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Ep #32: Self-Custodying Your Bitcoin with Foundation Devices Featuring Zach Herbert

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In this episode, we interviewed Zach Herbert, Co-founder and CEO of Foundation Devices a company focused on producing computing products that give users the power to reclaim their sovereignty. Foundation Devices produces the air-gapped hardware wallet, Passport, and its accompanying mobile app, Envoy.

In this episode we cover:

  • How Foundation Devices came about
  • Comparison with how it is selling hardware in the past with how it is today
  • What makes Passport stand out from the other hardware wallets
  • Why should you use a hardware wallet?
  • Thinking through the details of the Passport
  • How does Envoy work and what makes it stand out from other wallets out there
  • User-base and will Foundation Devices be servicing developing countries
  • Is it possible to have affordable hardware wallets for people in third-world countries who want to self-custody their bitcoin?
  • The future of open source hardware
  • How durable is the Passport
  • What’s the lifespan of Passport
  • Advice on how to keep your hardware wallet

    • Check out Foundation Devices: https://foundationdevices.com/

    Follow Foundation Devices on Twitter: @FOUNDATIONdvcs

    Follow Zach Herbert on Twitter: @zachherbert

    Links to stuff mentioned on the show:

    • SLP97 Michael Flaxxman - Why Every Hardware Wallet Sucks

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