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Recovery firm proposes cracking former Ripple CTO’s $244M Bitcoin hard drive

DIGIT — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 21:32:34 +0000

Stefan Thomas, the former chief technology officer at Ripple, has an IronKey hard drive containing 7,002 BTC with only two attempts at guessing a password remaining.

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Ledger CEO says crypto key recovery service makes self-custody easier

DIGIT — Mon, 29 May 2023 13:01:00 +0000

Ledger’s “Recover” service may be concerning, but some crypto industry participants think the feature may onboard new users while helping crypto natives.

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Ledger co-founder clarifies “there is no backdoor” in Recover firmware update

DIGIT — Sat, 20 May 2023 06:35:00 +0000

Ledger Recover is an OTA firmware update, which would allow users to back up their seed phrases by third-party entities only if a user chooses to opt-in to the new service.

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Bitcoin advocate cracks known 12-word seed phrase in minutes

DIGIT — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:20:00 +0000

If the words of a 12-word seed phrase are known, it’s deceptively easy to enter the wallet and sweep the funds.

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How to keep your crypto safe in 2023: a few tips from an analyst

DIGIT — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode, James Check, explains why taking self-custody of your private keys has become more important than ever and how to do it in a few simple steps.

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What is a seed phrase and why is it important?

DIGIT — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000

It’s crucial to remember your seed phrase, which is a string of random words produced by your cryptocurrency wallet when you initially set it up.

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