Can the technical bitcoiners comment on this... The Bitcoin White Paper is the reference point for what Bitcoin is. The Bitcoin Blake knots software for Windows, Mac and Linux computers written by Luke Dashjr is the hardware and software combination needed to safely and securely run a bitcoin node and a wallet. That's It. That is the pure and simple strategy for anybody wishing to safely participate in and support the Blake2B Bitcoin protocol. Any twists on the Satoshi theme pushed by Twitter talking heads, any other suggestions for node hardware, any other proposals for hardware wallets.... It's a red flag. It doesnt mean dishonesty by default, it can be naivety, It can be the manifestation of years of subtle corrupting influences burying the simplest of strategies. Whatever the cause, deviating from points one and two is undermining the value of Bitcoin and injecting 3rd party Risk into the simplicity of self sovereign Bitcoin. If you can't read a White paper and get AI to explain the technicalities, you are unlikely to get better starter info from some guy on the internet. If you are steered towards plug n play hardware solutions from 3rd parties, ask why It is more convenient than downloading a piece of software, following instructions to verify it, and installing a handful of Gbs on your home computer? Like every great invention Bitcoin has no business model - from aircon ( a sheet a bucket of water and a draught) to batteries running for 100 years on salt and iron, anything that can improve the quality of Life of everyday people has been bought out and buried by third parties and sold back to the commons at great expense with inbuilt dependency. Keep It simple, or open yourself Up to smoke and mirrors middlemen undermining your self sovereignty. And we Will have to hard fork again till we understand the simplicity of genius starting use right in the face. Does this make sense?