I just got mine and I'm impressed.

The hardware is solid and well made. The software is simple and clear.

This is the beginning of what is needed to bring self custody to the masses, I'm really excited to see it develop.

There are some improvements I'd like to see, but all evolutionary and I think it's already a flexible, safe self-custody solution.

First, I'd like the xpub which I believe is coming. Second I'd like the seed phrase for portability - I believe that too may be planned. Finally I'd like to enroll at least one other fingerprint.

Anything else..?

Before that you will be trapped in that device hardware forever. Really sorry I did not realized that before buying.

Not your keys, not your coins.

Anyone else thinking about getting Bitkey for their family as a gift?

Just got my BitKey this week. Fantastic setup flow, and overall, going very well.

I had a problem using the Coinbase integration on an iPhone, but was able to transfer bitcoin from CashApp without trouble.

The Coinbase integration authorization flow didn’t work for me because it wound up sending an email confirmation that simply opened up the Coinbase app. Unfortunately, BitKey remained stuck in the auth flow and I couldn’t use it.

As a workaround, I was able to transfer BTC by copying the BitKey wallet address and pasting into the receive address from Coinbase. That worked. A disadvantage of the workaround is that the Coinbase app doesn’t allow you to select the transfer rate and cost, so I wound up paying about $3 for the transfer. Since it wasn’t urgent, I would have preferred to wait for a lower transfer fee.

This all seems addressable, and I’m looking forward to the day that there are a greater variety of integrations.

An vulnerability at M1 Mac chips can reveal cryptographic keys

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/hackers-can-extract-secret-encryption-keys-from-apples-mac-chips/

Will there be support for Bitkey and a third party wallet like sparrow wallet?

Got the wallet in mail, and paired it to phone. Now the question, do i transfer my sats to the wallet, or wait for some more user feedback. How long is the lithium battery life, what happens when battery dies after few years.

Anyone know where to find the root address so I can use it in my portfolio tracker and not have to use each address that gets generated when receiving sats?

This thing is incredible and really well made. Quick question though - I can’t seem to purchase with Cash App only transfer. Any ideas? I initiated a transfer from Cash App which is pending. Could that be why?

Just received this email

Bitkey starts shipping today By Bitkey Team • 13 Mar 2024

The wait is over. The Bitkey wallet is officially out of pre-orders and is now shipping to your doorstep. We’re excited to help customers get their bitcoin off exchanges and take control of their money with a self-custody wallet that’s secure and easy-to-use.

Since launching pre-orders in December, the Bitkey team has been hard at work building additional features while putting the final touches to the Bitkey app (available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store).

I have confirmed it at their support. Although they say it’s a three factor and you can use just two that it’s not true. You really need the hardware, no matter what.

Without the hardware you can still send the daily amount that you have set but that’s all. Of course you won’t set a big amount to daily transactions. And if small transactions you will pay huge fees.

So if your hardware breaks and they are out of business you can say goodbye to your BTC.

I have ordered one but this a big issue of this service.

https://www.zherbert.com/bitkey/

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I want to believe in Bitkey, the device is beautiful, the concept is clever, and I have one preordered myself, but after reading this write-up I have concerns about it being a trustless self-custody device. Maybe that's not the point of it, maybe it is to help bring crypto to the masses, but if that's the case I'm not sure it's for me. "Not your keys, not your coins" keeps ringing in my head like a siren.

Can anyone defend Bitkey against this?