I edited Ledger out of my "do not keep your money in online accounts" post. I still want to recommend some hardware wallet which is fairly easy-to-use, so I left Trezor in, even if it may not be perfect.
It was the right move. We don't need anything that could create controversy.
I'm not as bothered by the whole idea of an opt-in centralized recovery thing as a lot of people seem to be, but this quote in particular is pretty damning because it shows that Ledger was/is either incompetent or lying.
Unfortunately, they are both, there is no need to doubt that because their actions speak for themselves. Although it seems to me that there is something else, and that is the possibility that both companies that have p
ositioned themselves as leading manufacturers of hardware devices suddenly make very strange decisions, possibly under someone's pressure. The US is waging its own battle against "cryptocurrencies", and it seems that the EU is not sitting idly by on this issue either.I guessed it when I first discovered the discussion.
Let me guess, it's those who are printing notes and doing everything from the tax payers money.
US, EU, Middle East, Australia, East all are same. if EU was sitting idly then how would we see Chipmixer were down?