Topic: [2016-05-15] Doug Miller of KeepKey Bitcoin Wallet on SegWit and New Features (Read 293 times)

KeepKey is one of the top Bitcoin Hardware Wallets in the industry right now. I recently had the opportunity to have a hands-on experience with one, as well as speak to Doug Miller of KeepKey. KeepKey is a very solidly-built wallet with a large, very easy to read screen. A lot of attention to detail has been done both with the Bitcoin Wallet and the app.

The KeepKey ships in a shrink wrapped box with tamper-evident stickers on it.  This extra bit helps alleviate the worry that your device could have been tampered with en-route. The KeepKey comes with a USB cable, a card to write your seed on, a sleeve for your seed card, and a basic “getting started” guide.

Setup is very simple with a walk through demo on KeepKey.com. Both their app and firmware are open source, so you can compile and install yourself or customize.  They also use the Trezor source code, and as they state it is “market proven.” This array of features and security should definitely give the user peace of mind.

When the KeepKey first debuted, it was $249 USD, which was steep for many users. KeepKey recently dropped the price to $99 to allow more people access to the wallet. This step, along with continued work on all the different parts of their ecosystem from hardware to software and beyond, makes it a good buy.

The KeepKey team never lets up either. They are constantly working to improve their products and fulfill customer needs.  Doug Miller the head of Business Development went over some to them with us.

Scott Fargo (SF):  Could you tell me what are some of the current updates and projects you are working on for KeepKey?

KeepKey ScreenDoug Miller:  We have gotten a lot of requests about how to use KeepKey with a mobile device. We think (for security) it is a very bad practice to carry around your hardware wallet when your out and about. Anyone who see’s it knows immediately you have enough funds to warrant a hardware security device. I tell people: “Just because you can put a million dollars worth of bitcoin in your pocket, doesn’t mean you should”. That said, we have come up with a really slick way to make KeepKey mobile, without having to tote a hardware wallet around with you. This new feature will be announced very soon.

SF: People have asked if you are going to have Ethereum support that is easy to setup, is that close or done now?

DM:  We get this question a lot. Right now, it is not one of our priorities. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, though, just not likely in the next few months.

More: https://news.bitcoin.com/doug-miller-keepkey-segwit/