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In-Person Workshop

Bitcoin Cold Storage Fundamentals

Before you move Bitcoin off an exchange, understand cold storage properly.

A focused, hands-on workshop using Coldcard and Sparrow Wallet. Offline seed generation, microSD airgapping, BIP39 passphrases, watch-only wallets, and serious Bitcoin self-custody workflows, in two and a half hours with a device in your hands.

Date

Saturday 27 June

Time

9:30am to 12pm

Location

Gold Coast, in person

Seats

6 only

Equipment

Coldcard provided

$

Price

$59 introductory

No real Bitcoin required|No real seed phrases shared

Reserve your seat

Six seats. One date. Book below.

Seats are limited to keep it practical. Booking and payment are handled below — scroll down for full workshop details.

Why now

Quieter conditions are better for learning.

Bitcoin has cooled from recent highs. For people thinking seriously about Bitcoin, quieter market conditions are a useful time to learn the fundamentals without the noise. When markets are hot, people rush. Cooler conditions are better for learning how custody actually works.

Most people either leave Bitcoin on an exchange or buy a hardware wallet and assume the job is done. Serious self-custody is more than owning a device. It involves keys, backups, recovery, transaction workflow, documentation, and the discipline to move slowly.

In this workshop, attendees will get a Coldcard in their hands and learn how offline seed generation, microSD airgapping, and Sparrow Wallet fit together in a client-controlled Bitcoin self-custody workflow.

What you will learn

The concepts that matter.

  • Why exchange balances are not the same as direct key control
  • What a master seed is
  • Why private keys should stay offline
  • What a Coldcard signing device does
  • How microSD airgapping works
  • What a BIP39 passphrase is and what it does
  • How Sparrow Wallet creates a watch-only wallet
  • How Bitcoin transactions are built, signed, and broadcast
  • Why backup, recovery, and documentation matter

What you will do

Hands-on, practical.

  • Handle a Coldcard workshop device
  • Generate a temporary offline workshop seed
  • Export wallet information by microSD
  • Import a watch-only wallet into Sparrow
  • View receive addresses and wallet structure
  • See the build/sign/broadcast transaction workflow demonstrated

Safety

Any seed generated during the workshop is for learning only and must not be used for real funds.

Attendees must not bring, show, type, upload, photograph, or share any real seed phrase, private key, passphrase, PIN, password, or wallet recovery information.

Service boundary

Arise Bitcoin provides Bitcoin-only self-custody operational guidance. Arise does not take custody of keys, access wallets, touch seed phrases, sign transactions, broadcast transactions, or provide financial, legal, tax, SMSF, investment, or estate planning advice. The client remains responsible for all decisions, actions, wallets, backups, transactions, and outcomes.

Payment and cancellation

Payment is required at the time of booking to reserve a seat.

Workshop places are limited. If an attendee can no longer attend, they should notify Arise Bitcoin as soon as possible.

Cancellations made at least 7 days before the workshop may be refunded or transferred to a future workshop, subject to availability.

Cancellations made less than 7 days before the workshop are generally non-refundable, unless Arise Bitcoin agrees otherwise.

If an attendee cannot attend, they may transfer their seat to another suitable attendee by notifying Arise Bitcoin before the workshop.

If Arise Bitcoin needs to cancel or reschedule, attendees will be offered a refund or a transfer to a future workshop.