Cobo Vault is announcing a second generation of hardware wallets just as dedicated to air-gapping your private keys, but priced at much more competitive value. Cobo Vault Essential and Pro inherit the following features from the first-generation Cobo Vault Ultimate:
- Air-gapped through auditable QR code data transmissions
- Secure Element physical entropy private key generation and side-channel attack prevention
- Open source Secure Element firmware (industry first)
- Detachable battery (industry first)
- MicroSD firmware upgrading
- 4-inch touchscreen
Second-generation Cobo Vaults have been updated in the following ways:
- AAA battery support to prevent battery failure
- Bitcon-only firmware version compatibility
- Better camera for smoother QR code transactions
- Competitive pricing
The second-generation Cobo Vaults have left out military-grade aerospace aluminum durability to make all the above features available at just 99 USD for Cobo Vault Essential.
Cobo Vault Pro adds the following features for 149 USD:
- Fingerprint sensor for device unlock and transaction signing
- Upgraded self-destruct mechanism
- Rechargeable battery
While Cobo Vault Essential is designed for long-term hodlers, Cobo Vault Pro is intended for higher frequency users who may want access to their funds in public locations. Its fingerprint sensor can be used in cafes or airports to avoid passwords being spied on, and its self-destruct mechanism will wipe the device if it is lost or stolen and someone attempts to disassemble it.
Launch Giveaway:For the first week after our launch, we will be giving out free Cobo Tablets with each purchase of Cobo Vault Essential or Pro. Add a Cobo Tablet to your cart and place your order before May 5th, 8:00 AM PST to claim your free metal storage!
Cobo Vault Essential Specifications:
Body Material: Fiberglass
Screen: 800*840
Battery: Detachable AAA support (rechargeable battery available for purchase as accessory)
Dimensions: 112*65*18mm
Weight: 115 g (without AAA batteries)
Cobo Vault Pro Specifications:
Body Material: Fiberglass
Screen: 800*840
Battery: Detachable AAA support and rechargeable battery
Battery Recharging: USB Type-C
Dimensions: 112*65*13.5mm
Weight: 132 g
Cobo Vault supports BTC, ETH, BCH, DASH, LTC, ETC, TRX, EOS, USDT, XRP, XZC, IOST and DCR, as well as ETH, EOS, and TRX tokens. View our full list of supported coins and tokens on our website. We will also be providing BTC-only version firmware you can download to upgrade Cobo Vault Essential and Pro to a Bitcoin-only hardware wallet.
Product RoadmapNew features will be added to our second-generation hardware wallets according to the following plan for the next year of development:
Mid-May (next firmware update V1.0.6)
- Compatibility with Electrum for setting Electrum as a watch-only wallet
- MicroSD card data transmission for bigger transactions with lots UTXOs (supporting Electrum and later PSBT)
- Bitcoin-only firmware version
Short Term (next 3 months)
- PSBT compatibility with third-party wallets like Electrum and Wasabi Wallet
- Using dice to generate keys for additional physical entropy
- Open source animated QR code scanning library for easier integration with other wallets
- Multisig on the Cobo Vault companion app
- Rechargeable battery available for purchase as accessory
Medium Term (3-6 months)
- Bitcoin-only mobile companion app supporting SPV or full node connection
- Anti-phishing words pre-set by the user to protect against evil maid attacks
- Whitelist feature enabling a group of addresses to be set as the only receiving addresses Cobo Vault can sign transactions for
- New coin support
- Cryptocurrency on-ramp support
- Open source device schematic (circuit diagram)
Long Term (6-12 months)
- Taproot/Schnorr support
- Staking
- PSBT multisig support on bitcoin-only companion app
- U2F (2FA) Support
- DeFi support
- Cypherpunk version allowing users to upload their own firmware with open source operating system layer code
If you have other features you would like to see us develop, you can propose or vote for suggestions on our
roadmap page.
LinksWebsite:
https://cobo.com/hardware-walletTwitter:
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https://t.me/cobovaultYouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4pPHVxoBYQubw19zL9tu-A