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Comprehensive guide to the best and most secure hardware wallets for your cryptocurrencies in 2026.

No matter whether you hold cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, or XRP for long-term wealth building, are eyeing profits from crypto trading, or simply believe in cryptocurrencies as a freer and better alternative to existing money. It’s important that you store your assets securely. This is really only possible if you use a cold wallet for that, and preferably one that you can operate largely offline, so a hardware wallet with the corresponding features. The key term here is essentially self custody. In a cold wallet, you don’t hold the actual cryptocurrencies (since they are publicly stored on the respective blockchain), but the private keys to these assets. Whoever has the keys effectively has the power to access the assets, for example to sell or trade them. If you leave your wallets on a central platform—for example, on a crypto exchange—it manages your keys. If the exchange gets hacked, shuts down its service, etc., you have no way to do anything about it, because it holds the private keys and not you.

What distinguishes the best crypto hardware wallets?

Basically, of course, everything is a matter of personal preferences and how you weigh them. Not every feature is equally important to everyone. However, from our point of view, there are some points that are important and that distinguish the best crypto hardware wallets, and along which you can „guide yourselves.“

By the way, from our point of view, these are not the cryptocurrencies listed in many comparisons that you can manage with them. Almost every modern wallet supports thousands of crypto tokens and dozens of blockchains. And of course, the providers listen to their community and pay attention to what the competition is doing. The probability that you therefore cannot store your assets with one of the leading wallets, or (for new projects) that support will not happen in the near future, is practically relatively low.

But what matters for a secure, yet modern and everyday-usable crypto wallet, from our point of view, are these things.

State of the art security chips

In every wallet, security chips are built in that ensure the wallet cannot be attacked and your private keys remain secure. These chips are not only in crypto wallets but built into almost all technological devices. Their security is qualified and evaluated according to the EAL standard. The highest possible is EAL7. If you buy a wallet, in our opinion, it should today please have at least an EAL6, better EAL6(+) chip on board. This corresponds to the level that banks or the military use for their devices.

Open Source everything?

No, „Open Source Everything“ as so often proclaimed in the crypto space, certainly doesn’t have to be. But generally, it’s definitely an aspect that one should keep in mind. The core business of crypto wallet providers is security. Security includes trust, and with that, we’re definitely at the (personal) question of faith whether one grants trust to manufacturers that are not at all or only partially open source. Ledger, for example, is largely closed source and has still become the market leader. Generally, the more open source is built in, the more you can of course check and trace it yourselves and thus better understand how the manufacturer and wallet operate. Similarly, with security topics, it’s easier to „help“ from the outside by experts pointing out security flaws or helping to fix them. And in the, albeit theoretical but not excluded case that a manufacturer disappears from the market, things like the app and wallet can also be kept running and further developed by third parties. The best crypto hardware wallets in 2026 therefore usually have a clear positioning towards open source and provide at least parts of their „work“ publicly. Hardware, firmware, individual elements. Definitely take a look at it if this topic is close to your heart.

Ease of Use – the best hardware wallets 2026 must be practical!

If I assume that cryptocurrencies and digital assets are supposed to be the future in the long term and cry out for „Real World Adoption,“ I must also assume at the same time that I can do something with them in my everyday life. Everything is naturally once again a question of mindset and perspective. Bitcoin is digital gold? Well, then it primarily functions as a store of value without great expectations for practical use, and „just HODL“ is probably the right motto. The best crypto hardware wallets 2026 should therefore leave no wishes unfulfilled in that regard. And since, as already said, security comes first, hardware wallets are naturally the first choice for a „HODL strategy,“ whether Bitcoin or other tokens. If I see cryptocurrencies, on the other hand, as digital money and an alternative to the traditional financial system, I will have a different set of expectations that go beyond the mere secure storage of cryptocurrencies (better said, the access keys to them). I want and must be able to use money as a medium of exchange. With money, I want to pay in stores and restaurants. I want to carry money with me available at any time. I want to be able to invest and multiply money flexibly. Here, the focus of the wallet’s benefit shifts accordingly. The best crypto hardware wallets 2026 are quite simply suitable for everyday use. They therefore bring properties and are designed in such a way that you are not overwhelmed by a technical device, but that it can be integrated into your life and fulfills certain needs in connection with money. Furthermore, the wallets combine functionalities that allow you to use your digital money in the form of cryptocurrencies, for example, to invest it and earn interest or to interact with games and apps. We are therefore of the urgent opinion that the best crypto hardware wallet 2026 must bring exactly such properties. Also, of course: Check before buying what is important to you. What doesn’t interest you, you can safely neglect. Should the wallet be mobile and compact? Do you want to be able to pay with it? Do you want to engage with DeFi and Co.? Many possibilities and therefore many opinions on what „best“ may mean individually exactly.

