SLP238 Zach Herbert & Ken Carpenter - Passport by Foundation Devices: Air Gapped Hardware Wallet

The market for high quality hardware wallets is becoming more competitive with new entrants over time. Zach Herbert & Ken Carpenter of Foundation Devices join me to talk about their new upcoming product, Passport. Passport is fully air gapped (QR or microSD), PSBT, and designed with an open source mindset. We chat:

• Zach and Ken’s history with Obelisk prior to Foundation
• Overview of Passport
• Features
• Approach with software
• QR air gapping
• Seed Generation
• Firmware updates
• Pricing and Timing

Guest links:

• Website: https://foundationdevices.com/  (code LIVERA for discount)
• Twitter: @zachherbert
• Twitter: @KenOfFoundation
• Twitter: @FOUNDATIONdvcs

Relevant episodes:

• SLP97 Michael Flaxman – Every Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Sucks
• SLP215 Michael Flaxman – 10x Your Bitcoin Security With Multisig
• SLP205 Specter Desktop Bitcoin Multi Sig with Stepan Snigirev & Ben Kaufman

Sponsors:

• Swan Bitcoin
• Knox Custody
• Hodl Hodl
• Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
• CypherSafe (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

• Show notes and website
• Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
• Subscribe to the podcast
• Patreon @stephanlivera