what Trezor did when KeepKey came around?

21:00 – Should users add complexity to their backup with a passphrase?

32:49 – Can the issue of physical security get solved?

34:00 – What does Slush think about the Cobo Vault?

39:55 – Can the Trezor do PSBT?

40:27 – USB vs PSBT via SD card

42:10 – What does Slush think about the Foundation Devices Passport?

43:58 – What does Slush think about the Blockstream Jade?

48:35 – Which features will the next Trezor hardware have?

49:58 – The Trezor Model T screen

52:30 – Trezor’s user interface improvements with Trezor Suite

57:51 – Trezor Suite wallet verification to prevent phishing attacks

1:00:55 – New features in Trezor Suite

1:03:20 – Are there any plans to add SLIP 0039 (Shamir Secret Sharing) to the Trezor One?

1:04:45 – The issue with typing your passphrase on your computer keyboard when using the Trezor One

1:07:41 – Connecting your Trezor to a full node

1:09:43 – Multisig vs Shamir Secret Sharing

1:19:18 – How does Trezor secure its marketing database and how can people order hardware wallets in a safer way?

1:23:17 – Why should people still buy hardware wallets instead of doing setups on wiped laptops?

1:21:19 – Removing fake applications and other phishing attempts

1:30:34 – What is next for Trezor and Satoshi Labs?

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