The best hardware wallets 2026 help you protect yourself from yourself

No, we don’t doubt your mental and physical abilities to take care of yourself 😜 But sometimes in the fast-paced crypto world, it’s not entirely easy to distinguish right from wrong. From our perspective, the best hardware wallets therefore help you make good or better decisions. Let us explain. 🤓

Crypto security essentially has two sides, the external and the internal side.

As described above, wallet manufacturers ensure this with EAL security chips, open source architecture, or the way their wallet apps function or how the crypto wallet interacts with, for example, blockchain protocols. At the core, the providers thus ensure that their product is secure and can be used securely.

The other side is you yourself. Self custody comes with the power to decide over your crypto assets yourself. On the other hand, it also means that no other third parties take care of ensuring that you navigate the digital world securely and, in case of doubt, take responsibility for your actions.

You are responsible for sending tokens to the right wallet addresses. You are responsible for not falling for a scam and connecting your wallet to dubious websites. And of course, you are also responsible for paying attention to your seed phrase.

That is – admittedly – not always completely trivial, and especially for people who don’t call themselves „Crypto Degen“ for 10 years, it’s sometimes not even possible to get a full overview. If you’ve been using a CEX (Centralized Exchange like Robinhood, Kraken, Bybit, OKX, or Crypto.com), then these exchanges have precisely controlled what goes how. In general, that’s also a trustworthy and secure thing (just not always, since even the best online exchange can’t be completely secure). If you now switch to real self-management, that’s diving into a different world. More possibilities, but also more challenges.

The best crypto hardware wallets 2026 therefore also give you tools that make it easier for you to control and monitor your own behavior.

These can be anti-phishing mechanisms, or the integration of leading providers of cyber security applications. Another topic – clear signing. That means you see exactly what you’re signing and can better check what you’re doing (yes exactly, that naturally only works with a wallet that has a corresponding screen. Otherwise, you have to trust what’s displayed on your wallet app on your phone).

So, what are the best hardware wallets in 2026 now? 🤔

Yes, we’ve now had a pretty long preamble (which hopefully was still helpful for you) and you finally want to know which hardware wallets in 2026 represent the best choice for you. We’ll get started right away. Nevertheless, a few notes in advance.

Not all hardware wallet manufacturers have launched a new wallet on the market at the beginning of 2026 (many actually at the end of last year). Accordingly, many of the hardware wallets presented here were of course also a good choice in the previous year 2025. From our point of view, that’s nothing bad. In part, we have models in our list of the best hardware wallets 2026 that have been successfully on the market for years. Thousands, sometimes millions of customers who securely manage their cryptocurrencies with these wallets are, from our point of view, the best seal of quality one can have for their product.

As you will see, some providers have managed to land with multiple wallets in the list. Here too, it applies that the provider seems to be doing a few things right. Often, the entry-level models are absolutely sufficient and especially worth a look if the budget isn’t quite so ample and you still don’t want to forgo a solid and secure wallet.

We naturally keep an eye on our ranking list of the best hardware wallets 2026. If new models come to market, or (which we don’t hope) blatant, previously unknown deficiencies emerge, we will adjust and update the list. So please see it as a snapshot. And as always with the topic of finance and crypto – DYOR (Do your own Research). Think before you buy, read up in our further articles or from the manufacturers.

So. Now it starts. These are our best crypto hardware wallets 2026.

