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Nov 11, 2025 1 hr 45 min

CD183: NVK - COINKITE AND COLDCARD

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NVK is CoFounder of Coinkite, the makers of Coldcard. Coldcards are designed to help users securely use bitcoin offline. We discuss the variety of features that Coldcards provide users and the tradeoffs present when choosing how to best secure bitcoin. Disclosure: Ten31 is the exclusive investor in Coinkite. my easy coldcard guide: https://werunbtc.com/coldcard NVK on Nostr: https://primal.net/nvk NVK on X: https://x.com/nvk Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Ten31: https://www.ten31.xyz/ Cove Wallet: https://covebitcoinwallet.com/ Sparrow Wallet: https://sparrowwallet.com/ Bull Wallet: https://wallet.bullbitcoin.com/ White Noise: https://www.whitenoise.chat/ Bitkey: https://bitkey.world/ EPISODE: 183 BLOCK: 923180 PRICE: 967 sats per dollar (00:03:36) Whats New at Coinkite and the Growing User Base (00:05:24) Designing for Global Users and Changing Threat Models (00:06:36) Power vs. Simplicity (00:08:44) Onboarding Stories (00:09:56) Mobile vs Desktop Habits and Emerging Wallets (00:14:28) QR Workflows, NFC Push-tx, and SD Card Signing (00:15:32) Travel and Borders (00:17:04) Key Teleport: Device to Device Encrypted Sharing (00:22:38) Spending Policies (00:25:02) Trick PINs, Duress Flows, and Safe Inspired Defenses (00:29:02) Border Stories and Why Brick Me PIN Exists (00:31:05) SeedXOR vs Passphrase vs Multisig (00:34:07) Family Planning and Inheritance Strategies (00:40:00) Physical Security Model: Dual SE + MCU (00:43:37) Comparisons to Trezor Designs and Components (00:49:44) Seeds as Sovereignty and Unilateral Exit (00:53:21) Debate: iCloud Backups, Ease vs Sovereignty (01:00:08) Bitkey Debate: Goals, Risks, and Break Glass Exit (01:08:54) Edge Cases, Loss Scenarios, and Marketing Ethics (01:20:05) Coinkite Roadmap (01:22:23) Future Products (01:28:01) Touchscreens, Supply Chain Risk, and PWAs (01:30:31) Cove, White Noise MLS, and AI Bots (01:32:26) Nostr Adoption, Socials, and Moderation (01:41:36) Wrap Up, Gratitude, and Ways to Support more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz

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  1. 3:36 Whats New at Coinkite and the Growing User Base
  2. 5:24 Designing for Global Users and Changing Threat Models
  3. 6:36 Power vs. Simplicity
  4. 8:44 Onboarding Stories
  5. 9:56 Mobile vs Desktop Habits and Emerging Wallets
  6. 14:28 QR Workflows, NFC Push-tx, and SD Card Signing
  7. 15:32 Travel and Borders
  8. 17:04 Key Teleport: Device to Device Encrypted Sharing
  9. 22:38 Spending Policies
  10. 25:02 Trick PINs, Duress Flows, and Safe Inspired Defenses
  11. 29:02 Border Stories and Why Brick Me PIN Exists
  12. 31:05 SeedXOR vs Passphrase vs Multisig
  13. 34:07 Family Planning and Inheritance Strategies
  14. 40:00 Physical Security Model: Dual SE + MCU
  15. 43:37 Comparisons to Trezor Designs and Components
  16. 49:44 Seeds as Sovereignty and Unilateral Exit
  17. 53:21 Debate: iCloud Backups, Ease vs Sovereignty
  18. 1:00:08 Bitkey Debate: Goals, Risks, and Break Glass Exit
  19. 1:08:54 Edge Cases, Loss Scenarios, and Marketing Ethics
  20. 1:20:05 Coinkite Roadmap
  21. 1:22:23 Future Products
  22. 1:28:01 Touchscreens, Supply Chain Risk, and PWAs
  23. 1:30:31 Cove, White Noise MLS, and AI Bots
  24. 1:32:26 Nostr Adoption, Socials, and Moderation
  25. 1:41:36 Wrap Up, Gratitude, and Ways to Support

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