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
SeedSigner+
DIY, stateless, air-gapped. Build from parts or buy pre-built.
EmulatorJade Plus
Budget-friendly, travel-sized. Virtual secure element.
Emulator Coming SoonCompare All Devices
Side-by-side comparison to help you choose.
Sparrow Wallet
Desktop coordinator. Coin control, PSBT signing, multisig.
Bull Bitcoin
Single-sig hot wallet. Non-custodial. Buy, sell, and spend.
Bitcoin Core Wallet
Use Bitcoin Core as an online wallet. Simple to understand, but the keys remain on a networked computer.
Offline Bitcoin Core
Keep keys on an offline computer and move PSBTs through a separate watch-only wallet.
Multisig with Sparrow
Use two of three keys to spend. This adds redundancy and more recovery work.
Multisig with Bitcoin Core
Use three Bitcoin Core signer wallets and a 2-of-3 descriptor policy.
Run a Bitcoin Core Node
Verify the blockchain yourself and connect compatible wallet software to your own node.
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.
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.