CardwareBitcoin-only wallet
Cardware Wallet
Cardware Wallet is a Bitcoin-only wallet released in February 2025. Key specs: secure element chip, secure element certification EAL6+, air-gapped signing, signing connectivity QR code.
5.8Score
Security9.5
Open source3.0
Bitcoin features4.9
Ease of use3.6
Connectivity6.2
price range€60–80Reference price converted from USD
- Released
- February 2025
- Brand
- Cardware
- Popularity
- #35 of 141
- Model numbers
- Cardware
YesSecure Element chip
EAL6+Secure Element certification
NoOpen-source firmware
YesAir-gapped signing
QR codeSigning connectivity
2.14″Screen size
NoBuilt-in battery
60 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among Bitcoin-only wallets
Compared with every model of this kind in the catalog.
Specifications
Full specifications
Security
- Secure Element chip
- Yes
- Air-gapped signing
- Yes
- 100% air-gapped
- Yes
- Supply-chain & tamper protection
- Yes
- Anti-klepto (anti-exfil) signing
- Yes
Firmware & open source
- Open-source firmware
- No
- Source code available
- Yes
- Reproducible builds
- No
- Upgradable firmware
- No
- Bitcoin-only firmware / edition
- Yes
Device lock
- PIN lock
- Yes
- PIN entered on the device
- Yes
- Fingerprint unlock
- No
- Duress PIN / decoy wallet
- No
- Brick / wipe PIN
- No
- Wipe after failed attempts
- Yes
- Time-delayed unlock
- No
- Anti-phishing words
- No
Keys & backup
- BIP39 passphrase
- Yes
- Shamir backup (SLIP-39)
- No
- Seed XOR
- No
- BIP85 child seeds
- Yes
- 24-word seed
- Yes
- SeedQR backup
- No
- microSD backup
- No
- NFC backup card
- No
- User-added entropy (dice)
- Yes
- Stateless use (no stored keys)
- No
- Multiple seeds on one device
- No
Bitcoin features
- Multisig
- Yes
- Taproot
- No
- Miniscript
- No
- Message signing
- Yes
- Coin control
- Yes
- Own node connection
- Yes
- Tor support
- Yes
- Replace-by-fee
- Yes
- Silent Payments
- No
- Spending limits
- No
- Testnet
- No
Supported assets
- Altcoins & tokens
- No
- Bitcoin only
- Yes
Connectivity
- USB
- No
- USB-C
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- No
- NFC
- No
- QR code camera
- Yes
- Animated QR (UR)
- No
- microSD signing
- No
Screen & input
- Screen
- Yes
- Screen size
- 2.14″
- Screen type
- LCD
- Screen resolution
- 128 × 160
- Touchscreen
- No
- Colour screen
- Yes
- Gorilla Glass
- No
- Controls
- Buttons
- QWERTY keyboard
- No
Battery & power
- Built-in battery
- No
- Wireless charging
- No
Design
- Weight
- 60 g
- Length
- 86 mm
- Width
- 54 mm
- Thickness
- 11 mm
- Materials
- Plastic
- Water / dust resistance
- No
- Several colours available
- No
- Warranty (months)
- 12
- Assembled in
- South Africa
- DIY build possible
- No
Apps
- Official apps
- Web
- Desktop app
- No
- Mobile app
- No
- Works with wallet apps
- Sparrow
- Compatible third-party wallets
- 1
Other features
- FIDO2 / U2F security key
- No
- Password manager
- No
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
In collections
Bitcoin-only wallets: Air-gapped signing7Hardware wallets: Secure Element chip + Bitcoin only8Hardware wallets: Bitcoin only + QR code camera10Bitcoin-only wallets: Multisig11Bitcoin-only wallets: Bitcoin only12Hardware wallets: Air-gapped signing + Bitcoin only12Hardware wallets: Secure Element chip + QR code camera15Hardware wallets — Secure Element certification: EAL6+ + multisig15
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