Privacy Ratings

Open-source crypto wallets

14 crypto wallets whose code is public under an OSI-approved license, rated for privacy with evidence. Picks first, then by score.

  1. Bitcoin Core Grade A

    Reference implementation of Bitcoin: a full node that downloads and validates the entire blockchain, with a built-in wallet, a graphical interface and an RPC interface.

    MIT. Source code

  2. Cake Wallet Grade B

    Open-source, self-custodial mobile and desktop wallet for Monero, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies, with built-in exchange and purchase integrations.

    MIT. Source code

  3. Electrum Grade B

    Lightweight Bitcoin wallet for desktop and Android that verifies transactions through SPV servers, with support for hardware wallets, multisig, watch-only wallets and Lightning.

    MIT. Source code

  4. Feather Wallet Grade B

    Open-source desktop Monero wallet for Linux, Tails, Windows and macOS, with Tor support, hardware wallet support and coin control.

    BSD-3-Clause. Source code

  5. Phoenix Grade B

    Self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet for Android and iOS from ACINQ, which manages channels and liquidity automatically through the ACINQ node.

    Apache-2.0. The ACINQ node runs the open-source eclair Lightning implementation. Source code

  6. Sparrow Wallet Grade B

    Desktop Bitcoin wallet with detailed transaction and UTXO control, hardware wallet and multisig support, and the option to connect to a personal Bitcoin Core or Electrum server over Tor.

    Apache-2.0. Source code

  7. Specter Desktop Grade B

    Desktop app and web interface for managing Bitcoin multisig and single-key wallets with hardware signers, using a personal Bitcoin Core node or an Electrum server.

    MIT. Source code

  8. Wasabi Wallet Grade B

    Open source desktop Bitcoin wallet that routes traffic through Tor and supports WabiSabi coinjoins. The original zkSNACKs coordinator has shut down, so coinjoin requires configuring a third-party or self-hosted coordinator.

    MIT. Source code

  9. ZEUS Grade B

    Self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet for Android and iOS that runs an embedded Lightning node or connects to a personal LND, Core Lightning or other remote node.

    AGPL-3.0. Source code

  10. BitBox02 Grade C

    Swiss hardware wallet for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with open source firmware and companion app, a secure chip, multisig support and microSD card backups.

    Apache-2.0 for the firmware. The BitBoxApp is also Apache-2.0. Source code

  11. Blockstream Jade Grade D

    Open-source Bitcoin and Liquid hardware wallet from Blockstream, with a camera for air-gapped QR signing and a virtual secure element that splits PIN protection between the device and a remote oracle server.

    GPL-3.0 for the firmware as a whole, with some components under MIT. The PIN oracle server code is also public. Source code

  12. BlueWallet Grade D

    Self-custodial Bitcoin wallet for Android, iOS and macOS with watch-only wallets, multisig vaults, coin control, hardware wallet support and the option to connect to a personal Electrum server.

    MIT. Source code

  13. Bitkey Grade D

    Bitcoin wallet from Block made of a phone app, a hardware key and a Block-run server key in a 2-of-3 multisig setup, with recovery without a seed phrase.

    MIT for the app, firmware and server code, published as a copy of the internal repository. Source code

  14. Envoy Grade D

    Companion mobile app for the Foundation Passport hardware wallet, used to set up the device, manage accounts and send transactions over QR codes, with encrypted cloud backups.

    GPL-3.0-or-later. Source code

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