Rank 1 – OneKey Pro

Our clear favorite and therefore, from our perspective, the best crypto hardware wallet 2026 – as of now – is the OneKey Pro. OneKey might still be flying a bit under the public radar in Germany compared to Ledger or Trezor, but it is already the third largest provider of crypto hardware wallets in the global context and market leader in the crypto hotspot Asia. The Chinese-Japanese company brings together illustrious investors (there are regular rumors about an IPO). In addition to Coinbase Ventures, YZiLabs also came on board this year. If that doesn’t ring a bell right away – previously Binance Labs, so the venture capital arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance founded by the legendary CZ.

OneKey stands out particularly because it doesn’t jump on every marketing trend. As announced in the just-released 2025 annual review, the focus was and is on working on the small, inconspicuous things that lead to an unmatched security and user experience.

This is especially noticeable in the OneKey Pro, the flagship of the wallet family. Even when opening the packaging, you get the impression you’ve been shopping at the Apple Store. High-quality presentation and craftsmanship of the wallet, along with countless security seals, ensure that you’re the first ones to get your hands on the OneKey Pro.

With a large display, you can navigate through transactions comfortably. Clear Signing ensures that you keep an overview of what you want to transfer and approve.

The built-in camera is there so you can scan QR codes. This makes it possible to sign transactions completely air-gapped, meaning without an internet connection.

If desired, you can unlock the OneKey Pro via fingerprint as an alternative to the PIN. Sometimes a bit clunky, but significantly improved in 2025.

Passphrases are part of OneKey. Here, you have the option to add a unique word to your system-generated seed phrase. This effectively rules out anyone getting access to your seed phrase or, even if they find it, being able to do anything with it (of course, you have to keep that single word in your head for that).

The OneKey Wallet App is an experience. You can conveniently connect to hundreds of DeFi apps. Whether Aave, Pendle, Uniswap, or Aster, nothing is missing.

Recently, in collaboration with Hyperliquid, a Perpetuals module went live, so you can trade more than 200 crypto pairs with leverage directly from the OneKey Wallet (feel free to use our code DROGB2 for a permanent 10% trading fee discount).

Work is also diligently happening in the background. Just in December, there was a new firmware update that now allows you to optionally operate the OneKey Pro with Bitcoin-only firmware.

For us, it’s clearly the best overall package. The alternatives from OneKey – the OneKey Classic 1S and the OneKey Pure – are also excellent if you can live with a few compromises in comfort.

If you use the code DROGB2 at OneKey, you’ll save ten percent on the purchase of a OneKey Pro.

Rank 2 – BitBox Nova

In the early autumn of last year, BitBox released the successor wallet to the BitBox02, the BitBox Nova. And the Swiss Confederates have also presented a worthy successor here.

The BitBox Nova is basically packed full of all the features that made the original BitBox so popular (and it enjoys unbroken popularity in the German-speaking region). Completely open source „Open Source Everything“ was not sewn onto the limited Christmas beanies from 2025 for nothing), focus on security features instead of tons of DeFi interactions, and also fundamentally very geared towards Bitcoin and HODL. All BitBox wallets are also available as „Bitcoin-only“ for purists. High-quality workmanship and an elegant design have always been characteristics of the BitBox.

The BitBox Nova picks up on everything that the community occasionally complained about or what was at the top of the BitBox fans‘ wish list.

The Nova now finally has support for all iOS devices on board, so iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Furthermore, the wallet has been equipped with a state-of-the-art security chip. It’s EAL6+ and thus the de facto highest that can be installed in wallets (and currently necessary).

Bluetooth support was also missing before; this is now standard as well and works flawlessly.

The exterior has also gotten an upgrade; the display is now made of scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass.

In the end, an absolute number 2 because BitBox has taken this to heart, as it should be in our opinion. Keep what already works very well and is appreciated, and tweak what the community really wants. Then you’ll have a loyal, appreciative fanbase and place 2 in our ranking of the best crypto hardware wallets 2026 🙃

Rank 3 – Tangem Wallet

On the third place and thus on the podium of the best crypto hardware wallets 2026 comes Tangem. The card wallets from the Swiss company have already been sold more than 6 million times over the counter—and without a single known security incident.

