Blockstream Jade vs Tangem Wallet

Comparing: two wallets
Decided by: Editorial rating
Last reviewed: 2026-08-25

Bitcoin-only line from $79 to $149 that ships no secure element on purpose: a locked Jade holds nothing worth extracting.

Tangem Wallet3.8

A smart card you tap against your phone, sold only in sets of two or three so your backup is another card rather than a written seed.

Verdict: Blockstream Jade

Blockstream Jade rates higher on our rubric: 4.3 against 3.8 for Tangem Wallet.

Criterion: Editorial rating
Blockstream Jade: 4.3
Tangem Wallet: 3.8

Blockstream Jade and Tangem Wallet, fact by fact

Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.

Blockstream Jade and Tangem Wallet compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	Blockstream Jade	Tangem Wallet
Editorial rating	4.3 (favoured on this row)	3.8
Status	Available	Available
Made by	Blockstream	Tangem
Price	$99	$59.9
Who holds the keys	self-custodial, keys protected by Blockstream's open source blind oracle rather than a secure element chip	self-custodial, keys generated and held inside each card's certified chip, with no seed phrase by default
Bitcoin-only	Yes	No
Runs on	iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux	iOS, Android
Screen	1.9 inch color LCD, 320 x 170 pixels	None. The card has no display, so you verify transactions on your phone
Connectivity	USB-C and Bluetooth on all three models; Jade Plus adds an SD card slot and camera-based QR signing	NFC tap against a phone running the Tangem app
Released	2021 for the original Jade; Core and Plus arrived with the June 2, 2026 lineup refresh	Not stated
Countries on the maker's list	No published list	201
Last reviewed	2026-08-25	2026-08-25

Pros and cons, side by side

Blockstream Jade

What works

Bitcoin only, with both firmware and hardware published as open source
Three tiers from $79 to $149 sharing one firmware and one security model
Genuine Check attestation lets you verify the device was actually made by Blockstream
Jade Plus signs fully air-gapped over QR codes and reads an SD card
Blockstream fixed the DARKNAVY report in three weeks and published a full public disclosure

What to watch

No certified secure element, which is a deliberate tradeoff but still a difference from Ledger, Trezor and BitBox
Firmware 1.0.24 through 1.0.36 carried a stack overflow that a compromised host could use to crash the device, and 1.0.35 and earlier could allow limited code execution
Jade Core has no camera, so air-gapped QR signing needs the Plus
Free international shipping is advertised with no country list behind it, and you may owe import fees

Tangem Wallet

What works

Keys are generated inside a certified chip and never leave it, with no seed phrase to steal by default
Sold in sets of two or three, so the backup is a second card rather than a written phrase
Nothing to charge, connect or cable up: you tap the card against your phone
Tangem states that no Tangem server sits between your card, your phone and the blockchain
Buy and swap are built into the app

What to watch

No screen, so you verify transaction details on the phone rather than on the device itself
Lose every card in the set without having created a seed phrase and the funds are unrecoverable
Not bitcoin-only
Tangem refuses delivery to 40 named jurisdictions, Colombia, Laos and Vietnam among them

Frequently asked questions

Is Blockstream Jade or Tangem Wallet better?

Blockstream Jade rates higher on our rubric: 4.3 against 3.8 for Tangem Wallet. The rating follows the product rubric published on our about page; the rows above set custody, price and platforms side by side so you can check it.

Which is cheaper, Blockstream Jade or Tangem Wallet?

Tangem Wallet, at $59.9 against $99, on each maker's own store price as of the review date.

Is Blockstream Jade or Tangem Wallet bitcoin-only?

Blockstream Jade is bitcoin-only; Tangem Wallet supports other assets too. Multi-asset, with buy and swap built into the app

The full reviews: Blockstream Jade and Tangem Wallet, each with its sources, and every wallet we review.

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