Is an iPhone a Better Hardware Wallet Than a Ledger? - Uneasy Money

Quick favor: We’re deciding what Unchained does next; new shows, stream times, what’s worth paying for. Our listener survey (https://unchainedcrypto.com/survey) takes five minutes, it’s anonymous, and I read the write-in answers myself. Everyone who takes it can enter a drawing for a free year of Unchained Premium or Bits + Bips Premium. Open through Sunday, October 18. — Laura ======================================================================== A hardware wallet costs about $100, yet people store $20 million on it. Austin Griffith argues that asymmetry, plus AI, will spark a DIY hardware revival, while Kain Warwick makes the case that a new iPhone from an official Apple Store may be the safer wallet. Taylor Monahan lays out why crypto's value makes hardware wallet supply chains a target and shares her rule: never keep all your eggs in one basket. ======================================================================== Hosts: 👉 Kain Warwick - Host of Uneasy Money and Founder of Infinex and Synthetix - https://x.com/kain 👉 Taylor Monahan - Co-host of Uneasy Money and Security Expert - https://x.com/tayvano_ 👉 Austin Griffith - Co-host of Uneasy Money and Builder Enablement at Ethereum Foundation - https://x.com/austingriffith ======================================================================== This clip is from a longer conversation on the Ledger supply chain attack, the OpenAI office bug, XRP's bug bounty, and StarkNet's L1 plans. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/LSzXyMVqTCo We go live every Wednesday - subscribe to catch it live. Put your crypto to work with Nexo: earn daily interest or borrow funds against your assets on one platform trusted by more than 10 million clients. Find out more at https://unchainedcrypto.com/go/nexo-podcast-yt Geo-restrictions, eligibility and terms apply. ======================================================================== Chapters: 💸 00:00 Why Austin says a $100 device guarding $20M is asymmetric risk 🔧 01:01 Austin's case for a DIY hardware and Linux renaissance 📱 01:38 Why Kain thinks the best hardware wallet is an iPhone 💰 03:58 Kain on why crypto has simply gotten 'too valuable' 🔑 05:29 How a 2 of 3 multisig would have protected leaked seed phrases 🧺 06:17 Taylor's rule: never keep all your eggs in one basket ======================================================================== #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ======================================================================== Subscribe to our channel! Website → https://unchainedcrypto.com Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 Unchained: Your no-hype resource for all things crypto!