{"id":9272,"date":"2026-06-22T04:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/glossary\/tracing-transactions\/hardware-wallet\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T04:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:24:04","slug":"hardware-wallet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/tracing-transactions\/hardware-wallet\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardware wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.pterm{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;font-family:inherit;padding-top:30px;}.pterm-hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e,#2d2d4a);border-radius:18px;padding:30px 34px;margin-bottom:28px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;}.pterm-hero .ph-ico{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:13px;background:rgba(245,135,31,.16);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;}.pterm-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:1.9em;margin:0;line-height:1.2;}.pterm-block{margin-bottom:24px;}.pterm-block h2{color:#1a1a2e;font-size:1.25em;margin:0 0 10px;}.pterm-def{background:#fff;border-left:4px solid #f5871f;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;padding:18px 22px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.04);}.pterm-p{color:#444;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 14px;}.pterm-ex{background:#fff7ef;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 22px;color:#5a4630;line-height:1.7;}.pterm-ex .lbl{display:inline-block;font-size:.72em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5871f;margin-bottom:6px;}.pterm-see{background:#f7f7fb;border-radius:12px;padding:16px 22px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;}.pterm-see .lbl{display:inline-block;font-size:.72em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a9aae;margin-bottom:6px;}.pterm-see a{color:#f5871f;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;}.pterm a{color:#f5871f;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"begrip-breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/\">Glossary<\/a> \/ <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/tracing-transactions\/\">Tracing transactions<\/a> \/ <span>Hardware wallet<\/span><\/nav>\n<h1>Hardware wallet<\/h1>\n<h2>What it may indicate<\/h2>\n<p>A hardware wallet stores private keys on a separate device that is not connected to the internet. This makes it harder for fraudsters to reach them remotely. In investigations a hardware wallet often comes up around the question of how securely assets were kept and at what point access was lost.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a hardware wallet?<\/h2>\n<p>A hardware wallet is a physical device, often the size of a usb stick, that stores your keys offline. Transactions are confirmed on the device itself, so the key never leaves it. This is also known as cold storage and is considered one of the safer ways to keep crypto.<\/p>\n<h2>Is a hardware wallet safer than a wallet on my phone?<\/h2>\n<p>A hardware wallet keeps the keys offline, which makes it harder for malicious software on your phone or computer to reach them. 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