Why did Tangem make it to third place, even though it’s „just“ a card wallet that naturally comes with a few limitations (for example, clear signing simply can’t be displayed without a screen)?

Because in our opinion, with the Tangem Wallet you get a product that could hardly be more user-friendly and is absolutely predestined for the long-awaited real-world adoption of crypto.

Tangem wallets are by no means insecure. They also feature an EAL6+ chip from Samsung built into the cards. The firmware doesn’t require updates, and that’s intentional. Plus, only someone who’s absolutely confident in their product offers a 25-year warranty. The material of the cards themselves is absolutely apocalypse-proof: dust, cold, heat, water—none of it matters; Tangem sticks with you through thick and thin.

It’s the size of a bank card, so it fits seamlessly into your everyday life and wallet. Plus, you have the option to completely do without a seed phrase. That’s handled by the 2 backup cards.

In 2025, Tangem did a lot to make things like staking or DeFi lending simple as well. Together with Aave, they introduced the „Yield Mode“—just 1-2 clicks and you automatically earn very attractive interest on your stablecoins, while still having full availability in your wallet.

In 2026, Tangem Pay is also launching together with Visa, allowing you to pay directly with your crypto assets in millions of stores worldwide. For German-speaking customers, the rollout is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.

Another big plus point: Tangem is also extremely inclusive when it comes to price. For around 50 euros, you’re already in and can rely on an excellent hardware wallet even on a tighter budget.

A well-deserved third place in the best crypto hardware wallets 2026 for Tangem!

If you use our code FINTECHPORTAL, you’ll get 10% off in the Tangem shop.

Rank 4 – Trezor Safe 7

In 4th place among the best crypto hardware wallets 2026 lands a wallet that is still completely fresh. Launched with a lot of hype in November, the new Trezor Wallet – the Safe 7. And yes, with this, Trezor has once again managed a massive leap forward.

Let’s start with the topic that Trezor is cleverly using for its marketing and promoting as a unique selling point. The Safe 7 is the first hardware wallet that’s „ready“ for the Quantum Age – meaning the time when quantum computers will be advanced enough to crack the current security principles of leading blockchain protocols. It sounds threatening, but for now it’s only conditionally so. First, we’re simply not there yet, and second, this is only marginally a wallet issue. Adjustments will primarily be needed at the blockchain level itself (as with virtually all tech stuff that’s security-relevant and relies on cryptography). After that, wallets will of course have to follow suit and make adjustments to their firmware. But that’s still future music and technically not rocket science for wallet providers. Trezor boasts that the bootloader and firmware are already oriented toward this now – that’s good – but for the reasons mentioned above, we don’t want to push this too much into the foreground here and pretend that the Quantum Age, which will wipe everything out, is arriving next Tuesday.

That said, there are plenty of positive aspects to the Trezor Safe 7 that are genuinely worth knowing about.

It features two security chips. One is EAL6+ certified, the kind other manufacturers also use, and the other was developed in-house and is fully open source. That’s actually a first and an absolute vote of confidence, as customers can theoretically verify the security of the wallet chips themselves. In our view, it’s also proof that Trezor, with the experience of a wallet pioneer, has the big picture in mind and is working toward becoming more self-sufficient. Top marks.

When it comes to design and build quality, the successor to the (excellent) Trezor Safe 5 takes things up another notch. For the first time, the wallet is made entirely of aluminum. The front and back are Gorilla Glass. The device is protected against scratches, dust, and all sorts of other annoying stuff that technical gadgets sometimes don’t handle so well.

The display measures 2.5 inches diagonally – the largest screen used in a hardware wallet so far – and is more than 60% bigger than on the predecessor model.

Otherwise, everything else at Trezor remains strictly open source: the firmware, but also the software of the Trezor Suite, your app hub. The Trezor Suite has become so comprehensive by now that it leaves virtually no wishes unfulfilled and hardly falls short of crypto exchanges.

You can charge the Trezor Safe 7 wirelessly. Since it operates exclusively via Bluetooth, wireless is the only option. You can see that as an advantage, but also as a minor limitation.

