If you could only pick one for the next 10 years, which one and why??
A) Coldcard
B) SeedSigner
C) Jade
D) Passport
Discussion
Jade. Good enough for me.
Coldcard no question about it.
Coldcard. Easy to use, air gapped, secure element and works perfect with sparrow
Jade
Currently testing coldcard Q for a business team and liking it as a more advanced option
D becasuse it's Open Source and easy to use and the device looks like a phone, not like a "crypto" related device.
Seedsigner
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I have Ledger which I am concerned is not even on this list 😂
B) SeedSigner
Open source and off the shelf components.
Who knows what the world will look like in 10 years, so if it's the ONLY one, I'd want to be able to repair or replace it, discreetly if necessary, without depending on a company still being around.
Seedsigner. Hands down.
Reason: seedsigner holds no data, it's always ephemeral. Your keys are reentered whenever it's time to sign. Seedsigner prevents you from relying on electronics, like other hardware wallets.
If your "main" backup is in an electronic device, like the secure element of a cold-card, you are underinformed about reliability of electronics. Cold-card is a runner-up to Seedsigner, but it's single-source and not fully opens source hardware and some specific components. It's more convenient, and good to hand to the less technical if you are asking your brother or lawyer to be your backup in a multisig. But, in any case, you still need to backup your seeds in a more robust way than in an electronic wallet.
Seedsigner is only an offline signing tool, not a wallet. It is open source, can be replaced, and it's not necessary to move your bitcoin.
Your main backup should be in stainless steel. You also need the wallet derivation path (often overlooked) and for multisig, you also NEED the xpub of the absent wallets. Usually this is in the form of a wallet descriptor QR.
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None. Because I can achieve the same results through software.
But for those who are not technically savvy and not willing to take the time to learn, I'd start with Jade. Mainly because it is a Blockstream's product.
If one thinks the seed phrase is the only thing that needs to be secured in their compute environment, then they are not thinking straight.
Want to let us plebs know what else?
How about your social security number for one or other credentials needed for accessing web site and etc...
When a hardware device can secure all my sensitive data and not just my seed phrases, I will then seriously consider using a hardware device.
A
Coldcard Q without hesitations