Trezor 慶祝比特幣硬體錢包誕生 10 週年

商用比特幣硬體錢包正在慶祝其成立十週年的重要里程碑。

Milan, Italy. 2nd February 2023. A Trezor hardware wallet for cryptocurrency sits on a keyboard with golden bitcoin ... [+] coins and ethereum on February 2, 2018 in Milan. Commercially available Bitcoin Bitcoin hardware wallets are celebrating a significant milestone in reaching their tenth anniversary. The world's first hardware wallet known as the Trezor Model One launched on July 29, 2014.

義大利米蘭。 2023 年 2 月 2 日。商用比特幣比特幣硬體錢包正在慶祝其成立十週年的重要里程碑。全球首款硬體皮夾 Trezor Model One 於 2014 年 7 月 29 日推出。

Since then the hardware wallet industry has expanded to a highly competitive sector including brands such as Ledger, SafePal SafePal , Keystone, Coldcard and many others. According to Ledger CTO, Charles Guillemet, its devices now secure over 20 percent of the overall crypto market. The industry is expected to reach a value of $1.6 billion by 2029.

從那時起，硬體錢包產業擴展到競爭激烈的領域，包括 Ledger、SafePal SafePal、Keystone、Coldcard 等品牌。 Ledger 技術長 Charles Guillemet 表示，其設備目前佔據了整個加密貨幣市場 20% 以上的份額。到 2029 年，該產業的價值預計將達到 16 億美元。

Trezor, co-founded by Pavol "Stick" Rusnak and Marek "Slush" Palatinus, began as a hobby project aimed at creating hardware wallets for personal use and quickly gained traction after the first bitcoin conference in Prague in 2011.

Trezor 由 Pavol“Stick”Rusnak 和 Marek“Slush”Palatinus 共同創立，最初是一個業餘愛好項目，旨在創建供個人使用的硬體錢包，並在 2011 年布拉格舉行第一屆比特幣會議後迅速獲得關注。

Despite Trezor's early success and continued influence, Stick, who has become less publicly active in recent years, agreed to an interview on the 10 year milestone. He outlined how early adopters expressed a need for secure bitcoin storage solutions that didn't rely on exchanges.

儘管 Trezor 早期取得了成功並持續產生影響，但近年來公開活動逐漸減少的 Stick 同意在 10 週年里程碑事件上接受採訪。他概述了早期採用者如何表達對不依賴交易所的安全比特幣儲存解決方案的需求。

Stick recalled, "We realized that while some users understood bitcoin's potential, they lacked the technical skills for secure self-custody."

史蒂克回憶道，“我們意識到，雖然一些用戶了解比特幣的潛力，但他們缺乏安全自我託管的技術技能。”

The initial prototypes were built on Raspberry Pi, featuring additional boards with a display, two buttons and a USB port. Trezor shared an image from its archive of the original 3D printed hardware wallet, believed to be the first bitcoin hardware wallet ever made.

最初的原型是在 Raspberry Pi 上建置的，具有帶有顯示器、兩個按鈕和一個 USB 連接埠的附加板。 Trezor 分享了原始 3D 列印硬體錢包檔案中的圖像，據信這是有史以​​來第一個比特幣硬體錢包。

The first 3D printed prototype of Trezor One - the original hardware wallet

Trezor One 的第一個 3D 列印原型 - 原始硬體錢包

Stick emphasized that the journey from prototyping to mass production was challenging. "Making hardware is harder than making software. Iterations in design are more expensive and take more time, but you still need to iterate many times before you start mass production."

Stick強調，從原型製作到大量生產的過程充滿挑戰。 “製造硬體比製造軟體更難。設計迭代成本更高，需要更多時間，但在開始大規模生產之前仍然需要迭代很多次。”

This iterative process eventually led to the first commercially available Trezor devices. Despite initial doubts about market demand, the devices quickly sold out, highlighting a significant need within the community.

這個迭代過程最終催生了第一批商用 Trezor 設備。儘管最初對市場需求存有疑慮，但這些設備很快就賣完了，凸顯了社區內的巨大需求。

He told me that the response from the crypto community exceeded expectations. "We thought there would be a small-scale demand for Trezor. Our initial target market was the few hundred people we knew on the bitcoin Talk Forum."

他告訴我，加密社群的反應超出了預期。 “我們認為 Trezor 會有小規模的需求。我們最初的目標市場是我們在比特幣論壇上認識的幾百人。”

After being denied by Kickstarter, Trezor launched a pre-order campaign for 1,000 devices, swiftly expanding to 30,000 units due to high demand. This success allowed Trezor to bootstrap without seeking VC funding, maintaining independence in its development process.

