03-12-2023, 09:24 AM
To those people who carry around their hardware wallet on their keychain
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Why? I never understood this practice. How often are you sending transactions and can't they wait until you get home? Why not just load up a small amount in a hot wallet on your phone to make payments on the go if you need to?</p> <p>I'm super paranoid when it comes to people knowing that they may be able to steal something from me. My debit cards even have RFID sheaths and I hardly ever carry cash. Seeing a hardware wallet on someone's keychain just screams "I have crypto!!" Do you not feel you are making yourself a target to anyone who might want to test just how much you are holding? Granted, not many people know what a Ledger is, but those who do, know you are not dropping $100 on a hardware wallet to hodl $100 worth of BTC.</p> <p>Help me to understand this seemingly risky behavior and why I shouldn't toss the keychain attachment that came with my Ledger.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/_cipherunknown"> /u/_cipherunknown </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11p35kj/to_those_people_who_carry_around_their_hardware/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11p35kj/to_those_people_who_carry_around_their_hardware/">[comments]</a></span>
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Why? I never understood this practice. How often are you sending transactions and can't they wait until you get home? Why not just load up a small amount in a hot wallet on your phone to make payments on the go if you need to?</p> <p>I'm super paranoid when it comes to people knowing that they may be able to steal something from me. My debit cards even have RFID sheaths and I hardly ever carry cash. Seeing a hardware wallet on someone's keychain just screams "I have crypto!!" Do you not feel you are making yourself a target to anyone who might want to test just how much you are holding? Granted, not many people know what a Ledger is, but those who do, know you are not dropping $100 on a hardware wallet to hodl $100 worth of BTC.</p> <p>Help me to understand this seemingly risky behavior and why I shouldn't toss the keychain attachment that came with my Ledger.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/_cipherunknown"> /u/_cipherunknown </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11p35kj/to_those_people_who_carry_around_their_hardware/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11p35kj/to_those_people_who_carry_around_their_hardware/">[comments]</a></span>