Ben Kaufman(@_benkaufman):It’s important to note that the Coldcard hack was the absolute worst case scenario when it comes to self custody. Just about any other possible attack would’ve required at least some user action, physical device access, etc. and would’ve likely been much more limited in effect. Non random seed is the worst case scenario, not an “average” vulnerability, and while scary it is extremely unlikely we will see such severe cases happening for self custody, even as AI keeps improving.

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Ben Kaufman@_benkaufman

2026.08.02 06:39

It’s important to note that the Coldcard hack was the absolute worst case scenario when it comes to self custody. Just about any other possible attack would’ve required at least some user action, physical device access, etc. and would’ve likely been much more limited in effect. Non random seed is the worst case scenario, not an “average” vulnerability, and while scary it is extremely unlikely we will see such severe cases happening for self custody, even as AI keeps improving.

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