3-Step EMERGENCY for Bitcoin Coldcard users!
1) Move your funds from your Coldcard, especially the MK3 model.
2) Update your Coldcard firmware.
3) Generate a new seed phrase
Get the new Coldcard firmware
Coldcard Status Update
and
Coldcard Firmware Downloads
If you want to get a new hardware wallet, consider the Ledger crypto hardware wallet:
Now that so many eyeballs have looked at the Coldcard code, it might be the safest hardware wallet now.
It's like after a United Airlines plane crash, United becomes the safest airline because they become extra cautious.
DOUBLE APOLOGY
1) I apologize for not getting this message out earlier. I was traveling intensely, but I should have done it sooner.
2) I apologize for recommending Coldcard.
The vulnerability went undetected for five years, despite the open-source firmware.
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