Paris – Tuesday, June 26th 2018 – ARCHOS, the French pioneer of consumer electronics, announces today that its Safe-T mini is available on pre-order on both amazon.com and archos.com for shipment starting Tuesday, July 17th 2018. The ARCHOS Safe-T mini provides cryptocurrency traders with a cold storage wallet combining a superior level of security, both hardware and software, priced at €49,99 / £49,99 / $59,99. For the first time, ARCHOS will accept payment in Bitcoin on its online store.
+24 million people own cryptocurrencies[1]. They are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. Among the range of protection available to them now comes the ARCHOS Safe-T mini. Manufactured by Eiffage Energie Electronique in Verquin, in the North of France, to guarantee a high level of traceability and security, the ARCHOS Safe-T mini embeds:
- Encrypted chipset memory, in addition to its 6 digits PIN code.
- Open source software, based on the Trezor development, available on GitHUB, where others can contribute further.
- Secure storage of repatriated crypto assets, after trading on any preferred exchange platform.
- Support of 75% of total market cap of cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Dash, Ether, Ether Classic, Litecoin, ERC20 tokens.
- Companion web app for easy set-up and use.
The Top 5 reasons to purchase the ARCHOS Safe-T mini:
- The ARCHOS Safe-T mini is immune to computer viruses.
- Private and recovery keys are stored on the ARCHOS Safe-T mini, offline, and can therefore not be hacked.
- Only its users see these keys entirely on the OLED screen of the ARCHOS Safe-T mini.
- All transactions must be validated with the hardware buttons of the ARCHOS Safe-T mini. It is thus impossible for cybercriminals to modify them.
- In case the user loses its ARCHOS Safe-T mini, coins can be recovered using its 24-word seed.
ARCHOS has built a dedicated team around the security and blockchains. This team will maintain the ARCHOS Safe-T mini and will publish regular updates with additionally supported cryptocurrencies.
Availability and Price
The ARCHOS Safe-T mini is now available for pre-order on amazon.com and on archos.com for WW shipment starting Tuesday, July 17th 2018.
It is priced €49,99 / £49,99 / $59,99. To go beyond the proof of concept, for the first time, ARCHOS will accept payment in Bitcoin on its online store.
To follow the news dedicated to the ARCHOS Safe-T mini, please join the following group on Telegram: https://t.me/ArchosCrypto.
About ARCHOS
ARCHOS, a pioneer in consumer electronics, continues to innovate and revolutionize the consumer electronics market. Among others, the French manufacturer was first with an HDD MP3 player in 2000, a multimedia player in 2003, Google Android-powered tablets in 2009, a connected Smart Home in 2014 and PicoWAN, the first collaborative network dedicated to the IoT, in 2016. Today, ARCHOS designs and democratizes solutions with high innovation value: tablets and smartphones, home and IoT, urban mobility, and security and blockchains. With headquarters in France, offices in Europe and in Asia, ARCHOS has become a strong pan-European player. ARCHOS is quoted on Compartment C of Eurolist, Euronext Paris, ISIN Code: FR0000182479.
