Tangem vs Cypherock X1 Cypherock X1 leads by 18 points.
Cypherock X1 scores 18 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware and fund-loss record. Tangem ranks #23 and Cypherock X1 #15 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Tangem42
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Cypherock X160
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #23 and #15 of 23
Cypherock X1 scores 18 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware and fund-loss record.
Tangem #23 of 2342
Cypherock X1 #15 of 2360
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termCypherock X1 leads on 2 of 6 published criteria; Tangem on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermCypherock X1TangemWeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware10/100/106.5+16.8for Cypherock X1+8.6 of 32
Fund-loss record8/107/102.6+0.7for Cypherock X1+0.4 of 32
Net of the terms+17.5
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.1
Reproduced gap+17.4
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6042+18.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
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 updatedTangemScore 42Tap-to-phone NFC cards — closed firmware, and a 2026 laser attack it cannot patchStrength: Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10Watch-out: In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactTangemCypherock X1
One-time priceSnapshotTangem Wallet 2 Cards set at $59.90 on https://tangem.com/en/pricing/, read 1 October 2026.Cypherock 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).
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, EAL6+ certified; closed source; no air-gapped signing.Secure element, EAL5+ certified; firmware open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Tangem
42#23 of 23
Pick it when
Tangem leads Cypherock X1 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
Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10
Tradeoff
In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
Cypherock X1
60#15 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Cypherock X1 if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 10/10 to Tangem's 0/10 there (weight 27).
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
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
Tangem
Tangem leads Cypherock X1 on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
TangemScore 42Tap-to-phone NFC cards — closed firmware, and a 2026 laser attack it cannot patchStrength: Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10Watch-out: In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
Cypherock X1Leads
Choose Cypherock X1 if rebuildable firmware matters most
Rebuildable firmware: 10/10 against 0/10 for Tangem (weight 27)
Fund-loss record: 8/10 against 7/10 for Tangem (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
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
weight 6.5 of 86Tie
Tangem3/10 out of 10
Cypherock X13/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 10 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Cypherock X1 leads
Tangem0/10 out of 10
Cypherock X110/10 out of 10
Genuine check
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Tangem7/10 out of 10
Cypherock X17/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Tangem0/10 out of 10
Cypherock X10/10 out of 10
Maker independence
weight 2.6 of 86Tie
Tangem4/10 out of 10
Cypherock X14/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 1 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Cypherock X1 leads
Tangem7/10 out of 10
Cypherock X18/10 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
Tangem14/20Cypherock X114/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Tangem6.9/30Cypherock X113.6/30
Cypherock X1 leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Tangem2.7/10Cypherock X12.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Tangem3.2/8Cypherock X13.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Tangem5.5/18Cypherock X15.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Cypherock X1 unless the term Tangem leads on is the one you are buying.
Tangem leads Cypherock X1 on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
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Key failure: your own keys are made, shown or recovered unsafely.
Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Tangem 3/10, Cypherock X1 3/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Tangem 0/10, Cypherock X1 10/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Tangem 7/10, Cypherock X1 7/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Tangem 0/10, Cypherock X1 0/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Tangem 4/10, Cypherock X1 4/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Tangem 7/10, Cypherock X1 8/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored, except Information failure, which the provider pages show as a fact.
Questions
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Cypherock X1 scores 18 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware and fund-loss record. Published scores, out of 100: Tangem 42 (rank 23 of 23 hardware wallets), Cypherock X1 60 (rank 15 of 23).
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