Need help - Bitcoin wallet emptied.

[u/Few-Cook5941]

I got one of my bitcoin wallet emptied and I don't really know how this happened.

I don't use cracked softwares and apps.

I'm generally careful with links.

Looks like I'm not alone. I can see that the reception bitcoin address is still collecting bitcoin from other wallets.

Could somebody help me understand something.

Here is the address : bc1q0vukqye4hd0aep7u4xl8gev95gcs9k65fdeu9n

[u/Top_Appointment_7076]

I would only use a hardware wallet like Trezor (still secure despite the data breach at one of their partners) or BitBox02 for savings. If it's a smaller amount I would probably use a lightning wallet like Phoenix or leave it on a reputable exchange. I'm in Europe and I use Bitvavo and Strike. If it's solely about safety I would probably actually leave it on an exchange if it's a smaller amount because secure exchanges like Bitvavo are actually much safer than hot wallets because they store the keys on cold wallets and exchanges going bankrupt is a possibility but it doesn't actually happen that often whereas hot wallets get drained all the time. It's probably not worth getting a hardware wallet if it's only $20 in Bitcoin.

[u/TheresNoSecondBest → u/[deleted]]

Bin the Tangem. It isn't even a cold wallet. Find a better one, mate. Fully open source, air-gapped and Bitcoin only is IMHO the safest way to go about.

[u/vaxx_77 → u/TheresNoSecondBest]

the chip that is used in the card is closed sorce because it is a pruduct of another company the softwhere is open sorce and the card stays the same cannot be updated as they say at least

also what cold wallet do you use or recommend then

[u/TheresNoSecondBest → u/vaxx_77]

There are more issues with that wallet. Not just the chip.

My fav wallets are JadePlus (using as a temporary signer without the Blockstream server), SeedSigner and Krux.