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Blockstream Jade vs Foundation Passport Blockstream Jade leads by 1 point.

Blockstream Jade scores 1 point above Foundation Passport, led by checkable keys, fund-loss record, and maker independence. Blockstream Jade ranks #8 and Foundation Passport #9 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.

Blockstream Jade69
Foundation Passport68
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #8 and #9 of 23
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 6 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-BLOCKSTREAM-JADE-VS-FOUNDATION-PASSPORT-b0fdc96d
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

Blockstream Jade leads by 1 point

Blockstream Jade scores 1 point above Foundation Passport, led by checkable keys, fund-loss record, and maker independence.

Blockstream Jade #8 of 2369
Foundation Passport #9 of 2368
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termBlockstream Jade leads on 3 of 6 published criteria; Foundation Passport on 2. The terms sum to the gap.
TermBlockstream JadeFoundation PassportWeightPoints
Secure element4/105/106.5−1.7for Foundation Passport−0.9 of 32
Genuine check0/107/102.9−5.2for Foundation Passport−2.7 of 32
Checkable keys10/107/102.9+2.2for Blockstream Jade+1.2 of 32
Fund-loss record9/105/102.6+2.7for Blockstream Jade+1.4 of 32
Maker independence10/106/102.6+2.7for Blockstream Jade+1.4 of 32
Net of the terms+0.8
Reproduced gap+0.8
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6968+1.0

Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.

  • Blockstream Jade's lead rests on lighter criteria: Foundation Passport is ahead on secure element, which carries more weight (27) than any criterion Blockstream Jade leads on (12).
Quick facts

At a glance

3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactBlockstream JadeFoundation Passport
One-time priceSnapshotBlockstream Jade Classic: the US store's product data reads "price":"67.00" with "compare_at_price":"79.00" (US dollars, sale and regular), read 1 October 2026 from https://store.blockstream.com/products/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet.json?country=US.Foundation Passport Prime at $349 on the US store https://foundation.xyz/products/passport-prime?country=US, read 1 October 2026.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Custody modelEditorialSelf-custody: the keys stay on the deviceSelf-custody: the keys stay on the device
Security postureSnapshotNo secure element; fully open source; air-gapped signing.Secure element, no listed certificate; fully open source; air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria

Which should you pick?

Blockstream Jade

69#8 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Blockstream Jade if checkable keys matters most — it scores 10/10 to Foundation Passport's 7/10 there (weight 12).
Strength
Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10
Tradeoff
No secure element: someone holding the device faces the PIN oracle and your passphrase, not a certified chip

Foundation Passport

68#9 of 23
Pick it when
Pick Foundation Passport if secure element matters most — it scores 5/10 to Blockstream Jade's 4/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10
Tradeoff
First setup needs the Envoy app over Bluetooth and a check against Foundation's validation server
Self-identify in 10 seconds

Which one is actually for you?

Blockstream JadeLeads

Choose Blockstream Jade if checkable keys matters most

  • Checkable keys: 10/10 against 7/10 for Foundation Passport (weight 12)
  • Maker independence: 10/10 against 6/10 for Foundation Passport (weight 11)
  • Fund-loss record: 9/10 against 5/10 for Foundation Passport (weight 11)
Foundation Passport

Choose Foundation Passport if secure element matters most

  • Secure element: 5/10 against 4/10 for Blockstream Jade (weight 27)
  • Genuine check: 7/10 against 0/10 for Blockstream Jade (weight 12)
Criterion by criterion

Scorecard

Published criteria · weight in points of 8612 of 12 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology

Secure element

by 1 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Foundation Passport leads
Blockstream Jade4 out of 10
Foundation Passport5 out of 10

Rebuildable firmware

weight 6.5 of 86Tie
Blockstream Jade10 out of 10
Foundation Passport10 out of 10

Genuine check

by 7 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Foundation Passport leads
Blockstream Jade0 out of 10
Foundation Passport7 out of 10

Checkable keys

by 3 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Blockstream Jade leads
Blockstream Jade10 out of 10
Foundation Passport7 out of 10

Maker independence

by 4 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Blockstream Jade leads
Blockstream Jade10 out of 10
Foundation Passport6 out of 10

Fund-loss record

by 4 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Blockstream Jade leads
Blockstream Jade9 out of 10
Foundation Passport5 out of 10

Score dimensions

weights sum to 86

The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.

Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
Blockstream Jade14/20Foundation Passport14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Blockstream Jade17/30Foundation Passport16.7/30
Blockstream Jade leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Blockstream Jade2.7/10Foundation Passport2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Blockstream Jade3.2/8Foundation Passport3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Blockstream Jade5.5/18Foundation Passport5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

Choose Blockstream Jade unless the term Foundation Passport leads on is the one you are buying.

Pick Foundation Passport if secure element matters most — it scores 5/10 to Blockstream Jade's 4/10 there (weight 27).

The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .

From the published order

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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Key failure: your own keys are made, shown or recovered unsafely.
    Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Blockstream Jade 4/10, Foundation Passport 5/10)
    Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Blockstream Jade 10/10, Foundation Passport 10/10)
    Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Blockstream Jade 0/10, Foundation Passport 7/10)
    Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Blockstream Jade 10/10, Foundation Passport 7/10)
    Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Blockstream Jade 10/10, Foundation Passport 6/10)
    Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Blockstream Jade 9/10, Foundation Passport 5/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored, except Information failure, which the provider pages show as a fact.
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Blockstream Jade scores 1 point above Foundation Passport, led by checkable keys, fund-loss record, and maker independence. Published scores, out of 100: Blockstream Jade 69 (rank 8 of 23 hardware wallets), Foundation Passport 68 (rank 9 of 23).

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Reviewed means both products compared here was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.

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