Quote from: The Pharmacist on December 29, 2019, 07:19:46 PM

I found this quote from the article to be particularly interesting:

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If, for example, someone received today a floppy disk or a Sony minidisk from the 90s, it would be very hard to find a device able to read it now. It is likely that the same problem will happen with USB sticks, so using a hardware wallet from 2019 may end up requiring multiple adapters to bridge between different communication standards.

And it made me wonder whether in 18 years, when the gift recipient has grown up, bitcoin will be as popular or as relevant. It's a technology that might not age well in that amount of time--and I don't get the feeling that it's going to disappear or anything like that, but you wouldn't expect USB drives to disappear either. People expect long-term growth from bitcoin, but the truth of the matter is that none of us knows what's going to happen in crypto.

Having said that, I think it's a fantastic idea to put aside some satoshis or whatever amount of bitcoin would be appropriate for a newborn. It's a cool gift if nothing else.

Regarding the gift yes it is definitely a good idea and an unusual gift at that which would take some beating.

Now when it comes to hardware wallets I think there is something important you touched upon. More and more laptops and PCs are adding USB type-C sockets while retaining USB type-A sockets. Apple have said they will stop using USB type-A altogether and are using only USB type-C which caters for Thunderbolt.

Once upon a time it would have inconceivable that desktops and laptops could be sold without a CD (then later a DVD) drive, just as once upon a time floppy disk readers were essential parts of the devices.

What will the future bring for hardware devices that might be put away for a generation or two so they can benefit from crypto that was passed down to them?