Bitcoin Q&A: Protocol Development Security Video

What are the odds of "rogue developers" who introduce vulnerabilities? What happens if the digital signature algorithm is compromised? Is trust in hardware wallet developers and the firmware update process a problem?

Note: I was mostly talking about Bitcoin and other popular open blockchains which have a large development communities and a robust review process before any new code is put in production. The risk of vulnerabilities introduced by developers is different for each project, and having open-source code does not prevent it if no one is reading or testing it.

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0:00 What are the odds that rogue developers could slowly insert malicious code into Bitcoin in order to create a security flaw? Is this an attack vector that intelligence agencies can use to undermine Bitcoin?
6:42 Does the trust that hardware wallet users place in the hands of the developers worry you? Are hardware wallet firmware updates undertaken with trust of these third parties, and therefore some risk? Can you envision an average, user-friendly hardware wallet that wouldn't ever require firmware updates?

These questions were part of the monthly live Patreon Q&A session for April (rescheduled to May 5th). If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop

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