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Re: 🔥Satochip🔥 Hardware wallet on smart card (USB/NFC)
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Tibu
on 24/01/2025, 13:57:38 UTC
⭐ Merited by Pmalek (2) ,examplens (1) ,dkbit98 (1)
It's obvious and easy to see differences and compare all products on their website, but they only looking similar from the outside.
In short, Satochip is a hardware wallet for making transactions, and Satodime is more like physical bitcoin aka the bearer cold storage.
https://satochip.io/compare/


Yes, I saw this comparison. The difference is only in the use value.
The hardware differences interest me. As far as I can see, both solutions use the same EAL6-certified secure element, so it seems it's just a matter of software.

In terms of hardware, there is no difference. Each product uses the same J3Rxxx smart card equipped with an EAL6+ certified chip (SE).

Satochip is a signing device, which means that it can sign a transaction using the unique private key stored inside its SE.
Satodime is not a signing device. It can generate a Bitcoin key pair (up to 3) inside its SE and will only reveal the private key if requested by the bearer. If you want te retreive the Bitcoin from a Satodime, you'll have to unseal the keyslot and sweep the private key in your existing wallet.

Same hardware - different products - different use cases.