Soon, Game Boy owners will have the ability to convert their devices into a hardware wallet to hold their crypto. Indeed, the project is called Game Wallet and Joseph Schiarizzi, a Keyp developer, made it public. So this Web3 startup wants use a physical cartridge to harness the power of the Nintendo Game Boy into a cold storage wallet secure for crypto assets.
What is Keyp’s Game Wallet?
The stated goal is to allow Game Boy owners to use this iconic device as a secure hardware wallet for their cryptocurrencies. Thus, on May 19, Joseph Schiarizzi, a Keyp developer, unveiled the project. According to bitcoin newshe has been working on it since the beginning of this year. Schiarizzi has developed a concept usingant a physical Game Boy cartridge, resulting in the creation of a ” truly offline hardware wallet“. Besides, it would be able to operate independently without the need for firmware updates. In a message posted on Twitter last January, it featured a Game Boy game. In it, the character can generate a seed, illustrating the potential of effort.
” So we produce a real physical cartridge. She you allows you to use your Game Boy as a cold storage wallet. Also, you can generate mnemonic phrases and save them safely offline he said. ” No firmware update is required. The randomness to generate the keys is introduced by the player. he added.
A more secure wallet?
The first problem encountered with current wallets is security. Indeed, since they are connected to the internet, they are vulnerable to attacks. In addition, the problem of maintenance arises. Cold wallets like USB sticks are very susceptible to to get lost. Thus, Game Wallet seems to solve these problems since it states on its site:
” Devices that cannot physically connect to the internet are inherently more secure. A device that was created before the existence of cryptocurrency, which can never be attacked by digital phishing and that sat on your shelf for 20 years is even better. »
In short, time has proven that nothing stays truly invulnerable forever. But would the Keyp company have found the solution to the security problems of crypto wallets?
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