We don't have to go the same way Satoshi did then, because things aren't the same way as often to this day.

The issue is not having a hardware wallet; you can decide not to get one because it is a choice. All you need is to have your bitcoin on a non-custodial, open-source wallet.

No one is stopping you from running Bitcoincore if you wish to do so.
No one will prevent you from using any hardware wallet if that is your choice.
All you need to do is maintain a high security standard with privacy.

The issue with a hardware wallet is just a matter of preference for the brand and not a loophole in non-custodial storage.

Yes the earliest bitcoin wallet was bitcoin core as it is renamed now and it was what we understand that Satoshi has his bitcoin wallet created from with the possibility of a back up been the wallet.dat file.

Now if you do think that this is the way you wish to go then it’s not bad but let me say that there is nothing like a completely secured wallet although the wallet security varies from each other but majorly every wallet out there as an attack vector primary due to the device they are on.

For example bitcoin core is not just as secure as we would think when you use it as an hot wallet, it is just like other wallets out there with the security challenge coming from how you treat the device on which the core software is on. If such device is used primarily for everyday use like surfing the internet and downloading files be sure to know that it’s prone to malware.

But with bitcoin core you run your own full node and do not trust third party services to verify blockchain informations but this doesn’t translate to ultimate security or a secured wallet.

Many will tell you that for long term wallet storage airgapped wallet are you’re go to. And you do not need hardware wallet to build an airgap wallet some software wallet with and air fall device can do that Perfectly for you and then you have bitcoin core for your watch only wallet running a full node

Any wallets used by Satosh would probably be too old to be used this time, since developers must have seen through some flaws and limitations that necessitated upgrades to those old versions. Your best bet at protecting your bitcoins should be to read about what's safe this time and use them, even though we know that what's safe today may not be safe tomorrow.

Another thing is to keep abreast of the happenings in the industry to know when you have to update versions that you're currently using.

You can use any wallet to store your Bitcoins, it depends on you, but there is definitely a reason to use a hardware wallet because of the strong security that exists here. Every wallet is good and suitable and is designed to be convenient enough to use, but if you leave the wallet seed phrase in a random place, it will not provide you with any security.
 So the more secure the wallet seed phrase, the more secure your wallet will be and the more secure it will provide you. That is why I say you should keep the wallet seed properly secured.

Well, what he did at that time was not because this was the best option available but because it was the only option available. But I can't agree more that his coins are still safe, while those who, God knows what they have done or how much they have searched for ways to protect their coins, end up losing them to such hacks even though they never did anything wrong.

The reason for Satoshi's coins to be safe is very easy. His setup is like an air-gapped cold storage. He must have created a seed phrase on an air-gapped device, and he did not need hardware wallets at all. We can also do exactly what he did. But we are not sure whether he has other coins or uses other wallets.

The main issue is not with hardware wallets. It's with the supply chain and firmware trust in specific companies, so we have to be careful about whom we trust. Even when choosing a device we have had for a long time, it could be tampered with while we create an air-gapped wallet, thinking we are safe now.

Some part of your post is cringe. Technology in what essence? Satoshi used Bitcoin client(used to be Bitcoin wallet, node, and miner) before it was later changed to Bitcoin core. The address are old pay to public keys where bunch of keys are generated with their private keys from wallet database, you will see it as wallet.dat on core unlike the modern wallets we have today where you can generate bunch of keys from a seed and backup seed phrase


Running your node gives you privacy but doesn't save your from your own mistakes. From what OP is asking, he is trying to understand the magic behind Satoshi old wallet addresses and why hackers have not been able to have access to them. You might be surprised that the affect users on the ledger chain supply run full node with their ledger but they got affected because they bought a wallet device from wrongs hands.

It is optional to own a hardware wallet, many believed that it has additional security but it's not foolproof. During my early days, it's said to be the most secure way of storing bitcoins. But it doesn't look that it is in present due to the recent incidents. Things are changing and bitcoin forever is correct that in the past, it's different. While things are scary these times, I think that everyone will be put into panic if someone cracks on the private keys of satoshi and transfers it to their own. And even if bitcoin core is safe yet the user is careless, the safety that it has is nonsense for that person.

Hardware Wallets were a lot better when they were mainly focused on offering a safe, idiot proof way of storing Bitcoin.  After they started caring less about making the Bitcoin community happy and more about making money through marketing and Shit Coins, the quality degraded over time for most of them.  The best device is one that does not connect to the Internet at all, and there was the Passport device for that but I honestly did not keep up with all their newest developments to know if that is still the case with their latest models.

But to safely store Bitcoin you simply need that, an offline device no body else other than you have access to.  We do not need to go back to learning how to make a fire in order to cook some meat, my Bitcoin has never been touched by hands of strangers and I am hoping my ways of storing it are going to keep it that way for ever.  It is not rocket science, you only have to actually care.