Highlight Clip: Vitalik Butrin: Hardware Wallet Security Can't Rely on Trust Only, and Chips Must Be Verifiable, Too Vitalik Butrin: Hardware Wallet Security Can't Rely on Trust Only, and Chips Must Be Verifiable, Too Nov 3, 2026 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Butrin said at the opening ceremony of Devcon 8 in Mumbai that security cannot rely on Trust only and also requires open source and verification. Users need to be able to verify that their devices are not being spied on and that their hardware wallets have not been installed with SIM cards that leak private keys, highlighting the need for more open and verifiable chips. He emphasized that proving their reliability should not require the disclosure of all personal information, and that zero-knowledge proofs can help protect both privacy and security. - Link.

Highlight Clip: Vitalik Butrin: Hardware Wallet Security Can't Rely on Trust Only, and Chips Must Be Verifiable, Too Vitalik Butrin: Hardware Wallet Security Can't Rely on Trust Only, and Chips Must Be Verifiable, Too Nov 3, 2026 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Butrin said at the opening ceremony of Devcon 8 in Mumbai that security cannot rely on Trust only and also requires open source and verification. Users need to be able to verify that their devices are not being spied on and that their hardware wallets have not been installed with SIM cards that leak private keys, highlighting the need for more open and verifiable chips. He emphasized that proving their reliability should not require the disclosure of all personal information, and that zero-knowledge proofs can help protect both privacy and security. - Link.