How long does a hardware wallet last?
There is no clear answer on how long a hardware cryptocurrency wallet is able to last, partly because the world’s first-ever cold wallets are still working properly.
According to some hardware wallet providers, card-based cold wallets can last for dozens of years or never expire at all.
Adam Lowe, creator of another cold wallet company Arculus, also told Cointelegraph that the company’s card-like cold storage device “never expires.”
As hardware wallets might never require a user to upgrade the device, how do cold wallet firms keep running operations, given that such companies have to spend significant resources to provide long-time support for their customers?
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