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2026-07-31 13:45:38 UTC

Willheim on Nostr: So weird to see so many blaming the CC and looking for a new device where they'll ...

So weird to see so many blaming the CC and looking for a new device where they'll just practice the same poor security hygiene. My advice to one panicked soul:

Don't waste money on a new device. There's nothing wrong with using whatever CC model as a signer The issue was in trusting the RNG to create the seed.
Move your coins to a Sparrow wallet(s). Create first.
Test receive.
Delete.
Recover.
Test send back.
Full move.
Wipe CC.
Update with new firmware.
Roll dice (don't trust RNGs anywhere on any device).
Add 6-8 word passphrase.
Import seed.
Test receieve.
Delete.
Recover.
Test send.
Move back.
Use the CC as the air gapped signing device it was meant to be.

Takes about 2hrs depending on the mempool and you can be rolling dice while waiting for test sends/receives.

Bonus: you get to practice UTXO hygiene at the same time! (Which you've probably been ignoring for too long).