Keyois.com now live, check it out for everything Keyois Capsule relatedWhat?Is a cryptocurrency piggy bank. You can put funds into it but you need to break it apart to spend the funds.
It's hard to break apart so it's
tamper-resistant and tamper-evident. It won't burn, rot, rust, melt, or otherwise lose data where so many other types of cold storage would.
Why?I was unsatisfied with current methods of cold storage and so I decided to make myself something better.
Click here to see problems with common methods of cold storage and why you should want something better.
A backup seed or private key can be printed on paper or stored digitally but these mediums can be damaged by fire, time, water, and much more. Not everyone can have the perfect backup procedure and this is great if you don't have land or need something to last a long time.
To be fair there are cheaper ways to improve your own situation, including: stamping or engraving on a piece of steel and securing that from wandering eyes; but this is super stylish.
The Keyois Capsule is a tamper evident yet stylish way to keep a secret key safe from harm.
Benefits over a conventional paper cold storage wallet include:
- Titanium rings won't become unreadable with water or smoke damage
- Rot proof (until we get alien fungus, probably from space)
- Made of corrosion/rust resistant materials
- Key pair is kept in water tight space
- Shinny and all awesome looking
- Can survive being boiled in custard and baked into a pie
- Tamper evident, if someone sees your current paper wallet you might not know until you go to spend it
The Keyois Capsule How?Your BIP38 encrypted Secret Key (or otherwise encrypted backup seed) in engraved into a titanium ring.
That is set inside another ring that bears the address.
That is then put into a tamper evident and air-tight capsule with a elegant centerpiece of lab-created ruby or sapphire.
The end pieces are made of aircraft grade aluminium (al 6061) and the 'glass' surrounding it is borosilicate (pyrex).
I will give away one free capsule to anyone who correctly figures out where I got "Keyois" from, but I doubt anyone will get it. Still if you want to try just make a guess in the comments or message me. - That's all folks, someone figured out how we got the name!To get the ball rolling I have made seven capsules available that are already ready-to-go that are available for sale without providing me with a encrypted key and address; I'll send you everything already generated and secured. No more of these left, thanks to those who got them! Sold out of these, thanks so much everyone!
You must supply me with an address and a BIP38 encrypted secret key / encrypted seed. Because of this these items are not recommended for novices.
Please
re-read BIP38 and do some research on
password strength and
see this info about the pieces
As a customizable artwork, the Keyois capsule has many potential possibilities.
The main centerpiece options for buyers include:
To see more centerpiece options and under more light see the following albums:
The main centerpiece options,
miscellaneous options, &
watermelon-tourmaline & quartz/ bright lights/ magnetsOf the first edition capsules:
13 new capsules remain available in total. 10 more are available that have been used for pictures and the end pieces have scratches, you can buy one of these 'worn' capsules for 15% off.
Second edition capsules hopefully coming soon!
PhotosSee list of all photo albumsIncluding things such as:
Impact Testing by hitting with Tractor bucket + Radiograph & negative,
Potato video of tractor crushing (Headphone warning!),
water-tight Testing,
a GIF of one option for centerpieces,
the rubies under UV light ,
the x-ray and normal compared ,
how reflective they are ,
the screw heads drilled out,
more professional photographs by videographer WordsmithJr,
a long imgur album about me making the capsules, &
the size.
When?Visit Keyois.com to order!
Message me to order, I will ask you to:Choose the centerpiece style
Supply me with an address and an encrypted key / seedMessage me with these details and your shipping address. Shipping is free within the USA but I have to charge for international orders, give me your postal code for a shipping cost estimate. Turn around time is 3-5 weeksSend payment in bitcoin to 13kqk3uk2b577KBSjZuwKQT3MGD9mEaVJC, price is $100 US
GIFs!
tl;dr: The Keyois Capsule is a fire/water/smoke/chemical/high-temperature/low-temperature/damage/sunlight/fluctuating high-strength magnetic field/age/time/view/ & tamper resistant piggy bank. A better method of cold storage it's cold hard storage.[/list]