Hardware wallet
Keystone vs Ledger
Same kind of product, two profiles. Affiliate status is not how this page is ordered.
Keystone
Keystone is an air-gapped hardware wallet that moves transactions by QR code instead of a USB cable. Price and the exact coin list were not verified.
Ledger
Ledger sells hardware wallets. The private keys are meant to stay inside the device, and you confirm transactions on the device screen. Current model names, prices, and certification claims were not re-verified, so none are quoted.
Facts
| Fact | Keystone | Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Keystone describes the product as an open-source, air-gapped hardware wallet. Private keys stay offline. Verified 2026-10-26 | Ledger sells hardware wallets and describes them as non-custodial: you hold the private keys. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Recovery | Keystone says a backed-up seed phrase restores the wallet on a new Keystone or on any BIP-39 wallet. Verified 2026-10-26 | — |
| Firmware | Keystone offers a multi-coin firmware and a separate Bitcoin-only firmware. Verified 2026-10-26 | — |
| Security model | — | Ledger says the devices keep private keys offline in a Secure Element, and that a Secret Recovery Phrase restores a lost device. Ledger describes the device software as its own OS. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| App | — | Ledger says you pair the device with the Ledger Wallet app. Verified 2026-10-26 |
Keystone sources
- Type
Verified 2026-10-26
Keystone describes the product as an open-source, air-gapped hardware wallet. Private keys stay offline.
- Recovery
Verified 2026-10-26
Keystone says a backed-up seed phrase restores the wallet on a new Keystone or on any BIP-39 wallet.
- Firmware
Verified 2026-10-26
Keystone offers a multi-coin firmware and a separate Bitcoin-only firmware.
Ledger sources
- Type
Verified 2026-10-26
Ledger sells hardware wallets and describes them as non-custodial: you hold the private keys.
- Security model
Verified 2026-10-26
Ledger says the devices keep private keys offline in a Secure Element, and that a Secret Recovery Phrase restores a lost device. Ledger describes the device software as its own OS.
- App
Verified 2026-10-26
Ledger says you pair the device with the Ledger Wallet app.
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