HITCON CMT 2018 · Taiwan · 2018

HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet Badge

Blockchain wallet badge with secure element, e-paper, Wi-Fi, and BLE

HITCON CMT 2018's official events page documents HITCON Wallet as a limited blockchain electronic badge for Royal VIP and Premium Pass holders, with secure-element cold-wallet functionality, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Low Energy. The same official page says holders could join a secret activity during the conference and later use the device as an offline physical wallet for Bitcoin or Ethereum.

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EventHITCON CMT 2018

SeriesHITCON

LocationTaipei Nangang Exhibition Center 5F

CountryTaiwan

People

Authors & Credits

event and HITCON Wallet publisher

HITCON

Official publisher of the 2018 event, location, ticketing, HITCON Wallet, HITCON Token, and Hacker Cat source material used for this record.

Source

Why It Mattered

It records a rare conference badge explicitly framed around blockchain, secure-element wallet behaviour, e-paper, and digital-token event play before later HITCON PCB badge records.

Hardware

The official source documents a circuit-board HITCON Wallet badge with a Secure Element CoolWallet, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, and BLE. This pass does not claim an exact controller, secure-element part number, schematic, BOM, display part, repository, or final wallet security properties.

Software & Apps

The source-backed software surface is limited to HITCON Token and wallet/event activity framing, including conference token collection and merchandise exchange context. No stable public firmware or blockchain source archive has been recovered in this pass.

Lore

HITCON CMT 2018 introduced digital currency into the conference and souvenirs, paired Hacker Cat upgrades with HITCON Token collection, and treated the Wallet badge as a limited-edition benefit of Royal VIP and Premium passes.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

distribution policy source-backed

Royal VIP and Premium Wallet distribution

HITCON described the Wallet badge as coming with Royal VIP and Premium Passes, with the KKTIX page documenting limited electronic-board inclusion for VIP and Premium tickets.

Compatibility: HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet Badge

Source

event game source-backed

HITCON Token and Hacker Cat activity

The official 2018 pages introduced digital currency into souvenirs, HITCON Token collection, and Hacker Cat upgrades alongside the Wallet badge context.

Compatibility: HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet Badge

Source

hardware architecture source-backed

HITCON Wallet secure-element board

The official events page says HITCON Wallet contained a Secure Element CoolWallet, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Low Energy.

Compatibility: HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet Badge

Source

software and security claim source-backed caveat

Offline physical wallet framing

HITCON said badge holders could use the device after the event as an offline physical wallet for Bitcoin or Ethereum, but this catalogue pass does not independently verify wallet security or firmware implementation.

Compatibility: HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet Badge

Source

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

distribution and original-badge caveat note

HITCON describes the Wallet badge as limited to Royal VIP and Premium Pass holders, and KKTIX says the electronic badges could not be used for verification, registration, or lunch pickup because attendees still needed the original badge.

The record distinguishes the Wallet electronic board from the regular conference credential and avoids implying universal attendee distribution.

Confidence: primary source
Status: documented
Timeframe: HITCON CMT 2018 registration and event operations
Source note: HITCON CMT 2018 events and KKTIX ticketing pages.

hardware and firmware archive gap note

The official sources document Secure Element CoolWallet, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, BLE, HITCON Token, wallet framing, and limited distribution, but this pass did not recover schematic, BOM, chip-part IDs, firmware, source repository, or independent wallet-security analysis.

The catalogue preserves the official badge and activity evidence while avoiding unverified security, blockchain, or component-level claims.

Confidence: source-backed but incomplete
Status: needs public technical archive
Timeframe: 2018 Wallet badge archive pass
Source note: HITCON CMT 2018 events and ticketing pages.

missing rights-cleared image note

No local HITCON CMT 2018 Wallet image has been added because the recovered official page and ticketing images have not been paired with explicit reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.

The 2018 HITCON Wallet entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery or publishing generated badge art.

Confidence: local project policy
Status: needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: badge.gallery image policy, HITCON CMT 2018 event pages, and KKTIX ticketing page.

Resources

HITCON CMT 2018 events event page · Official event page documenting HITCON Wallet, secure-element cold-wallet, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, BLE, secret activity, Bitcoin/Ethereum offline wallet framing, Royal VIP/Premium Pass distribution, HITCON Token, and Hacker Cat context. HITCON CMT 2018 home event page · Official home page documenting July 27-28, 2018 dates, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center venue, and digital-wallet/HITCON Token event framing. HITCON CMT 2018 location venue page · Official location page for Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center 5F and the No.1 Jingmao 2nd Road, Nangang District address. HITCON CMT 2018 ticketing ticket page · KKTIX/HITCON ticketing page corroborating VIP and Premium Pass limited electronic board inclusion and the caveat that electronic badges were not used for registration verification or lunch pickup.

Sources

HITCON: HITCON CMT 2018 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for July 27-28, 2018 dates, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center venue, and digital-wallet/HITCON Token event theme. HITCON: HITCON CMT 2018 Events Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary HITCON Wallet source for Secure Element CoolWallet, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Royal VIP/Premium Pass distribution, secret activity, offline Bitcoin/Ethereum wallet framing, HITCON Token, and Hacker Cat. KKTIX / HITCON: HITCON CMT 2018 Ticketing Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary ticketing source for limited electronic board inclusion in VIP and Premium tickets plus the original-badge caveat for registration and lunch pickup.