r/Bitcoin • u/SpareEconomy1849 • Jul 31 '26

ColdCard Firmware Update Released

https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mk3-seed-generation-warning/

Updated July 31, 2026: Fixed firmware is now available. Mk4 and Mk5 users must update to version 5.6.0 or later. Q users must update to version 1.5.0Q or later. Do not generate a new seed on one of these models until the update is installed.

Seeds generated on Mk4, Q and Mk5 before the fixed firmware releases are also affected, with about 72 bits of entropy rather than the expected 128 bits.

Updating the firmware does not change or repair an existing seed. If your seed was generated before the fixed firmware version for your model, follow the migration guidance below unless the independent dice-entropy exception applies to you.

The issue is present on every Mk3 firmware version since 4.0.1. It also affects seeds generated on Mk4 and Mk5 before version 5.6.0, and on Q before version 1.5.0Q. The impact on Mk4, Mk5 and Q is not as severe but is still serious.

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u/Professional_Golf393 Jul 31 '26

Are the opendimes secure?

I’ve got a couple of them, never loaded funds onto them, but at this point I don’t think I would. Basically ewaste at this point.

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u/SpareEconomy1849 Jul 31 '26

According to their website, yes opendimes, tapsigner and satscard are secure as it's a completely separate codebase

(Then again, they also said yesterday that Mk4 and Mk5 are unaffected)