I was very lucky, but the Coldcard fiasco cost me a lot, nonetheless.
I have an MK2 and a Q! Neither got drained, but half of my life's savings used to be kept on each of them. Today that is held by a different company's hardware.
When I learned of the problem I got out quickly but it's not a free thing to do... Those funds had to go somewhere. I wasn't just going to keep them in software wallets, right?
I had to go find a new HW wallet that doesn't suck, & I could buy in person... Naturally none were near me. So I spent a chunk of my day driving to where I could buy one, paying for their markup, driving home and then moving all my stash into a single piece of hardware instead of it more comfortably resting on two devices. Frankly I want even more than 2 but I refuse to have it shipped to my home address and getting a PO Box just to ship a single package or two to me doubles (or worse) the price. But I feel I have to do that soon anyway. Safety first.
So without even being a victim, I wonder how many people are spending multiple hundreds of dollars today over Coldcard's mistake? Could you imagine if we all asked for them to cover these bills? Lol.
Luke
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Bitcoin class of 2011.
Seasteading advocate. Stop fighting, start floating.
He who dies with the most Bitcoins wins.
Anyone else experiencing some major Cringe whenever they hear "Proud to be an American" this year? (Which you can't avoid today in the US)
I keep thinking, "Read the room, people."