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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
https://fc-polls.vercel.app/polls/0dc157e8-9258-4ead-91d2-fe0eb4059190
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CryptoBeer
@cerveza
Mine is primarily fear of Proof of Poof… I have enough to run a few nodes but I fear messing up or getting hacked. This my precious eth remains locked behind a gates hardware wallet. What would you say to someone like me to encourage running a node?
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
You can still use a hardware wallet, and your current address and seed phrase, when setting up your node.
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CryptoBeer
@cerveza
That does not protect you at all from malicious smart contracts.
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
You said “my precious eth remains locked behind a gates hardware wallet” and I was reacting to that. You don’t need to create a new seed phrase nor transfer your ETH. But yes, obviously, you’re interacting with one smart contract, which is the native Beacon Contract, …
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
… quite literally the most battle-tested smart contract since Dec 2020 with 40M ETH and $108B in TVL. Should that contract be malicious or exploited, you won’t have to worry about your ETH, hardware wallet or not; there won’t be an Ethereum project anymore.
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