Jeremy Welch of personal key security system Casa describes the company's various services and products, including its $10,000-a-year premium service for HODLers of at least $500,000 worth of cryptocurrency and the Casa node. He explains how he came to start Casa, why using seed phrases for managing security of crypto hardware devices is so problematic, and how customers should set up the keys in their possession for the company's multi-signature solution, in which any transaction requires the use of three of five keys. We go on at length at about potential ways in which an attacker could still force a target, say, at gunpoint, to move money to the hacker's wallet. We also discuss why the company doesn't offer a multi-sig solution for ether, why people choose to run Casa's Bitcoin/Lightning node and where people are using Lightning.
Unchained Live With Vitalik Buterin in New York City: Get your tickets here!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unchained-live-with-vitalik-buterin-tickets-56189456176
Thank you to our sponsors!
CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com/unchained
Microsoft: https://twitter.com/MSFTBlockchain and https://aka.ms/unchained
TokenSoft: https://www.tokensoft.io
Episode links:
Casa: https://keys.casa
Jeremy Welch: https://twitter.com/jeremyrwelch
The Cutting Room Floor: Jeremy Welch of Casa, in which Jeremy answers by email the remaining questions we didn't get to:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-cutting-room-floor-jeremy-welch-of-casa/
Casa blog post on the evolution of Bitcoin key management: https://blog.keys.casa/the-evolution-of-bitcoin-key-management/
Ways to store your crypto: https://blog.keys.casa/crypto-101-storing-your-cryptocurrency/
Forbes on Casa's $2 million seed funding: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/03/02/bitcoin-thieves-beware-super-secure-wallet-maker-casa-raises-2-million/#4c5b2e544230
Casa's seven guiding principles: https://medium.com/casa/seven-guiding-principles-at-casa-92f43e5e546a
Announced after we recorded: Casa's new browser extension: https://blog.keys.casa/casa-browser-extension/
Why Senator Pat Toomey Thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Crypto - Ep. 399
Is Bitcoin Doomed to Fail? Eric Wall and Justin Bons Face Off - Ep. 398
Did the Merge Make Ethereum 'the Most Secure Blockchain in the World'? - Ep. 397
The Chopping Block: ETHPoW Is 'a Terrible Way to Fork the Blockchain' - Ep. 396
How Traders Are Thinking About the Merge -- and a Potential ETHPoW Chain - Ep. 395
Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury- Ep.394
Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH - Ep. 393
The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions - Ep. 392
How a16z’s New NFT Licenses Hope to Solve Rights Problems for Creators and Buyers - Ep. 391
Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? - Ep. 390
With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin’s Title as Digital Gold? - Ep. 389
Why Is Ethereum Trying to Maximize Value From Users? Two Sides Debate - Ep. 388
Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No - Ep.387
The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? - Ep. 386
Coinbase CPO Surojit Chatterjee Explains Why He Believes the Exchange Will Win- Ep. 385
Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? - Ep. 384
The Chopping Block: How to Manage MakerDAO, With Hasu and Rune - Ep. 383
Will the Nomad Mass Looting Change How Law Enforcement Treats DeFi Hacks? - Ep. 382
Why Kevin Zhou Believes Ethereum Will Have 3 Forks After the Merge - Ep. 381
How Will Inflation Impact Crypto? Lyn Alden and Mauricio Di Bartolomeo Explain - Ep.380
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Pharmacy Podcast Network
Startitup podcasty
Sarah Westall - Business Game Changers
Wall Street Breakfast
The Powers That Be: Daily