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Privacy wallets
Self-custody wallets oriented toward privacy: Monero/Zcash support, coinjoin clients, Tor by default, no account creation, no telemetry.
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What to look for
Use the table below as a starting point. The same rules apply across the site: every claim is dated, sources are linked from each service page, and a service with tiered KYC is no-KYC only up to a threshold that the operator can change at any time. See methodology for how we evaluate entries.
Services (15)
| Name | KYC | Status | Jurisdiction | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitBox02 | optional KYC | active | Switzerland (Shift Crypto) | |
| BlueWallet | no KYC | active | independent open source (BlueWallet Services SRL) | |
| Cake Wallet | no KYC | active | United States (operator-disclosed) | |
| Coldcard | optional KYC | active | Canada (operator-disclosed) | |
| Edge | no KYC | active | United States (operator-disclosed) | |
| Feather Wallet | no KYC | active | independent open source | |
| Foundation Passport | optional KYC | active | United States (Foundation Devices) | |
| JoinMarket | no KYC | active | independent open source | |
| Monerujo | no KYC | active | independent open source | |
| Phoenix Wallet | optional KYC | active | France (ACINQ operator) | |
| Sparrow Wallet | no KYC | active | independent open source | |
| Specter Desktop | no KYC | active | independent open source (Crypto Advance) | |
| Stack Wallet | no KYC | active | Cypher Stack (Canada, operator-disclosed) | |
| Trezor | optional KYC | active | Czech Republic (SatoshiLabs) | |
| Zeus Wallet | no KYC | active | independent open source |
Defunct or degraded (2)
| Name | KYC | Status | Jurisdiction | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samourai Wallet / Whirlpool | no KYC | seized | previously US/EU; service seized | |
| Wasabi Wallet | no KYC | degraded | operator zkSNACKs (Gibraltar) historically |