在被 Kickstarter 拒絕後，Trezor 發起了 1,000 台設備的預購活動，由於需求旺盛，數量迅速擴大到 30,000 台。這項成功使 Trezor 能夠在不尋求創投資金的情況下啟動，並在開發過程中保持獨立性。

When the Model One was first released as the Trezor Classic it retailed for 1 BTC with a Metallic version available for 3 BTC. By today’s standards these devices would cost tens of thousands of dollars. However, at the time the devices cost $100 - $300 each.

當 Model One 首次以 Trezor Classic 發佈時，其零售價為 1 BTC，金屬版本的零售價為 3 BTC。按照今天的標準，這些設備將花費數萬美元。然而，當時每台設備的售價為 100 至 300 美元。

Original Trezor website

原始 Trezor 網站

Reflecting on Trezor's impact over the past decade, Stick noted their commitment to open-source standards and interoperability, which has paved the way for other hardware wallets.

在回顧 Trezor 在過去十年的影響時，Stick 指出他們對開源標準和互通性的承諾，這為其他硬體錢包鋪平了道路。

Stick "recognized the need for such devices early on and committed to making everything we do as open-source and based on open standards," fostering a collaborative ecosystem, benefiting the broader crypto community.

Stick“很早就認識到對此類設備的需求，並致力於將我們所做的一切都開源並基於開放標準”，培育協作生態系統，使更廣泛的加密貨幣社區受益。

As hardware wallets evolve, they face new challenges and opportunities. Stick highlighted the increasing regulatory scrutiny and the importance of education in navigating these complexities.

隨著硬體錢包的發展，它們面臨著新的挑戰和機會。史蒂克強調了日益嚴格的監管審查以及教育在解決這些複雜問題的重要性。

Concluding the interview Stick said "We are now in the 'then they fight you' phase. Governments are trying to regulate bitcoin and its usage. State agencies are attempting to intimidate developers away from working on bitcoin."

史蒂克在結束採訪時表示，「我們現在正處於『然後他們會打你』的階段。政府正在努力監管比特幣及其使用。國家機構正試圖恐嚇開發商，讓他們放棄比特幣的開發工作。

Despite these challenges, Stick believes in the enduring potential of bitcoin and the continued relevance of self-custody solutions.

儘管面臨這些挑戰，Stick 相信比特幣的持久潛力以及自我託管解決方案的持續相關性。

Veronica Wong, CEO and Co-Founder of SafePal, echoed this sentiment when I spoke to her recently via Telegram, emphasizing the evolution of hardware wallets from complex devices for advanced users to more accessible solutions for mainstream adoption.

當我最近透過Telegram 與SafePal 執行長兼聯合創始人Veronica Wong 交談時，她也表達了同樣的觀點，強調硬體錢包從面向高級用戶的複雜設備到面向主流採用的更易於訪問的解決方案的演變。

"Hardware and decentralized wallets are now seen as a viable alternative to centralized exchanges, as more users embrace self-custody and the freedom it offers over traditional financial platforms."

“隨著越來越多的用戶接受自我託管及其相對於傳統金融平台提供的自由，硬體和去中心化錢包現在被視為中心化交易所的可行替代方案。”

Innovations such as account abstraction and multi-party computation are expected to simplify the user experience further, making crypto more accessible without compromising security.

帳戶抽象化和多方計算等創新預計將進一步簡化用戶體驗，使加密貨幣更容易訪問，而不會影響安全性。

Lixin Liu, CEO of Keystone Wallet, shares a forward-looking perspective on the role of hardware wallets. Speaking via X (formerly Twitter) direct message he said, "Moving forward, hardware wallets will evolve dramatically, propelled by an influx of adoption and innovation, making it the most important tool."

Keystone Wallet 執行長劉立新分享了對硬體錢包角色的前瞻性看法。他透過 X（以前的 Twitter）直接訊息表示，“展望未來，在大量採用和創新的推動下，硬體錢包將發生巨大發展，使其成為最重要的工具。”

He envisions a future in which hardware wallets are a fundamental part of education, with simplicity, affordability and transparency becoming essential features.

他設想未來硬體錢包將成為教育的基本組成部分，簡單性、經濟性和透明度將成為基本特徵。

As the crypto industry faces an increasing amount of time

隨著加密產業面臨越來越多的時間