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CoolWallet vs Blockstream Jade Core Blockstream Jade Core leads by 27 points.

Blockstream Jade Core scores 27 points above CoolWallet, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys. CoolWallet ranks #21 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.

CoolWallet44
Blockstream Jade Core71
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #21 and #4 of 23
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 6 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-COOLWALLET-VS-BLOCKSTREAM-JADE-CORE-7b954e86
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

Blockstream Jade Core leads by 27 points

Blockstream Jade Core scores 27 points above CoolWallet, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys.

CoolWallet #21 of 2344
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 5 of 6 published criteria; CoolWallet on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermBlockstream Jade CoreCoolWalletWeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware10/104/106.5+10.1for Blockstream Jade Core+5.2 of 32
Secure element4/103/106.5+1.7for Blockstream Jade Core+0.9 of 32
Checkable keys10/100/102.9+7.5for Blockstream Jade Core+3.8 of 32
Genuine check7/102/102.9+3.7for Blockstream Jade Core+1.9 of 32
Maker independence10/104/102.6+4.1for Blockstream Jade Core+2.1 of 32
Net of the terms+27.1
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.1
Reproduced gap+27.0

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

Quick facts

At a glance

2 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactCoolWalletBlockstream Jade Core
One-time priceSnapshotCoolWallet Go (2 Cards Set) at $69.00 on https://www.coolwallet.io/products/coolwallet-go, 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 fitSnapshotglobalus, europe, global
Custody modelEditorialSelf-custody: the keys stay on the deviceSelf-custody: the keys stay on the device
Security postureSnapshotSecure element, no listed certificate; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.No secure element; fully open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria

Which should you pick?

CoolWallet

44#21 of 23
Pick it when
CoolWallet leads Blockstream Jade Core on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 5/10
Tradeoff
The Go has no screen, so you confirm transactions on your phone, not on the device

Blockstream Jade Core

71#4 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Blockstream Jade Core if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 10/10 to CoolWallet's 4/10 there (weight 27).
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?

CoolWallet

CoolWallet leads Blockstream Jade Core on no published criterion

  • Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
Blockstream Jade CoreLeads

Choose Blockstream Jade Core if secure element matters most

  • Secure element: 4/10 against 3/10 for CoolWallet (weight 27)
  • Rebuildable firmware: 10/10 against 4/10 for CoolWallet (weight 27)
  • Genuine check: 7/10 against 2/10 for CoolWallet (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 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
CoolWallet3 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core4 out of 10

Rebuildable firmware

by 6 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
CoolWallet4 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10 out of 10

Genuine check

by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
CoolWallet2 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core7 out of 10

Checkable keys

by 10 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
CoolWallet0 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10 out of 10

Maker independence

by 6 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
CoolWallet4 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10 out of 10

Fund-loss record

weight 2.6 of 86Tie
CoolWallet5 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core5 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
CoolWallet14/20Blockstream Jade Core14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
CoolWallet7.5/30Blockstream Jade Core17.9/30
Blockstream Jade Core leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
CoolWallet2.7/10Blockstream Jade Core2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
CoolWallet3.2/8Blockstream Jade Core3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
CoolWallet5.5/18Blockstream Jade Core5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

Choose Blockstream Jade Core unless the term CoolWallet leads on is the one you are buying.

CoolWallet leads Blockstream Jade Core on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.

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% (CoolWallet 3/10, Blockstream Jade Core 4/10)
    Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (CoolWallet 4/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
    Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (CoolWallet 2/10, Blockstream Jade Core 7/10)
    Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (CoolWallet 0/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
    Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (CoolWallet 4/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
    Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (CoolWallet 5/10, 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 27 points above CoolWallet, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys. Published scores, out of 100: CoolWallet 44 (rank 21 of 23 hardware wallets), Blockstream Jade Core 71 (rank 4 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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