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Ledger Unplugged - Java Card implementation of Ledger Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
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Open question: why was this product/codebase discontinued? #3

Open truedat101 opened 7 years ago

truedat101 commented 7 years ago

The product (ledger unplugged) seemed to be well reviewed, and javacard is obviously a solid well tested technology. Why was this discontinued? I can't find any explanation. If there were technical reasons, it would be good to know. However, if it was lack of iphone compatibility, that makes sense.

nikolobok commented 7 years ago

Also interested in it, looking to build similar product..

truedat101 commented 7 years ago

@nikolobok likewise ... was surprised to read:

The Ledger Unplugged has been discontinued and is not available on our online store. https://ledger.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005171305-General-Ledger-Unplugged-FAQ

The cards can be purchased here, unpopulated:

http://shop.fidesmo.com/product/fidesmo-card-dual-interface

I was hoping to sort out exactly what lead the team to stop work on this product. I am glad they have made this source available.

martinpaljak commented 6 years ago

Wild guess: the features wanted from a "modern hardware bitcoin wallet" are not easy to fulfill with a quite traditional and often modest JavaCard platforms, that are commercially available (and the added extra cost from the JC platform does not add to the baseline when compared to bare platforms)

nikolobok commented 6 years ago

There is no screen and thereby no trusted human interface. Here is the next generation prototype-ready crypto wallet : http://bkey.tech Be free to join!

truedat101 commented 6 years ago

That looks really interesting. Are there prototypes available, as I think the skepticism level towards crowdfunding projects is very high, as is ICO.

nikolobok commented 6 years ago

That looks really interesting. Are there prototypes available, as I think the skepticism level towards crowdfunding projects is very high, as is ICO.

Yes, you could find video of hardware prototype at the site. Also you could order one, just mail to the address at the bottom and ask. For now project looking for developers (web, embedded, mobile and blockchain engineer) be free to join!