Tangem hardware wallet

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Haven't seen any thread or comments about this hardware wallet, looks pretty solid for daily use (mobile-only).
Looks just like a normal credit/debit card so carrying it through airports shouldn't be an issue at all.
The code for their wallet is also open source https://github.com/tangem

A few downsides I can already see are:

1. Firmware can't be updated, so it will eventually become obsolete
2. Mobile-only (BUT, you can of course import your seed phrase on a ledger)
3. Not very privacy-oriented (need to dig more into this)


If any of you already have this wallet, please share your experience here.
Will update this thread once I receive my cards...

 

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it looks sexy and convenient but
1) I don't understand why the card is not mimicking the payment card a bit better and instead they make it so easily recognizable (the ring version doesn't suffer from this it appears)
2) using the phone display is insecure and unacceptable for any serious use-case - it's too vulnerable and the user cannot be sure what transaction is actually signed - hw wallet must have it's own display where one can verify what's going on

 

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Should it be better than the Ledger or Trezor wallet?

 

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1) I don't understand why the card is not mimicking the payment card a bit better

i will probably add a sticker on it and see if that helps

2) using the phone display is insecure and unacceptable for any serious use-case

Agreed, I can see it being quite good for daily use, but that's about it, wouldn't move millions with it (which I don't have )

 

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Should it be better than the Ledger or Trezor wallet?

I wouldn't use Tangem for cold storage, probably just as a hot wallet.

 

[mytoofood]

I wouldn't use Tangem for cold storage, probably just as a hot wallet.

okay makes sense.