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| Provider | Description |
| --- | --- |
**[Wasabi Wallet](https://www.wasabiwallet.io/)** (BitCoin) | An open source, native desktop wallet for Windows, Linux and MacOS. Wasabi implements trustless CoinJoins over the Tor network. Neither an observer nor the participants can determine which output belongs to which input. This makes it difficult for outside parties to trace where a particular coin originated from and where it was sent to, which greatly improves privacy. Since it's trustless, the CoinJoin coordinator cannot breach the privacy of the participants. Wasabi is compatible with cold storage, and hardware wallets, including OpenCard and Trezor.
**[Trezor](https://trezor.io/)**<br>(All Coins) | Open source, cross-platform, offline, crypto wallet, compatible with 1000+ coins. Your private key is generated on the device, and never leaves it, all transactions are signed by the Trezor, which ensures your wallet is safe from theft. There are native apps for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android and iOS, but Trezor is also compatible with other wallets, such as Wasabi. You can back the Trezor up, either by writing down the seed, or by duplicating it to another device. It is simple and intuitive to use, but also incredible customisable with a large range of advanced features
**[Trezor](https://trezor.io/)**<br>(All Coins) | Open source, cross-platform, offline, crypto wallet, compatible with 1000+ coins. Your private key is generated on the device, and never leaves it, all transactions are signed by the Trezor, which ensures your wallet is safe from theft. There are native apps for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android and iOS, but Trezor is also compatible with other wallets, such as Wasabi. You can back the Trezor up, either by writing down the seed, or by duplicating it to another device. It is simple and intuitive to use, but also incredible customisable with a large range of advanced features.
**[ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/)** (BitCoin) | An easy-to-use, super secure, open source BitCoin hardware wallet, which can be used independently as an air-gapped wallet. ColdCard is based on partially signed Bitcoin transactions following the [BIP174](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0174.mediawiki) standard. Built specifically for BitCoin, and with a variety of unique security features, ColdCard is secure, trustless, private and easy-to-use. Companion products for the ColdCard include: [BlockClock](http://blockclockmini.com/), [SeedPlate](http://bitcoinseedbackup.com/) and [ColdPower](http://usbcoldpower.com/)
**[Electrum](https://electrum.org/)** (BitCoin) | Long-standing Python-based BitCoin wallet with good security features. Private keys are encrypted and do not touch the internet and balance is checked with a watch-only wallet. Compatible with other wallets, so there is no tie-in, and funds can be recovered with your secret seed. It supports proof-checking to verify transactions using SPV, multi-sig and add-ons for compatibility with hardware wallets. A decentralized server indexes ledger transactions, meaning it's fast and doesn't require much disk space. The potential security issue here would not be with the wallet, but rather your PC- you must ensure your computer is secure and your wallet has a long, strong passphrase to encrypt it with.
**[Samourai Wallet](https://samouraiwallet.com/)** (BitCoin) | An open-source, BitCoin-only privacy-focused wallet, with some innovative features.<br>Samourai Wallet works under any network conditions, with a full offline mode, useful for cold storage. It also supports a comprehensive range of privacy features including: STONEWALL that helps guard against address clustering deanonymization attacks, PayNym which allows you to receive funds without revealing your public address for all to see, Stealth Mode which hides Samourai from your devices launcher, Remote SMS Commands to wipe or recover your wallet if device is seized or stolen, and Whirlpool which is similar to a coin mixer, and OpenDime is also supported for offline USB hardware wallets.
**[CryptoSteel](https://cryptosteel.com/how-it-works)**<br>(All Coins) | A steel plate, with engraved letters which can be permanently screwed - CryptoSteel is a good fire-proof, shock-proof, water-proof and stainless cryptocurrency backup solution
**[Atomic Wallet](https://atomicwallet.io/)** (All Coins) | Atomic is an open source desktop and mobile based wallet, where you're private keys are stored on your local device, and do not touch the internet. Atomic has great feature sets, and supports swapping, staking and lending directly from the app. However, most of Atomic's features require an active internet connection, and Atomic [does not support](https://support.atomicwallet.io/article/160-does-atomic-wallet-offer-hardware-wallet-integration) hardware wallets yet. Therefor, it may only be a good choice as a secondary wallet, for storing small amounts of your actively used currency
**[CryptoSteel](https://cryptosteel.com/how-it-works)**<br>(All Coins) | A steel plate, with engraved letters which can be permanently screwed - CryptoSteel is a good fire-proof, shock-proof, water-proof and stainless cryptocurrency backup solution.
**[BitBox02](https://shiftcrypto.ch/)** (BitCoin or Ethereum & ERC-20 tokens) | Open source hardware wallet, supporting secure multisig with the option for making encrypted backups on a MicroSD card.
**[ColdCard](https://coldcardwallet.com/)** (BitCoin) | Secure, open source BitCoin cold storage wallet, with the option for making encrypted backups on a MicroSD card.
#### Word of Warning
Avoid using any online/ hot-wallet, as you will have no control over the security of your private keys. Offline paper wallets are very secure, but ensure you store it properly- to keep it safe from theft, loss or damage.
### Notable Mentions
[Metamask](https://metamask.io/) (Ethereum and ERC20 tokens) is a bridge that allows you to visit and interact with distributed web apps in your browser. Metamask has good hardware wallet support, so you can use it to swap, stake, sign, lend and interact with dapps without you're private key ever leaving your device. However the very nature of being a browser-based app means that you need to stay vigilant with what services you give access to.
## Crypto Exchanges
| Provider | Description |