Storing bitcoins in a paper wallet is the most secure way to keep them, but making paper wallets is a hassle. Piper makes it easy.
Making a paper wallet shouldn’t be a hassle, but currently it is. You have to download a LiveCD, make sure it has bitcoin software on it, burn the CD, reboot your computer, go into the BIOS and make sure the CD is selected as the first boot device, then boot into the LiveCD, install and configure your printer, etc.
Piper is a hardware-based paper wallet generator and printer. It’s easy to use, and yet fully customizable. Piper has a single button which creates a new paper wallet when pressed. Piper also has an HDMI port and a USB port, so you can hook up a TV/Monitor and Mouse and Keyboard, and customize your prints or even use your own USB printer.
Piper has a single button which creates a new paper wallet when pressed. Piper also has a mode switch which is used to switch between “Remember” and “Forget” modes. When Piper is in Remember mode, the paper wallets you print will be backed up on Piper’s internal memory. If you plug in a USB drive, Piper will automatically back up the keys used to make the paper wallets it has printed. When Piper is in Forget mode, the paper wallets will not be stored internally.
Piper is 100% open source, so you can clearly see how the paper wallets are generated. Piper has no internet connection, so nobody can ever steal your private keys and therefore your bitcoins. Piper has passed 26 of the Dieharder tests of randomness, and every unit includes this test so you can run it yourself and verify the randomness of the private keys generated.
Piper is powered by a Raspberry Pi Linux computer and paper wallets printed by Piper will last 7 years or more if stored properly. Piper comes with a USA Socket 110-140VAC compatible power adaptor and 1 roll of paper. Each roll is enough for more than 100 paper wallets. Extra rolls can be purchased on the https://piperwallet.com website.
Check out more info about Piper here: https://piperwallet.com
