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Hardware wallets need open-source firmware and clear signing to expose malicious transactions

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The article argues that hardware wallets, which protect private keys, need more than offline storage. Clear signing, open-source firmware and on-device verification would let users see what a crypto transaction does and identify malicious ones before approving it.

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