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Coldcard Hardware Wallet
Coldcard Hardware Wallet
  • Why we recommend Coldcard
  • Guide Overview
  • Wasabi Wallet companion app
  • 🏰Security Overview
    • Is Coldcard secure?
    • Securing the wallet: overview of the basics
    • How people lose their Bitcoin
  • 🔐Create your wallet & backup
    • What you need
    • Initializing the device
    • Coldcard PIN Overview
    • PIN Steps
    • Updating the Firmware
      • Verifying the Firmware
    • Wallet backup basics
    • Create Wallet backup
      • Dice Roll Method (optional)
      • MicroSD backup (optional)
    • Seed XOR (optional)
      • Steps for Seed XOR
      • Restoring from Seed XOR
    • Passphrase Overview
    • Steps for adding a passphrase
      • Lockdown Seed
    • Installing Wasabi Wallet
      • Verifying Wasabi Wallet
    • Connecting to Wasabi Wallet
      • Air-Gapped Coldcard (optional)
  • ⛓How to use Coldcard with Wasabi Wallet
    • Steps for receiving Bitcoin payments
    • Steps for sending Bitcoin
      • Privacy/Coin Control
      • PSBT Method (optional)
  • 🏹More Features
    • PIN Security Features
    • Power & Login
    • Address Explorer
    • BIP-85 Wallets
      • Using BIP-85 with Wasabi
  • ⚠Summary
    • DO's & DONT's
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  • “The Coldcard device is the most secure Bitcoin wallet of all time. Wasabi Wallet is the most private Bitcoin wallet of all time. Combined together, they are the most powerful financial sovereignty toolkit ever created.”
  • Coldcard benefits and limitations
  • What is this all for?

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Why we recommend Coldcard

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“The Coldcard device is the most secure Bitcoin wallet of all time. Wasabi Wallet is the most private Bitcoin wallet of all time. Combined together, they are the most powerful financial sovereignty toolkit ever created.”

The Coldcard Mk.3 is an open-source Bitcoin-only hardware device dedicated to the purpose of creating ultra-secure Bitcoin wallets and making Bitcoin transactions. It allows you to manage all of your Bitcoin private keys and access your funds securely, even if your computer or your phone is compromised.

The Coldcard is created by cypherpunks and adheres to the highest standards of Bitcoin security hardware. It is the optimal device for those seeking extreme security and individuals and businesses wishing to store several bitcoins for a long time.

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Coldcard benefits and limitations

  • ✅Ultra-secure access with pin and passphrase

  • ✅Fully open-source and heavily reviewed

  • ✅Easy backup and secure recovery

  • ✅Bitcoin-only firmware

  • ✅Advanced transaction features

  • ✅Plausible deniability options

  • ✅Great for long-term storage

  • ✅Perfect for day-to-day usage of large amounts

  • ✅Very reputable and renown team

  • ✅Setup time: 60 minutes

  • ❌Requires shipping

  • ❌Less convenient usage

Note

What is this all for?

  • Buying Bitcoin from a non-custodial exchange.

  • Ability to transact with Bitcoin on a laptop (funding exchanges, making payments).

  • Storing Bitcoin with backups for long-term before upgrading to a hardware wallet.

  • Managing different wallets for different purposes.

  • Transact easily using the QR code capabilities.

The Coldcard device is designed to be used in combination with laptop or mobile Bitcoin software wallets. Our recommendation is to use the Coldcard in combination with the .

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