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It's impossible to use a hardware wallet without exposing the master public key to an untrusted device (not hardware wallet). The only solution would be to run
by xiphias2 7y ago
It's impossible to use a hardware wallet without exposing the master public key to an untrusted device (not hardware wallet).
The only solution would be to run a Bitcoin node on the hardware wallet itself, which is not possible right now.
So you have to treat the public key as a public key.
- gruez 7y agoThat would involve your computer being already compromised. If that's the case AND you have enough bitcoins to warrant running a quantum computer worthwhile, you're not securing your coins properly.