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Published inAug 2018
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Kirankalyan Kulkarni
Kirankalyan Kulkarni
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Kirankalyan Kulkarni

Kirankalyan Kulkarni is a determined and highly influential author. He has more than 17 years of experience in various technologies and has more than 9 years of experience in hands-on programs, delivery, and account management. He has managed teams of around 125 professionals across global locations, including entry-level developers, project managers, and architects. He researches blockchain and its underlying architecture with Hyperledger and Ethereum variants.
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Hardware wallets

Hardware wallets are a type of crypto wallet that reserves the private keys of users in a secured hardware device. They are supposed to be the most heavily protected and safe sorts of wallet. Now, we will look at some of the benefits that they have to offer:

  • The first benefit is that the private keys of the user are stored in an area that is safe and has a built-in microcontroller on the device. Therefore, these keys cannot be transferred off the device in plain text format, which is tightly secured and coupled with the microcontroller.
  • They are immune to computer viruses that steal from software wallets. This key feature safeguards keys from the outside world because this hardware is not that easy to hack or crack.
  • One more benefit is that the keys can then be used securely, which makes it convenient for the user's point of view. This is a relatively easy...
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Kirankalyan Kulkarni

Kirankalyan Kulkarni is a determined and highly influential author. He has more than 17 years of experience in various technologies and has more than 9 years of experience in hands-on programs, delivery, and account management. He has managed teams of around 125 professionals across global locations, including entry-level developers, project managers, and architects. He researches blockchain and its underlying architecture with Hyperledger and Ethereum variants.
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