Trezor exec pushes back on ZachXBT claim that hardware wallets are 'complete garbage'
Quick TakeSanders acknowledged that hardware wallet updates can disrupt urgent, high-value transactions.Tornado Cashs Roman Storm urged mobile wallets to add BIP39 passphrases and air-gapped signing. Trezor Chief Commercial Officer Danny Sanders pushed back on blockchain investigator ZachXBTs recent criticisms of crypto hardware wallets. “All hardware wallets are complete garbage, and I do not advise using them for important tasks like signing transactions or storing funds,” ZachXBT wrote in a post on Telegram earlier this week, recommending that users instead dedicate a separate iPhone thats only used to store funds and sign transactions. In an interview Friday with The Blocks Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block, Sanders acknowledged frustrations around the criticism, especially when software or firmware updates disrupt urgent or high-value transactions. “I actually get it, and I agree that we have clunky solutions out there,” Sanders said. “Its really hard to build on the edge of security and usability.” However, Sanders argued that ZachXBT was generalizing from a use case that really only involves sophisticated users managing large sums. “People who have to manage a lot of value in high-stakes environments need different setups, and just a single hardware wallet is not the best solution for that,” Sanders said. “But it doesnt mean you can