Trezor, recognized for its {hardware} cryptocurrency wallets, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first product, the Trezor Mannequin One.
To mark this event, Trezor is holding a giveaway providing three restricted version metallic Trezor Mannequin One gadgets. To take part, people should merely observe Trezor on X, retweet the anniversary publish, and tag two associates.
As of posting, the winners have been chosen and have been contacted instantly by Trezor.
Supply: TrezorHistorical past of Trezor
Trezor was based by Marek “Slush” Palatinus and Pavol “Stick” Rusnák. The idea for the {hardware} pockets emerged after Palatinus suffered a big Bitcoin ($BTC) loss in 2011 attributable to a web based assault. This incident spurred the creation of the Trezor Mannequin One, which was formally launched on July 29, 2014. It was the primary {hardware} pockets designed to offer safe storage for cryptocurrency.
“We needed to make a few {hardware} wallets for our associates. However quickly we realized that we had discovered a giant market hole. Now we’re one of the trusted wallets on the planet,” mentioned Marek “Slush” Palatinus, Co-Founding father of Trezor.
Preliminary prototypes of the Trezor Mannequin One have been constructed utilizing Raspberry Pi, that includes a show, two buttons, and a USB port. Regardless of uncertainties about market demand, the Trezor Mannequin One rapidly bought out, demonstrating a big want for safe storage options throughout the cryptocurrency neighborhood.
The preliminary pre-order marketing campaign for 1,000 gadgets quickly expanded to 30,000 items attributable to excessive demand, permitting Trezor to take care of its independence with out enterprise capital funding.
Trying Forward
Trezor plans to proceed specializing in safety and innovation throughout the cryptocurrency business.
“It doesn’t matter what the longer term brings, we’ll proceed doing what we’re greatest at—securing and innovating the entire crypto business whereas being open about the whole lot we do,” mentioned Pavol “Stick” Rusnák, Co-Founding father of Trezor.
The corporate’s impartial and open-source strategy has been essential in sustaining excessive safety requirements and transparency.