Overall, the Trezor Safe 7 is definitely one of the absolute best hardware wallets for the year 2026. At a price of 250 euros, though, it’s top-shelf here too and certainly not suitable for everyone.

Rank 5 – Ledger Nano Gen5

If you’ve heard the name Ledger Nano, it might ring a bell if you’re already somewhat deep into the topic of hardware wallets. The Ledger Nano S and its successor, the Ledger Nano X, are the most widely used hardware wallets in the world and have made Ledger the absolute global market leader in recent years. Both wallets came in the form of a souped-up USB stick and, to be honest, are no longer quite state of the art.

That’s why, in 2024, the new generation of Ledger wallets hit the market – the Ledger Flex and Ledger Stax. And building on that foundation, the latest Ledger Nano wallet was created at the end of 2025 – the Ledger Nano Gen5.

Why did we place this wallet directly at number 5 in our ranking of the best crypto hardware wallets?

Quite simply, because the Nano Gen5 essentially incorporates all the functionalities of the two flagship models Stax and especially Flex, but at a significantly (very significantly compared to the 400-euro Stax 😀) lower price. Easy like that. For 169 euros, you get a lot of quality at a great price point. Whether Ledger has done itself a favor with this or is cannibalizing its previous top model, the Ledger Flex, remains to be seen—but as a potential customer, that can be pretty irrelevant to you.

The new Nano Gen5 is about half the size of a standard smartphone and weighs just 46 grams. Among others, Tony Fadell (yes, the guy who designed the legendary Apple iPod) helped with the design. Like the Ledger Flex and Stax, it features a durable, flexible E-Ink touchscreen that measures a generous 2.8 inches.

Inside the device sits an EAL6+ security chip. The wallet supports FIDO2 and can therefore (which is why Ledger now officially uses the term “signer” instead of wallet) be used to secure your digital identities during logins—so it goes beyond pure crypto use cases.

The wallet has built-in mechanisms that automatically check transactions and flag them if anything appears untrustworthy. Of course, there’s also Clear Signing via the display—everything you sign, you can see.

You connect the Ledger Nano Gen5 to the Ledger Wallet app, just like all other Ledgers. It’s the companion app and, true to the style of a market leader, probably offers the most comprehensive experience in terms of integrations and applications. At most, OneKey plays in the same league here.

Both the Ledger Nano Gen5, Flex, and Stax are protected by the new Ledger Recovery Key, which is included for free. It looks a bit like a small square piece of plastic (well, that’s essentially what it is) and serves as a backup for your seed phrase. A nice gimmick in any case—and pen and paper have officially been retired.

While the Ledger Flex does offer a bit more “overall premium” in terms of size, build quality, and screen, we still decided to place the Ledger Nano Gen5 at number 5 among the best crypto hardware wallets, simply because we think 169 euros versus 249 euros (for the Flex—Stax, as already mentioned, is an absolute luxury product at 400 euros) is almost 100 euros difference for only marginal improvements.

Honorable mention – our ranks 6 to 10

Our “honorable mentions” should be understood exactly as such and not as “the rest of the feast.” We simply don’t think it makes sense to present you with “the 35 best crypto hardware wallets,” because that would be a bit too much. The goal was and is to introduce you to the very best ones—and in our opinion, for the reasons already explained in detail, the wallets we’ve covered above are the top 5 you can currently buy. A ranking like this needs some focus.

That said, of course there are many other excellent wallets that will very likely meet your needs just as well. We’d like to introduce them to you here – just in a somewhat more condensed form.

Rank 6 – OneKey Classic 1S

OneKey again. While the OneKey Pro has secured the top spot, the little sister—the OneKey Classic 1S—absolutely deserves a mention here. In our view, just the design alone is timelessly good—a true classic. You first have to pull off making a wallet with a display and four buttons that’s barely larger or thicker than a credit card. The screen is smaller and not in color. There’s no camera and no fingerprint sensor, but if you can live without those, you get the full dose of OneKey quality here for around 95 euros—quality that doesn’t have to hide from other wallets in many respects.

