“As long as it protects my money, that’s all I care about.”
Bitcoin News took Bitkey to the streets to talk privacy, bitcoin, and self-custody.
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Self-custody shouldn’t require oversharing.


Bitkey: Self-custody bitcoin wallet
Learn about Bitkey privacy in Bitkey Basics

For a long time, self-custody forced a tradeoff:
privacy or recoverability.
That wasn’t a law of bitcoin — it was a limitation of the tools.
We think it’s time to move past that.


Bitkey: Self-custody bitcoin wallet
Chain Code Delegation: Improving privacy in collaborative multisig
Collaborative custody and multisig setups have long faced a tradeoff between safety and privacy. Sharing a key with a third party—whether for rec...

When did bitcoin stop feeling like an investment and start feeling like a responsibility to you?
On Simply Bitcoin Bitkey Product Lead Jonathan explains how recovery contacts work — no keys shared, no balances exposed, just permissioned recovery built on trust.
When bitcoin self-custody meets thoughtful design.
Bitkey inheritance, explained.
Your bitcoin is never decrypted on our servers.
Your beneficiary gets nothing until the claim is complete.
A 6-month delay protects against fraud.
Here’s a technical deep dive into how it works 👇


Bitkey: Self-custody bitcoin wallet
Bitkey’s inheritance feature: A technical deep dive
Bitkey’s inheritance feature makes it easy and secure for benefactors to not only pass on bitcoin to a friend or loved one, but to also give bene...

What if Bitkey goes down? Your bitcoin doesn’t.
Bitkey is built so you can move your funds independently, even without our app or servers.
Learn how the Emergency Exit Kit works:


Bitkey: Self-custody bitcoin wallet
Learn about How Bitkey works in Bitkey Basics

Seed phrases were meant to help with recovery.
Over time, they became the easiest way for scammers to steal bitcoin.
By design, Bitkey removes seed phrases entirely—
eliminating the most common attack vector in self-custody.
Full explanation:


Bitkey: Self-custody bitcoin wallet
The end of seed phrase scams
The easiest way to avoid seed phrase scams? Don’t use a seed phrase.
Since the beginning of time, scammers have found ways to turn the misfortun...

Bitkey: Self-custody bitcoin wallet
The end of seed phrase scams
The easiest way to avoid seed phrase scams? Don’t use a seed phrase.
Since the beginning of time, scammers have found ways to turn the misfortun...
Locked out doesn’t have to mean starting over.
If your fingerprint stops working, you can recover access to your Bitkey without replacing your device — with a built-in security delay so nothing happens instantly and you stay in control the whole time.
Built for real life. Built for security.