ERA Wallet

ERA Wallet

ERA Wallet builds secure, air-gapped hardware and software for self-custody. We write about hardware wallet security, supply chain verification, blind signing risks, and how to actually verify a device instead of just trusting the manufacturer's word.


Liquid Network Hack: How $320M in Bitcoin Left the Reserve Without Compromised Keys

7 Sep 2026 7 minute read 0 comments Era Wallet $0.11

How did ~4,000 BTC leave Liquid Network? A clear breakdown of the Elements vulnerability, L-BTC peg-out and what happened to the 11-of-15 multisig. On September 6, approximately 4,000 BTC worth around $320 million left the Liquid Network’s federatio...

ERA Wallet Recap: November 2025 — August 2026

4 Sep 2026 4 minute read 0 comments Era Wallet $0.02

The last ERA Wallet recap we published was in October 2025. Since then, ERA Wallet has gained new features, integrations, networks, and security tools. But most importantly, the wallet has continued to evolve as users’ needs become more complex. Fr...

Testing ERA's Randomness: What a Certificate Can't Tell You

14 Aug 2026 19 minute read 0 comments Era Wallet $0.01

TL;DR: Nearly every hardware wallet answers "is your randomness good?" by naming a certified chip. A certificate describes silicon in a lab, not the wallet on your desk, and the Coldcard failure happened entirely in the gap between the two. So we put...

Randomness You Don't Have to Trust: How ERA Generates Your Seed Phrase

5 Aug 2026 5 minute read 0 comments Era Wallet $0.04

TL;DR: Weak randomness just cost Coldcard users $89M, silently. ERA builds your seed from up to five independent sources: two verified hardware generators (an STM32 TRNG and a NIST-certified secure element) always, plus your camera, your hand motio...

Ill Bloom: How Bad Randomness Drained $5 Million From Crypto Wallets

28 Jul 2026 4 minute read 0 comments Era Wallet $0.00

Coinspect published something unusual in July: a public tool that lets anyone check whether their own wallet is already compromised. The firm calls the underlying flaw Ill Bloom. As of June 30, its dataset held 2,114 exposed addresses across Bitcoin,...

Hardware Wallet Security Explained: From Blind Signing to Supply Chain Verification

23 Jul 2026 8 minute read 0 comments Era Wallet $0.01

Every hardware wallet requires you to trust something.  Trust that no one modified the firmware during manufacturing.  Trust that your private keys were generated correctly.  Trust that the "clear signing" screen is actually showing what you are abo...