Hardware wallet
Keystone vs Tangem
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.
Tangem
Tangem sells a card-shaped wallet that talks to a phone over NFC. The default backup is extra cards, and a seed phrase is optional. Price and the coin list were not verified, so they are not quoted.
Facts
| Fact | Keystone | Tangem |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Keystone describes the product as an open-source, air-gapped hardware wallet. Private keys stay offline. Verified 2026-10-26 | Tangem sells an NFC card wallet and says it is non-custodial. Keys are generated in the secure element and stay in the chip. 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 | — |
| Backup | — | The default setup is seedless, with extra cards as the backup. Tangem says a seed phrase is optional. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| App source | — | Tangem says the app source is published and that the company does not run servers to process the chain transaction. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Company | — | Tangem AG lists its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. 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.
Tangem sources
- Type
Verified 2026-10-26
Tangem sells an NFC card wallet and says it is non-custodial. Keys are generated in the secure element and stay in the chip.
- Backup
Verified 2026-10-26
The default setup is seedless, with extra cards as the backup. Tangem says a seed phrase is optional.
- App source
Verified 2026-10-26
Tangem says the app source is published and that the company does not run servers to process the chain transaction.
- Company
Verified 2026-10-26
Tangem AG lists its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland.
Order on this site follows published fees. An Affiliate tag does not change it.