Bitcoin Ciphers

Not your keys, not your coins

Every tool for holding your own bitcoin.

Hardware and software wallets, steel seed backups, multisig services, node kits, and privacy tools, sorted by what they do and described from the maker's own site.

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Ashigaru Wallet

Privacy & Coinjoin

An open-source, self-custodial Android Bitcoin wallet built for privacy by design. It supports Zerolink Whirlpool coinjoins, BIP47 PayNym reusable payment codes, connection to your own Dojo node over Tor, coin control with labelling and freezing, batch spending and a decoy stealth mode. Released under GPLv3.

ashigaru.rs

Bitcoin Core

Education & Resources

Bitcoin Core is the reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, and its site hosts release notes, security advisories, RPC documentation for every recent version and contributor guidance. It is the primary source for anyone running or building on their own full node.

bitcoincore.org

Bitcoin Keeper

Multisig & Collaborative Custody

Bitcoin Keeper is an open-source mobile wallet built around multisig self-custody, developed by BitHyve. It lets users assemble vaults from multiple hardware and software signers while retaining full control of their keys.

bitcoinkeeper.app

Bitcoin Safe

Software Wallets

Bitcoin-Safe is free and open-source desktop software for managing bitcoin cold storage wallets, built on the Bitcoin Development Kit. It requires a hardware signer and provides a modern interface for single-signature and multisig cold storage across Windows, macOS and Linux.

bitcoin-safe.org

Bitkey

Hardware Wallets

Bitkey is a bitcoin-only 2-of-3 multisig wallet combining a hardware device, a mobile app key and a server key, so there is no seed phrase to write down. The design includes built-in inheritance and recovery flows while the owner keeps control of spending.

bitkey.world

BlueWallet

Software Wallets

BlueWallet is an open-source mobile and desktop bitcoin wallet that includes a Multisig Vault feature alongside standard and watch-only wallets. Keys never leave the user's device, so the vault is fully self-custodial.

bluewallet.io

Casa

Multisig & Collaborative Custody

Casa provides multi-key self-custody for bitcoin using keys spread across several devices and locations, so no single device failure loses access. Plans add white-glove security guidance, inheritance planning and recovery support while the customer keeps control of their own keys.

casa.io

Electrum

Software Wallets

Electrum is a long-running open-source bitcoin wallet that supports multisig wallets, splitting the permission to spend coins between several wallets. It also supports cold storage with watch-only wallets, hardware devices and third-party multisig service plugins.

electrum.org

Krux

Hardware Wallets

Krux is open-source firmware that turns off-the-shelf Kendryte K210 devices into airgapped bitcoin transaction signers, commonly used as one of the signers in a multisig setup. It also provides tooling for creating, encrypting and recovering mnemonic backups.

selfcustody.github.io

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Ashigaru Wallet

Privacy & Coinjoin

An open-source, self-custodial Android Bitcoin wallet built for privacy by design. It supports Zerolink Whirlpool coinjoins, BIP47 PayNym reusable payment codes, connection to your own Dojo node over Tor, coin control with labelling and freezing, batch spending and a decoy stealth mode. Released under GPLv3.

ashigaru.rs

Bitcoin Core

Education & Resources

Bitcoin Core is the reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, and its site hosts release notes, security advisories, RPC documentation for every recent version and contributor guidance. It is the primary source for anyone running or building on their own full node.

bitcoincore.org

Bitcoin Keeper

Multisig & Collaborative Custody

Bitcoin Keeper is an open-source mobile wallet built around multisig self-custody, developed by BitHyve. It lets users assemble vaults from multiple hardware and software signers while retaining full control of their keys.

bitcoinkeeper.app

Bitcoin Safe

Software Wallets

Bitcoin-Safe is free and open-source desktop software for managing bitcoin cold storage wallets, built on the Bitcoin Development Kit. It requires a hardware signer and provides a modern interface for single-signature and multisig cold storage across Windows, macOS and Linux.

bitcoin-safe.org

Bitkey

Hardware Wallets

Bitkey is a bitcoin-only 2-of-3 multisig wallet combining a hardware device, a mobile app key and a server key, so there is no seed phrase to write down. The design includes built-in inheritance and recovery flows while the owner keeps control of spending.

bitkey.world

BlueWallet

Software Wallets

BlueWallet is an open-source mobile and desktop bitcoin wallet that includes a Multisig Vault feature alongside standard and watch-only wallets. Keys never leave the user's device, so the vault is fully self-custodial.

bluewallet.io

Casa

Multisig & Collaborative Custody

Casa provides multi-key self-custody for bitcoin using keys spread across several devices and locations, so no single device failure loses access. Plans add white-glove security guidance, inheritance planning and recovery support while the customer keeps control of their own keys.

casa.io

Electrum

Software Wallets

Electrum is a long-running open-source bitcoin wallet that supports multisig wallets, splitting the permission to spend coins between several wallets. It also supports cold storage with watch-only wallets, hardware devices and third-party multisig service plugins.

electrum.org

Krux

Hardware Wallets

Krux is open-source firmware that turns off-the-shelf Kendryte K210 devices into airgapped bitcoin transaction signers, commonly used as one of the signers in a multisig setup. It also provides tooling for creating, encrypting and recovering mnemonic backups.

selfcustody.github.io

The short version

Choosing a custody setup


Self-custody means you hold the keys and no company can freeze or lose your coins. It also means backups and mistakes are yours. The right setup depends on how much you hold and how often you move it.

Small amounts: a reputable software wallet. Savings: a hardware wallet plus a steel seed backup. Serious holdings: multisig across devices, possibly with a collaborative custody service holding one key.

This directory lists the tools in each layer with links to the maker. It is not an endorsement, and nothing here is financial advice. Buy hardware directly from the maker, never second-hand.

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