Coldcard vs Blockstream Jade Core Blockstream Jade Core leads by 5 points.
Blockstream Jade Core scores 5 points above Coldcard, led by checkable keys, genuine check, and fund-loss record. Coldcard ranks #11 and Blockstream Jade Core #4 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
CLColdcard66
vs
Blockstream Jade Core71
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #11 and #4 of 23
Blockstream Jade Core scores 5 points above Coldcard, led by checkable keys, genuine check, and fund-loss record.
CLColdcard #11 of 2366
Blockstream Jade Core #4 of 2371
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 Core leads on 3 of 6 published criteria; Coldcard on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermBlockstream Jade CoreColdcardWeightPoints
Secure element4/105/106.5−1.7for Coldcard−0.9 of 32
Checkable keys10/107/102.9+2.2for Blockstream Jade Core+1.2 of 32
Genuine check7/105/102.9+1.5for Blockstream Jade Core+0.8 of 32
Fund-loss record5/101/102.6+2.7for Blockstream Jade Core+1.4 of 32
Net of the terms+4.8
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.1
Reproduced gap+4.7
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below7166+5.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
Blockstream Jade Core's lead rests on lighter criteria: Coldcard is ahead on secure element, which carries more weight (27) than any criterion Blockstream Jade Core leads on (12).
Blockstream Jade CoreScore 71USB-C and Bluetooth signer at $99 with a per-unit Genuine Check — no secure element; the Jade Plus ($149) scores the sameStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: No secure element: someone holding the device faces the PIN oracle and your passphrase, not a certified chipColdcardScore 66July 2026 seed flaw cost owners funds — fixed in 5.6.0; a Bitcoin-only signer that works from microSDStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: 30 July 2026: Coinkite reported that firmware before 5.6.0 generated weak seeds (about 72 bits) on Mk4, Mk5 and Q, and that attackers stole funds from weak seeds; update, then move any seed made before 5.6.0 to a new one
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactColdcardBlockstream Jade Core
One-time priceSnapshotCOLDCARD Mk5 at $219 ("Buy Now $219 USD") on https://coldcard.com/mk5, read 1 October 2026.Blockstream Jade Core: the US store's product data reads "price":"99.00" with no compare-at price (US dollars), read 2 October 2026 from https://store.blockstream.com/products/blockstream-jade-core.json?country=US.
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 postureSnapshotSecure element, no listed certificate; fully open source; air-gapped signing; a device-level flaw cost owners funds.No secure element; fully open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
CL
Coldcard
66#11 of 23
Pick it when
Pick Coldcard if secure element matters most — it scores 5/10 to Blockstream Jade Core's 4/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10
Tradeoff
30 July 2026: Coinkite reported that firmware before 5.6.0 generated weak seeds (about 72 bits) on Mk4, Mk5 and Q, and that attackers stole funds from weak seeds; update, then move any seed made before 5.6.0 to a new one
Blockstream Jade Core
71#4 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Blockstream Jade Core if checkable keys matters most — it scores 10/10 to Coldcard'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
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
CLColdcard
Choose Coldcard if secure element matters most
Secure element: 5/10 against 4/10 for Blockstream Jade Core (weight 27)
ColdcardScore 66July 2026 seed flaw cost owners funds — fixed in 5.6.0; a Bitcoin-only signer that works from microSDStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: 30 July 2026: Coinkite reported that firmware before 5.6.0 generated weak seeds (about 72 bits) on Mk4, Mk5 and Q, and that attackers stole funds from weak seeds; update, then move any seed made before 5.6.0 to a new one
Blockstream Jade CoreLeads
Choose Blockstream Jade Core if genuine check matters most
Genuine check: 7/10 against 5/10 for Coldcard (weight 12)
Checkable keys: 10/10 against 7/10 for Coldcard (weight 12)
Fund-loss record: 5/10 against 1/10 for Coldcard (weight 11)
Blockstream Jade CoreScore 71USB-C and Bluetooth signer at $99 with a per-unit Genuine Check — no secure element; the Jade Plus ($149) scores the sameStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: No secure element: someone holding the device faces the PIN oracle and your passphrase, not a certified chip
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 86Coldcard leads
Coldcard5/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core4/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
weight 6.5 of 86Tie
Coldcard10/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10/10 out of 10
Genuine check
by 2 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
Coldcard5/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core7/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
by 3 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
Coldcard7/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10/10 out of 10
Maker independence
weight 2.6 of 86Tie
Coldcard10/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 4 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
Coldcard1/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core5/10 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
Coldcard14/20Blockstream Jade Core14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Coldcard16.1/30Blockstream Jade Core17.9/30
Blockstream Jade Core leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Coldcard2.7/10Blockstream Jade Core2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Coldcard3.2/8Blockstream Jade Core3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Coldcard5.5/18Blockstream Jade Core5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Blockstream Jade Core unless the term Coldcard leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Coldcard if secure element matters most — it scores 5/10 to Blockstream Jade Core's 4/10 there (weight 27).
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Key failure: your own keys are made, shown or recovered unsafely.
Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Coldcard 5/10, Blockstream Jade Core 4/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Coldcard 10/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Coldcard 5/10, Blockstream Jade Core 7/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Coldcard 7/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Coldcard 10/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Coldcard 1/10, Blockstream Jade Core 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 Core scores 5 points above Coldcard, led by checkable keys, genuine check, and fund-loss record. Published scores, out of 100: Coldcard 66 (rank 11 of 23 hardware wallets), Blockstream Jade Core 71 (rank 4 of 23).
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