What are hardware crypto wallets?

Hardware crypto wallets are sophisticated electronic devices designed to protect the integrity of private keys to crypto accounts. Hardware wallets don’t store money or personal information of their users which makes them the safest and most anonymous form of self-custody in crypto.

How to use hardware crypto wallets?

To start using a hardware crypto wallet, a crypto owner should download an application, authorize his or her blockchain address, and save private keys. After having these operations concluded, hardware wallet users can store, send and receive cryptocurrency.

How to make a hardware crypto wallet?

The seed phrase printed on a sheet of paper is the most primitive form of hardware cryptocurrency wallet. It enables wallet owners with the access to his/her funds through a specific application or desktop software.

Tangem is a Swiss-headquartered producer of card-shaped hardware cryptocurrency wallets. Paired with NFC-enabled smartphones, they ensure reliable storage of private keys and cutting-edge protection for users funds.

What is special about Tangem?

Tangem wallets employ industry-leading EAL6+ chips and can work in aggressive physical environments (IP68 standard). Tangem doesn’t use seed phrases that need to be written on paper. Instead, it uses a key backup system on multiple cards so the key never leaves the card chip. Also, unlike their major competitors, Tangem wallets don’t need batteries and cables for operating.

How can I benefit from using Tangem?

Using Tangem hardware wallets powered by GetBlock RPC nodes, cryptocurrency traders and investors can enjoy military-level security and newbie-friendly UX/UI accompanied by competitive prices and “forgiving” key restore scheme.

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Tangem: Building hardware crypto wallet with GetBlock

Tangem is a first-ever card-shaped hardware crypto wallet for dozens of blockchains and thousands of altcoins. It works with NFC-enabled phones and doesn’t need batteries, cables, displays, etc. Through GetBlock RPC endpoints, Tangem retrieves transaction history and transaction confirmations from various blockchains.

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25
Year replacement warranty
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170+
Countries
3
Minutes to set up
25
Year replacement warranty
IP68
Protection rating

170+
Countries
3
Minutes to set up
25
Year replacement warranty
IP68
Protection rating

GetBlock provides us with a simple unified service that offers access to a lot of networks at the same time. Before that we’ve been kind of using different providers for different blockchains. It also improves on the scalability front and it makes accessing the networks more robust since there are multiple providers now for any given network.

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Introducing Tangem

With GetBlock RPC APIs, Tangem unlocks new opportunities for self-custody in crypto. It is the first hardware wallet for digital assets that works without battery and display: users connect their Tangems to NFC-enabled phones and interact with them through mobile applications.

Tangem supports 34 largest blockchains including the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, XRP Ledger, Solana, Cardano, Avalanche C-Chain, Dogecoin, Polygon, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Stellar, Tezos, RSK, TRON, Ethereum Classic, Arbitrum, Dash, Polkadot, Kusama, Optimism, TON, and so on.

Tangem app offers its clients the widest range of built-in features:

user-friendly crypto transfer;
decentralized crypto exchange (the module is powered by blue-chip DeFi 1Inch);
seamless interaction with DeFis and DEXes through WalletConnect;
and so on.

Tangem tech architecture underwent a comprehensive third-party security audit by Kudelski. Its app scored 4,9-5,0 ranking on major mobile apps marketplaces.

GetBlock x Tangem

As Tangem supports the widest possible range of blockchains, it’s crucial for them to be able to access all networks with a single RPC node provider.

With GetBlock, Tangem can retrieve and write blockchain data to all the blockchains it needs without having to run its own node infrastructure.

Usage statistics

Tangem x GetBlock: API Methods and Blockchain Protocols

While working with GetBlock, Tangem uses following API methods and blockchains.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What are hardware crypto wallets?
Hardware crypto wallets are sophisticated electronic devices designed to protect the integrity of private keys to crypto accounts. Hardware wallets don’t store money or personal information of their users which makes them the safest and most anonymous form of self-custody in crypto.
How to use hardware crypto wallets?
To start using a hardware crypto wallet, a crypto owner should download an application, authorize his or her blockchain address, and save private keys. After having these operations concluded, hardware wallet users can store, send and receive cryptocurrency.
How to make a hardware crypto wallet?
The seed phrase printed on a sheet of paper is the most primitive form of hardware cryptocurrency wallet. It enables wallet owners with the access to his/her funds through a specific application or desktop software.
What is Tangem?
Tangem is a Swiss-headquartered producer of card-shaped hardware cryptocurrency wallets. Paired with NFC-enabled smartphones, they ensure reliable storage of private keys and cutting-edge protection for users funds.
What is special about Tangem?
Tangem wallets employ industry-leading EAL6+ chips and can work in aggressive physical environments (IP68 standard). Tangem doesn’t use seed phrases that need to be written on paper. Instead, it uses a key backup system on multiple cards so the key never leaves the card chip. Also, unlike their major competitors, Tangem wallets don’t need batteries and cables for operating.
How can I benefit from using Tangem?
Using Tangem hardware wallets powered by GetBlock RPC nodes, cryptocurrency traders and investors can enjoy military-level security and newbie-friendly UX/UI accompanied by competitive prices and “forgiving” key restore scheme.