People are always asking me things like,
"Ben, how do you achieve such impressive facial hair?"
"Ben, how do you get your traps so well defined?"
and "Ben, how do you like to store your crypto assets?"
My response?
Hard work,
hard work,
and hardware.
Yep, there's a ton of different storage solutions on the market,
and for anyone new to the space,
the choice can be pretty overwhelming.
In this video,
we'll be looking at one of the most promising hardware wallets to date,
Arculus.
100% secure, easy-to-use storage solution that promises to change the game for good.
Let's get it!
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Now, before we take a sponsored dive into why Arculus is just such a breath of fresh air,
let's take a look at the problem it's trying to solve.
You'd be amazed at how many people out there keep their crypto assets on third party exchanges.
Why is this not exactly a giga brain move?
Because no matter how secure the platform may be,
there's always, always a chance your funds could end up being compromised.
You probably heard of phishing attacks.
Just last week,
BitMart got hacked for $200 million,
while users of MyCryptoWallet found themselves in some serious doo-doo when the site imploded.
Not to mention the innumerable exchange hacks that have seen billions stolen over the past 10 years.
To list them all would take a video of its own,
and a very long one at that.
But the point is this.
Not your keys, not your coins.
Don't forget,
an exchange is exactly what it sounds like.
A place to buy and sell crypto assets.
It's not a bank. It's not a wallet.
And it's certainly not a safety deposit box in the middle of Fort Knox.
Property rights are the heart of the crypto movement.
Until you actually take self-custody of your assets,
well, then I hate to break it to you,
they're technically not yours at all.
Here's the hitch.
For a lot of people entering the crypto space,
the majority of storage solutions are just way too complicated.
Try getting your 90-year-old grandma set up with a MetaMask.
Worse yet,
multisig hardware wallet.
Nightmare!
So I'm pretty sure we can all agree there's a huge gap in the market for a better alternative.
If we're going to make the leap to mass adoption,
then we need to find a simpler way for mainstream consumers to safely manage their crypto,
which is why I'm so stoked to introduce the BitSquad to Arculus,
a hardware wallet that combines the top-level security of cold storage
with the ease and simplicity of a mobile wallet.
Sounds too good to be true?
Well, check it out.
The "key" to this innovation is their super simple but ingenious three-factor authentication.
Arculus users can access their assets with three simple steps.
No. 1, something you are,
a biometric lock.
No. 2, something you know,
a numerical passcode.
Okay. Nothing new here, right?
Wrong.
Because last but not least,
the final piece of the jigsaw,
something you have,
the super sleek Arculus Key Card.
It's not just an elegant solution to a decade-old problem.
It's also a pretty big deal. Why?
Because we've never seen all three factors combined like this.
Most software wallets depend on step 1 and step 2.
Most hardware wallets use only steps 2 and 3.
With Arculus,
this is the first time we've ever seen three-factor authentication come together
in a truly seamless way.
So, how does it work?
Well, Arculus is a mobile-only experience,
which, let's face it, will be at the heart of mass adoption.
We do everything on our cellphones.
And that's only set to continue.
Rather than storing your private key on the device itself,
it's held on a secure element on a super cool looking Arculus card.
So with the biometric lock,
a six-digit passcode and a simple tap of the card to the back of your phone,
you're in.
It literally couldn't be easier or faster.
In terms of security,
you'd be hard-pressed to find anything better.
You see, this is a passive device,
meaning it never runs out of battery,
never connects to the internet or Bluetooth,
and can never ever be hacked or infected with malware.
It's what's called air gap technology.
With zero connection to the internet or any other computer connected to the internet,
air-gapped devices are essentially hermetically sealed,
totally out of reach for malicious actors.
From a practical standpoint,
this allows Arculus users to store their private keys in a secure location
or slip it into their physical wallet when they need to access their funds on the go.
Yep, that means waving goodbye to the days of charging your cold wallet,
carrying around a weird looking thumb drive,
fiddling with annoying cabinets,
or using badly designed user interfaces on your favorite device,
which brings me to the Arculus app.
There's really not much to say on it other than "Wow!".
This has an awesome user experience.
With Arculus, you can not only send and receive
but also buy and swap a range of top crypto assets with ease.
Their intuitive account dashboard and "tap to transact" feature with a card
utilizes all the forms and functions people are already familiar with,
delivering a super fast, super responsive experience that you'd struggle to find anywhere else.
This is the type of product that the space has needed for a long time.
Something that combines ease of use and unbeatable security
without sacrificing one for the other.
That's key.
See what I did there?
Key?
But seriously,
three-factor authentication makes a huge amount of sense.
Something you are,
something you know,
something you have.
Coming up with a great idea and delivering on its potential are different things entirely.
And it's exactly what the team at Arculus has achieved.
It ticks all the boxes.
A wallet that's super simple,
totally seamless,
incredibly safe.
It's a product that truly raises the bar.
This could just be the one for you.
That's all I got.
Be blessed.
BitBoy out.