Self-Custody Tutorials

Free, open-source guides for securing your own Bitcoin. Device in hand, step by step. No tracking. No paywalls.

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Seeds

Generation

Hardware Wallet

Let your device generate the seed. Easiest, requires trust in the manufacturer.

Seed Picker Cards

Shuffle a physical deck of BIP-39 words. Verifiable, no electronics needed.

Dice Rolls

99 rolls on SeedSigner or manual binary. Maximum verifiability.

Entropia Pills

3D-printed capsules with BIP-39 words. Tactile and educational.

Camera Entropy

SeedSigner hashes a photo for entropy. Fast and open source.

Codex32

Generate, verify, and split your seed entirely by hand. Zero electronic trust.

In Use

Signing Devices

SeedSigner+

DIY, stateless, air-gapped. Build from parts or buy pre-built.

Emulator

ColdCard Q

Full QWERTY keyboard, camera, large display. Dual secure elements.

Emulator Coming Soon

Jade Plus

Budget-friendly, travel-sized. Virtual secure element.

Emulator Coming Soon

Passport

Premium machined aluminum. QR air-gap. Best looking device.

Compare All Devices

Side-by-side comparison to help you choose.

Software

Sparrow Wallet

Desktop coordinator. Coin control, PSBT signing, multisig.

Bull Bitcoin

Single-sig hot wallet. Non-custodial. Buy, sell, and spend.

Multisig with Sparrow

2-of-3 multisig setup. The gold standard for large amounts.

At Rest

Single-Sig Steel Backup

Stamp your 24 words into steel. Fire-proof, flood-proof, forever.

Multi-Sig Steel Backup

Seed phrases + wallet descriptor on distributed plates. 2-of-3 recovery.

Checklists

First Setup

Just got a device? Start here.

Backup Verification

Prove your backup works before you need it.

Inheritance Planning

Make sure your Bitcoin doesn't die with you.