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Bitkey is the safe, easy way to own and manage bitcoin. It’s a mobile app, hardware device, and a set of recovery tools, for simple, secure self-custody.

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Jason Karsh

How one engineer got into bitcoin–and her parents into multi-sig

On March 16, 1990, just a day after his inauguration, then-president of Brazil Fernando Collor de Mello put an 18-month freeze on every Brazilian savings account with a balance larger than $1200, telling account holders the government had effectively “borrowed” their money.  The measure affected 80% of all bank deposits,...

Max Guise

Building better bitcoin self-custody

Bitkey roadmap update, April 2025 Bitcoin custody has always been defined by tradeoffs. Privacy, safety, and usability have been inextricably linked, forcing users to choose which qualities matter most to them, index on those qualities, and put up with compromise on the others.  Most single-sig hardware offers good privacy, but...

Jordan Mecom
Jonathan Pollack

Hardware security for peace of mind

Trusting hardware you buy online or in retail As the team expands where customers can purchase Bitkey, it’s a good time to share how we think about the security of the hardware. Specifically, customers want to know whether buying a Bitkey from a retailer introduces new hardware tampering risks....

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