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CD183: NVK - COINKITE AND COLDCARD
1 hour 45 minutes Posted Nov 11, 2025 at 8:16 pm.
NVK is CoFounder of Coinkite, the makers of Coldcard. Coldcards are designed to help users securely use bitcoin offline. We discuss the variety of features that Coldcards provide users and the tradeoffs present when choosing how to best secure bitcoin.Disclosure: Ten31 is the exclusive investor in Coinkite.my easy coldcard guide: https://werunbtc.com/coldcardNVK on Nostr: https://primal.net/nvkNVK on X: https://x.com/nvkCoinkite:  https://coinkite.com/Ten31: https://www.ten31.xyz/Cove Wallet: https://covebitcoinwallet.com/Sparrow Wallet: https://sparrowwallet.com/Bull Wallet: https://wallet.bullbitcoin.com/ White Noise: https://www.whitenoise.chat/Bitkey: https://bitkey.world/EPISODE: 183BLOCK: 923180PRICE:  967 sats per dollar
Whats New at Coinkite and the Growing User Base
Designing for Global Users and Changing Threat Models
Power vs. Simplicity
Onboarding Stories
Mobile vs Desktop Habits and Emerging Wallets
QR Workflows, NFC Push-tx, and SD Card Signing
Travel and Borders
Key Teleport: Device to Device Encrypted Sharing
Spending Policies
Trick PINs, Duress Flows, and Safe Inspired Defenses
Border Stories and Why Brick Me PIN Exists
SeedXOR vs Passphrase vs Multisig
Family Planning and Inheritance Strategies
Physical Security Model: Dual SE + MCU
Comparisons to Trezor Designs and Components
Seeds as Sovereignty and Unilateral Exit
Debate: iCloud Backups, Ease vs Sovereignty
Bitkey Debate: Goals, Risks, and Break Glass Exit
Edge Cases, Loss Scenarios, and Marketing Ethics
Coinkite Roadmap
Future Products
Touchscreens, Supply Chain Risk, and PWAs
Cove, White Noise MLS, and AI Bots
Nostr Adoption, Socials, and Moderation
Whats New at Coinkite and the Growing User Base
Designing for Global Users and Changing Threat Models
Power vs. Simplicity
Onboarding Stories
Mobile vs Desktop Habits and Emerging Wallets
QR Workflows, NFC Push-tx, and SD Card Signing
Travel and Borders
Key Teleport: Device to Device Encrypted Sharing
Spending Policies
Trick PINs, Duress Flows, and Safe Inspired Defenses
Border Stories and Why Brick Me PIN Exists
SeedXOR vs Passphrase vs Multisig
Family Planning and Inheritance Strategies
Physical Security Model: Dual SE + MCU
Comparisons to Trezor Designs and Components
Seeds as Sovereignty and Unilateral Exit
Debate: iCloud Backups, Ease vs Sovereignty
Bitkey Debate: Goals, Risks, and Break Glass Exit
Edge Cases, Loss Scenarios, and Marketing Ethics
Coinkite Roadmap
Future Products
Touchscreens, Supply Chain Risk, and PWAs
Cove, White Noise MLS, and AI Bots
Nostr Adoption, Socials, and Moderation
Wrap Up, Gratitude, and Ways to Support
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NVK is CoFounder of Coinkite, the makers of Coldcard. Coldcards are designed to help users securely use bitcoin offline. We discuss the variety of features that Coldcards provide users and the tradeoffs present when choosing how to best secure bitcoin.Disclosure: Ten31 is the exclusive investor in Coinkite.my easy coldcard guide: https://werunbtc.com/coldcardNVK on Nostr: https://primal.net/nvkNVK on X: https://x.com/nvkCoinkite:  https://coinkite.com/Ten31: https://www.ten31.xyz/Cove Wallet: https://covebitcoinwallet.com/Sparrow Wallet: https://sparrowwallet.com/Bull Wallet: https://wallet.bullbitcoin.com/ White Noise: https://www.whitenoise.chat/Bitkey: https://bitkey.world/EPISODE: 183BLOCK: 923180PRICE:  967 sats per dollar(00:03:36) Whats New at Coinkite and the Growing User Base(00:05:24) Designing for Global Users and Changing Threat Models(00:06:36) Power vs. Simplicity(00:08:44) Onboarding Stories(00:09:56) Mobile vs Desktop Habits and Emerging Wallets(00:14:28) QR Workflows, NFC Push-tx, and SD Card Signing(00:15:32) Travel and Borders(00:17:04) Key Teleport: Device to Device Encrypted Sharing(00:22:38) Spending Policies(00:25:02) Trick PINs, Duress Flows, and Safe Inspired Defenses(00:29:02) Border Stories and Why Brick Me PIN Exists(00:31:05) SeedXOR vs Passphrase vs Multisig(00:34:07) Family Planning and Inheritance Strategies(00:40:00) Physical Security Model: Dual SE + MCU(00:43:37) Comparisons to Trezor Designs and Components(00:49:44) Seeds as Sovereignty and Unilateral Exit(00:53:21) Debate: iCloud Backups, Ease vs Sovereignty(01:00:08) Bitkey Debate: Goals, Risks, and Break Glass Exit(01:08:54) Edge Cases, Loss Scenarios, and Marketing Ethics(01:20:05) Coinkite Roadmap(01:22:23) Future Products(01:28:01) Touchscreens, Supply Chain Risk, and PWAs(01:30:31) Cove, White Noise MLS, and AI Bots(01:32:26) Nostr Adoption, Socials, and Moderation(01:41:36) Wrap Up, Gratitude, and Ways to Supportmore info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.comlearn more about me: https://odell.xyz