August 20, 2026, 2:22PM EDT

Debunking ZachXBT’s “garbage” hardware wallet post w/ Trezor

Danny Sanders, CCO, Trezor

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Episode 12 of The Starting Block was broadcasted live with Trezor CCO Danny Sanders and The Block's Head of Mulitmedia, Gareth Jenksinson



Trezor CCO Danny Sanders joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss and debunk ZachXBT's viral claim that hardware wallets are "absolute garbage," the real-world use cases where that critique has merit, and make the case for why hardware wallets remain the best self-custody solution for retail users despite their limitations.

OUTLINE
00:05 - Welcome & Show Intro
01:24 - Citadel's $400M Crypto.com Deal
02:10 - Visa's Stablecoin Platform
02:49 - CLARITY Act Senate Update
03:27 - T. Rowe Price Multi-Token ETF
04:15 - JP Morgan's Bitcoin Outlook
05:14 - SBI & Ondo Tokenization Deal
06:01 - Polygon Layoffs & SBF Pardon Denied
07:33 - ZachXBT's Hardware Wallet Take
17:07 - Old iPhone vs. Hardware Wallet
23:48 - Trezor's Design Philosophy
28:08 - Is ZachXBT's Take Damaging?

Guest links:
Danny Sanders - https://x.com/Dantoshi
Trezor - https://x.com/Trezor

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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