Use our code DROGB2 to buy the OneKey Classic 1S with 10% discount.

Rank 7 – Trezor Safe 5

Even though the Trezor Safe 7 has pushed its way in as the successor (which it kind of has to be, right? 🤷🏼‍♂️), the Trezor Safe 5 remains an excellent wallet—and at 129 euros, it’s significantly cheaper too. It also features a color display and Gorilla Glass, as well as haptic feedback during operation. Everything from firmware to software is open source, and an EAL6+ secure element rounds off the overall wallet experience.

Rank 8 – Ellipal Titan 2.0

Ellipal has also been a significant player in the Asian region for many years and originates from Hong Kong. With the Titan 2.0, you get a very robust wallet that particularly emphasizes the “Air-Gapped” concept thanks to its camera – there’s hardly a safer way to sign your transactions. Last year, Ellipal also invested a great deal of time and effort into the wallet app as well as deep integrations with protocols from the Web3 space.

If you use the code “fintech_portal” at Ellipal, you’ll get 10% off.

Rank 9 – D’CENT Wallet

D’CENT is the leading crypto hardware wallet provider in Korea. Their biometric wallet is named as such because it centers around a very well-functioning fingerprint sensor, which allows you to log in to the wallet much more securely than with a PIN. The wallet is equipped with an EAL5 security chip. It’s no longer quite the highest level, but it’s still on a security standard that is also used in banks.

Recently, D’CENT has placed a very strong focus on collaborations with emerging Web3 projects as well as the NFT sector and gaming. If that’s your thing, you’re in excellent hands here.

If you buy through our link, you’ll save $30. 💵

Rank 10 – BitBox02

Last but not least. The BitBox02 was already teased quite far up. Namely, when we announced our number 2 spot among the best crypto hardware wallets 2026 – the BitBox Nova. With its predecessor, they already got a lot of things right, and anyone who can do without a bit more luxury and Apple support will be excellently equipped with the classic BitBox – especially as a Bitcoiner.

Bonus: The Best Low-Budget Wallets 2026

Not everyone can or wants to spend between 100 and 250 euros on a crypto wallet—especially if you’re just looking to experiment a bit at first or only own a relatively small amount of crypto assets. Security still matters, though.

And even though the wallets that follow are honestly no longer among the absolute best crypto hardware wallets of 2026, they might just give you that extra nudge to take a closer look—because you can get some of these hardware wallets for under 50 euros in some cases.

Ledger Nano S Plus / Nano X

The two wallets from the original Ledger Nano series, already mentioned above, are a bit dated now, but they still get the job done. The security chips are at a current standard, everything works with the Ledger Wallet app (formerly Ledger Live), and they’re small enough to fit in any pocket. Since Ledger has permanently lowered prices, you now pay 49 euros for a Ledger Nano S Plus and 84 euros for the Ledger Nano X.

Trezor Safe 3

Same story, different provider. Trezor, of course, also offers its entry-level models at significantly lower prices than the current flagships. The Trezor Safe 3 for 59 Euros is still definitely worth a look.

SafePal S1 / X1

Conceived from the outset as budget models (backed by Binance), both wallets are kept very simple, yet still secure and functional. There’s a lot of plastic, but in return you get a display, buttons, and modern security architecture. Plus, the wallet app is definitely worth checking out.

Other providers that didn’t make it into the ranking

As already mentioned, we wanted to highlight and make transparent for you the wallets that are leading the field. However, there are naturally still some other providers out there. These are by no means bad, but they are sometimes a bit more exotic, still largely new to the market, or there are simply better alternatives in their respective categories.

If they interest you, feel free to take a look – maybe one of them will turn out to be your personal favorite after all. Because in the end, it’s your decision, and you need to feel comfortable with your crypto hardware wallet.

Other wallet companies (alphabetical order)

• Ballet REAL Crypto (5% off)
• BC Vault (save up to $50)
• Blockstream Jade (10% off)
• CoolWallet
• Cypherock X1 (up to 21% off)
• Keystone 3 Pro
• NGRAVE Zero Wallet
• SecuX (10% off)

Note: This article was published in German first.

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