SOVEREIGN CUSTODY PROTOCOL

The Sovereign Custody Manual

Your technical roadmap from exchange-dependence to true financial sovereignty. Verify, don't trust. Air-gap when possible. Never share your seed.

PROTOCOL PULSE SECURITY WARNING

We will NEVER ask for your seed phrase. If you see any field asking for your 12 or 24 words, you are being phished. Abort mission immediately. Your seed is your wealth—guard it with your life.

1

Initialized Defense

Select your hardware wallet based on your security needs and technical comfort level.

2

Onboarding Sequence

Verify seals, generate entropy, backup your seed on steel, and test your recovery.

3

Sovereign Handshake

Connect to Sparrow Wallet for watch-only access without exposing private keys.

Phase 1: Select Your Hardware

Intermediate Shield
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Blockstream Jade
Perfect for transitioning from mobile wallets. Features "Stateless" mode ensuring no data persists on device. Air-gapped via camera for maximum security.
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Intermediate Shield
⚫
Trezor Safe 3
Open-source firmware with secure element. Easy setup with Trezor Suite. Great balance of security and usability for intermediate users.
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Technical Fortress
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Coldcard Mk4 / Q
The gold standard for air-gapped security. No USB, no Bluetooth—only SD card "handshakes" for transaction signing. Dice roll entropy for paranoid-level randomness.
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European Precision
⬜
BitBox02 Bitcoin-only
Minimalist Swiss design with secure chip. "Plug and Play" simplicity without compromising on open-source auditability. Bitcoin-only firmware available.
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Intermediate Shield
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Ledger Nano X/S+
Most popular hardware wallet worldwide. Secure element chip with Ledger Live integration. Bluetooth connectivity for mobile use.
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Software Fortress
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Sparrow Wallet
The "Pro" coordinator wallet. Connect any hardware wallet, create multisig, and manage UTXOs with full coin control. Essential for sovereignty.
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Steel Seed Backup Options

Fire & Flood-Proof Your Wealth: Paper backups can be destroyed by fire, water, or time. These DIY steel backup kits let you stamp or assemble your seed phrase onto indestructible metal plates in the privacy of your own home. Your words never leave your hands.

Cryptosteel Capsule

Premium titanium capsule - assembles like a puzzle

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Billfodl

Stainless steel plates with sliding letter tiles

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Blockplate

Thick steel plate - stamp your own letters

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Store your steel backup in a secure location: home safe, bank safety deposit box, or fireproof lockbox.

Recovery Drill

Practice your seed phrase backup using safe, non-BIP39 words before trusting your real fortune to memory. This 6-step wizard tests your memory palace, sabotage resistance, and word order reconstruction.

Start Recovery Drill

Uses fake words only - your real seed phrase is never at risk

Setup Walkthrough

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