Passport Wallet: Open Source Hardware Wallet

Description

Passport is a Bitcoin-only open source hardware wallet. It is an air-gapped bitcoin wallet, which means it never communicates directly with a device that is connected to the Internet. Its USB-C connector only powers the battery and does not transfer data. Because it is an open-source hardware wallet, security researchers are able to easily discover any vulnerabilities that may exist on the wallet.

Passport was launched in 2020 by a US-based company, Foundation.

Pros and Cons of Passport Wallet

Pros

• Both the software and the mobile app are open source. Essentially, this means that your wallet is highly secure and has been thoroughly vetted by the open source community
• Passport is an air gapped hardware wallet, it uses a camera and QR codes instead of USB data and internet
• It’s compatible with BlueWallet, BTCPay, Electrum, Wasabi, Sparrow, etc
• Envoy is Passport mobile companion app. The mobile app saves as its interface
• It’s beautifully designed in the style of a smartphone, with an easy-to-use interface and an extra-hard glass protector.
• A high-resolution glass display and an in-built camera for scanning QR codes

Cons

• It is fairly expensive. At the time of writing, the wallet is sold at $259.00.