Crypto Asset Security Guide: Hardware Wallet and Seed Phrase Backups

1. NEVER share your seed phrase / recovery phrase / backup phrase / 24 words / 12 words with ANYONE.
2. ALWAYS purchase your hardware wallet from the official store or official resellers.
3. ALWAYS verify your hardware wallet's authenticity.
4. ALWAYS generate your own seed phrase. Hardware wallets NEVER come with a seed phrase.
5. NEVER enter or store your unencrypted seed phrase in ANY software or online storage services.
6. ALWAYS test backup of your seed phrase.
   1. Setup your hardware wallet and write down your newly generated seed phrase.
   2. Connect your wallet to vendor recommended software and write down your receiving addresses for Bitcoin and Ethereum.
      • SafePal: SafePal App
      • ELLIPAL App
      • OneKey App
      • Ledger: Ledger Live
      • Trezor: Trezor Suite
      • BitBox: BitBx App
   3. Reset your wallet and set it up using the seed phrase from step 6.1.
   4. Repeat step 6.2 and verify the addresses.
7. TEST a small amount, both deposit and send, before depositing real money.
8. Happy hodling!

Learn more about the best TOP 30 hardware cryptocurrency wallets

You can see this list here.

TOP 29 Hardware Wallets, the Official Online Stores

1		Trezor hardware wallet, the official online store
2		Ledger hardware wallet, the official online store
3		KeepKey hardware wallet, the  official online store
4		BitBox02 hardware wallet, the official online store
5		CoolWallet hardware wallet, the official online store
6		ELLIPAL hardware wallet, the official online store
7		D'CENT hardware wallet, the official online store.
8		SafePal hardware wallet, the official online store
9		SecuX hardware wallet, the official online store
10		BC Vault hardware wallet, the official online store
11		BitLox hardware wallet, the official online store
12		Keystone hardware wallet, the official online store
13		ProKey hardware wallet, the official online store
14		NGRAVE hardware wallet, the official online store
15		Keevo hardware wallet, the official online store
16		GridPlus hardware wallet, the official online store
17		Ballet hardware wallet, the official online store
18		OPOLO hardware wallet, the official online store
19		Foundation (Passport) hardware wallet, the official online store
20		ImKey hardware wallet, the official online store
21		Tangem hardware wallet, the official online store
22		HashWallet hardware wallet, the official online store
23		Material Bitcoin hardware wallet, the official online store
24		ShieldFolio hardware wallet, the official online store
25		OneKey hardware wallet, the official online store
26		Blockstream Jade hardware wallet, the official online store
27		Cypherock hardware wallet, the official online store
28		Keepser hardware wallet, the official online store
29		NEXA hardware wallet, the official online store

TOP 20 Best Metal Cold Storage Seed Phrase Backups, the Official Online Stores

1		CryptoSteel (Cassete & Capsule)
2		CRYPTOTAG
3		HODLR Swiss
4		Billfodl
5		Keystone Tablet
6		ELLIPAL Seed Phrase Steel
7		SafePal Cypher Seed Board
8		CRYO
9		Coinplate
10		SteelWallet by BitBox
11		XSeed by SecuX
12		Tiny Seed
13		ImKey
14		SEEDOR
15		Blockstream
16		CVER
17		OneKey Key Tag
18		Trezor Keep Metal
19		Black Seed Ink
20		Prokey Cold Steel