Building the SAFEST Crypto Hardware Wallets! with Matej Zak
Matej Zak, CEO of Trezor, and I sat down at their Prague office to discuss the new Trezor Safe 7 hardware wallet and much more. Topics: - Trezor’s new device - Safe 7 - Design and Security approach - The future of self custody - Preparing for...
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Matej Zak, CEO of Trezor, and I sat down at their Prague office to discuss the new Trezor Safe 7 hardware wallet and much more.<br />Topics:<br />- Trezor’s new device - Safe 7 <br />- Design and Security approach <br />- The future of self custody <br />- Preparing for potential quantum-computing threats to crypto security <br />- Does Trezor have plans to go public? <br />🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz <br /><br />💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX <br />🖥️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com <br />Sponsors:<br />🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. <br />🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globally https://propy.com/home/ & https://propy.com/home/ownyourtomorrow/ <br />✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/ <br />🏦 Learn about iTrustCapital’s powerful Premium Custody Account (PCA) and tax-advantaged Crypto IRA platforms https://www.itrustcapital.com/go/thinkingcrypto <br />🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO<br />📰 Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter https://thinkingcrypto.substack.com/ <br />✅ Become a Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkwsuHgYx9fBE0ojsJ_-w/join<br />🔥 Buy Merch & support the Podcast https://my-store-574b5b.creator-spring.com/ <br />🧙♂️Merlin - http://tinyurl.com/MerlinTCYouTube “I am a Merlin partner and get compensated for purchases made through links in this content"this content" <br /><br />Follow on social media:<br />➡️ X(Twitter) - https://twitter.com/ThinkingCrypto1 <br />➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thinkingcrypto/<br />➡️ LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/company/thinking-crypto <br />➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingcrypto/ <br />➡️ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thinkingcrypto5<br />➡️ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@thinkingcrypto <br />➡️ Website - https://www.ThinkingCrypto.com/ <br /><br />🔊 Listen to content on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews/id1458945676 <br />🔊 Listen to content on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/221AV5A65v7uYEsuMviVKl <br /><br />💼Business Inquiries💼<br />hellothinkingcrypto@gmail.com<br /><br />⏰ Time Stamps ⏰<br />00:00 Intro<br />01:05 Matej's background<br />03:08 First encounter with Bitcoin<br />04:24 Crypto paradigm shift<br />05:47 Crypto's growth and adoption<br />07:59 Importance of Self Custody<br />09:02 Educating people about self custody<br />11:24 UX learnings<br />16:55 Safe 7 Bluetooth and new design<br />19:00 Future of self custody<br />20:51 Using AI and roadmap<br />23:52 Open source code<br />26:09 Trezor IPO?<br />27:33 Ledger challenges<br />30:14 Crypto legislation and support different assets<br />35:01 Wrap up questions <br />================================================= <br />#Crypto #Trezor #Wallet #Security #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #ETF #News #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #RippleXRP #Ethereum #EthereumNews #ETH #Solana #money #investing #trading #Altcoin #Altcoins #NFTs #Metaverse #Podcast #ThinkingCrypto ================================================= <br />The Thinking Crypto Podcast is your home for the best Crypto News and Interviews - crypto, cryptocurrency, crypto news, bitcoin, bitcoin news, xrp, xrp news, ripple, ripple news, ripple xrp, ethereum, ethereum news, cardano, ada, solana, altcoins, defi, news, interviews, podcast, metaverse, nft, altcoin daily, cryptosrus, coin bureau, altcoin news, bitcoin today, markets, investing ================================================= <br />Disclaimer - The Thinking Crypto podcast and Tony Edward are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This channel and its videos are just for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Note that links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support</a>.