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Coinkite
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diff --git a/wiki/companies/coinkite.md b/wiki/companies/coinkite.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ec5c24a8 @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +title: Coinkite +type: company +status: confirmed +aliases: + - Coldcard +sources: + - raw/episodes/thanksgiving-victory-lap-bugle-weekly-episode-37/bundle.json + - raw/news/corporations-sue-santa-claus-for-ip-infringement.json + - raw/tweets/1868303195161952462.json + - raw/tweets/2084664456307507558.json +--- + +**Coinkite** is the company behind the Coldcard hardware wallet. In the +Bugleverse its founder [[characters/nvk|NVK]] first appears suing Santa Claus +over allegations that Santa's elves were manufacturing Coldcards for +orange-pilled children.[^santa] + +The company later became a proposed [[memes/big-bitcoin|Big Bitcoin]] +acquisition target. [[orgs/podconf|PODCONF]] reported talks to buy Coinkite's +"discounted toxic Coldcard assets" and relaunch them as the larger, +higher-entropy **BIGCARD®** hardware wallet.[^bigcard] + +> irl: Coinkite and Coldcard are real. The Santa lawsuit and proposed BIGCARD acquisition are satire. + +[^santa]: [@bitcoin_bugle, 2024-12-15](https://x.com/bitcoin_bugle/status/1868303195161952462). +[^bigcard]: [@_podconf, 2026-08-04](https://x.com/_podconf/status/2084664456307507558).