Cypherock X1 vs BitBox02 Nova BitBox02 Nova leads by 21 points.
BitBox02 Nova scores 21 points above Cypherock X1, led by secure element, checkable keys, and maker independence. Cypherock X1 ranks #15 and BitBox02 Nova #1 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Cypherock X160
vs
BitBox02 Nova81
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #15 and #1 of 23
BitBox02 Nova scores 21 points above Cypherock X1, led by secure element, checkable keys, and maker independence.
Cypherock X1 #15 of 2360
BitBox02 Nova #1 of 2381
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termBitBox02 Nova leads on 3 of 6 published criteria; Cypherock X1 on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermBitBox02 NovaCypherock X1WeightPoints
Secure element10/103/106.5+11.8for BitBox02 Nova+6.0 of 32
Checkable keys10/100/102.9+7.5for BitBox02 Nova+3.8 of 32
Maker independence10/104/102.6+4.1for BitBox02 Nova+2.1 of 32
Fund-loss record5/108/102.6−2.1for Cypherock X1−1.1 of 32
Net of the terms+21.3
Reproduced gap+21.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below8160+21.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
BitBox02 NovaScore 81EAL6+ secure chip and firmware rebuilt and matched, with Bluetooth — new in 2025, €175Strength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: First shipped in 2025, so it has a short record in buyers' handsCypherock X1Score 60Seedless split across a vault and four cards — firmware rebuilt and matchedStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: DARKNAVY's 2025 exploit chain changed the vault firmware and took control of newly generated seeds; Cypherock names no fix, and the bootloader cannot be updated
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactCypherock X1BitBox02 Nova
One-time priceSnapshotCypherock X1 Basic (one vault, four cards): the maker's store feed https://api-commerce.cypherock.com/api/products reads "price":99,"compareAtPrice":129, read 1 October 2026; the same feed names "currency":"USD" (read 28 October 2026).BitBox02 Nova, Multi edition, at €175.00 including 19% VAT on https://shop.bitbox.swiss/en/products/bitbox02-nova-79/, read 1 October 2026; no US dollar list price is published.
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, EAL5+ certified; firmware open source; no air-gapped signing.Secure element, EAL6+ certified; fully open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Cypherock X1
60#15 of 23
Pick it when
Pick Cypherock X1 if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 8/10 to BitBox02 Nova's 5/10 there (weight 11).
Strength
Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10
Tradeoff
DARKNAVY's 2025 exploit chain changed the vault firmware and took control of newly generated seeds; Cypherock names no fix, and the bootloader cannot be updated
BitBox02 Nova
81#1 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick BitBox02 Nova if secure element matters most — it scores 10/10 to Cypherock X1's 3/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Secure element you can look up — 10/10
Tradeoff
First shipped in 2025, so it has a short record in buyers' hands
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
Cypherock X1
Choose Cypherock X1 if fund-loss record matters most
Fund-loss record: 8/10 against 5/10 for BitBox02 Nova (weight 11)
Cypherock X1Score 60Seedless split across a vault and four cards — firmware rebuilt and matchedStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: DARKNAVY's 2025 exploit chain changed the vault firmware and took control of newly generated seeds; Cypherock names no fix, and the bootloader cannot be updated
BitBox02 NovaLeads
Choose BitBox02 Nova if secure element matters most
Secure element: 10/10 against 3/10 for Cypherock X1 (weight 27)
Checkable keys: 10/10 against 0/10 for Cypherock X1 (weight 12)
Maker independence: 10/10 against 4/10 for Cypherock X1 (weight 11)
BitBox02 NovaScore 81EAL6+ secure chip and firmware rebuilt and matched, with Bluetooth — new in 2025, €175Strength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: First shipped in 2025, so it has a short record in buyers' hands
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 7 of 10weight 6.5 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
Cypherock X13/10 out of 10
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
weight 6.5 of 86Tie
Cypherock X110/10 out of 10
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
Genuine check
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Cypherock X17/10 out of 10
BitBox02 Nova7/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
by 10 of 10weight 2.9 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
Cypherock X10/10 out of 10
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
Maker independence
by 6 of 10weight 2.6 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
Cypherock X14/10 out of 10
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 3 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Cypherock X1 leads
Cypherock X18/10 out of 10
BitBox02 Nova5/10 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
Cypherock X114/20BitBox02 Nova14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Cypherock X113.6/30BitBox02 Nova21.8/30
BitBox02 Nova leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Cypherock X12.7/10BitBox02 Nova2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Cypherock X13.2/8BitBox02 Nova3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Cypherock X15.5/18BitBox02 Nova5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose BitBox02 Nova unless the term Cypherock X1 leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Cypherock X1 if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 8/10 to BitBox02 Nova's 5/10 there (weight 11).
The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .
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Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Cypherock X1 3/10, BitBox02 Nova 10/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Cypherock X1 10/10, BitBox02 Nova 10/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Cypherock X1 7/10, BitBox02 Nova 7/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Cypherock X1 0/10, BitBox02 Nova 10/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Cypherock X1 4/10, BitBox02 Nova 10/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Cypherock X1 8/10, BitBox02 Nova 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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BitBox02 Nova scores 21 points above Cypherock X1, led by secure element, checkable keys, and maker independence. Published scores, out of 100: Cypherock X1 60 (rank 15 of 23 hardware wallets), BitBox02 Nova 81 (rank 1 of 23).
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