Episode
Was it all a "Retirement Attack"? (Coldcard Q&A P2)
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- Bitcoin Audible
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- Sep 6, 2026
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- 1197
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Summary
In this episode I continue unpacking the Coldcard RNG disaster, wrestling with whether it was malicious or just shockingly incompetent design and attitude. I walk through how arrogance, licensing changes, and convoluted security theater may have let a fundamental failure sit unnoticed for years, possibly causing key collisions and bizarre “free Bitcoin” situations. I also warn about fake Sparrow and Wasabi mobile apps ruggedly stealing funds from people scrambling to move their funds, and set up a part three focused on lessons learned and best practices. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:51) - Malice vs incompetence (00:02:10) - Security theater concerns (00:03:35) - Tinfoil theory and NVK (00:06:59) - Source-available code shift (00:07:37) - RNG bug explained (00:09:11) - Arrogance and oversight (00:11:00) - Key collisions stories (00:14:11) - Fake apps and closing thoughts Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/ ) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1 ) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney ) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann ) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann ) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann ) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake ) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann ) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible ) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Kee…