Jack Dorsey Praises Open Source, Buys Trezor Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
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Jack Dorsey Praises Open Source, Buys Trezor Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

THELOGICALINDIAN - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has purchased what appears to be his aboriginal Bitcoin accouterments wallet as his advancement of the better cryptocurrency continues

Dorsey Chooses Trezor Over Ledger

In a tweet appear March 7, Dorsey — who has become articulate about Bitcoin’s allowances in contempo weeks — accepted he now owns a Trezor wallet, which he purchased application the Cash App by his added company, Square.

Dorsey paid the baronial sum of 0.066 BTC for the device, suggesting the acquirement included both Trezor’s latest Model T wallet and Cryptosteel advancement tool.

“You accept fabricated the appropriate accommodation to accomplish your funds safe,” Trezor CTO Pavel Rusnack responded. “(Trezor) is one of the accomplish to alone sovereignty!”

Asked why he called Trezor over added acclaimed accouterments wallets such as Ledger, Dorsey delivered a attenuate account of his accomplishments — adage he advantaged Trezor’s absolutely open-source infrastructure.

Ledger after dedicated its own product, arguing accessible antecedent did not action a complete band-aid to security.

“…[T]hank you for adopting acquaintance about Bitcoin! The aegis archetypal of accouterments is absolutely complex, and alms accessible antecedent firmware isn’t a argent bullet,” admiral wrote.

Bitcoin Advocacy Hits Public Arena

Beyond debates over accouterments wallet protocols, Bitcoin association commentators were broadly praising Dorsey’s decision, which brings ample publicity to Bitcoin.

As Bitcoinist reported, February saw the tech mogul about acclaim Bitcoin’s Lightning Network accomplishing as a acquittal protocol. Specifically, Dorsey abutting the Lightning Torch transaction relay, which seeks to analysis and bolster acquaintance of the Network. Thereafter, it was revealed Lightning micropayments would be advancing to Square directly.

“Bitcoin is resilient. Bitcoin is principled. Bitcoin is built-in to internet ideals. And it’s a abundant brand,” he summarized.

Little is accepted about the admeasurement of Dorsey’s advance in Bitcoin, which is acceptable his sole cryptocurrency adventure in ablaze of comments that he would not accede captivation any new altcoins in the future. 

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