Offline Paper Wallet Generator

Latest release: ?? ( 28th November 2021 ) 🔍 Last analysed 27th May 2022 .

Launched

20th March 2021

Is the product meant to be ready for use "out of the box"?

If the answer is "no", we mark it as "Do-It-Yourself Project".

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The Analysis ¶

Product Description

The Offline Paper Wallet Generator is a DIY project and its firmware is available on GitHub. It is a private key generator but other than that has no other wallet features.

This project aims for a microcontroller-based private key generation. The private key will be generated using rng. Your bitcoin address will then be calculated from your private key. Both will then be displayed on a display, for you to transfer on a piece of paper, which you will keep save. You can now use the address to transfer your bitcoins. Once you need your bitcoins, you simply import your private key in a wallet program and for safety reasons create a new paper wallet with this device. You can then use the bitcoins you need and transfer the rest to your new save bitcoin address.

Additionally, the repository gives instructions on how to flash the firmware to a printed circuit board (PCB).

Here is a link to this project’s RNG tests.

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