🚫 Why does Bitcoin Safe block software seeds on Mainnet?

🤔 Isn’t that inconvenient?

🔥 Turns out — it’s a major security upgrade.

Bitcoin Safe only allows software seeds on Testnet, Signet, and Regtest — never on Mainnet. Here’s why:

✅ Reasons why software seeds are blocked on Mainnet

• 🧠 Software seeds are insecure
  • Computers are full of risks: clipboard hijackers, malware, browser exploits.
  • One slip, and your seed is compromised — it’s game over.
  • Cold storage should never start hot.

• 🧊 Cold storage must be born cold
  • Users often generate seeds in software wallets then migrate to hardware.
  • But the initial exposure already happened — there’s no going back.
  • True cold storage = created on a hardware signer from the start.

• 🎣 Phishing thrives on software habits
  • Typing seeds into apps trains you to trust bad UX patterns.
  • Hardware-only forces better habits and limits exposure.
  • ✅ Seedless Mainnet = fewer phishing victims.

• 🧪 Developers still get flexibility
  • Software seeds are allowed on:
    • Testnet
    • Signet
    • Regtest
  • Ideal for devs. No risk to real sats. 🧡

• 🔐 Mainnet requires hardware signers — no exceptions
  • 🔌 USB, 📷 QR, and 💾 SD card with all major devices
    • Coldcard
    • BitBox02
    • Blockstream Jade
    • Foundation Passport
    • Trezor Safe
    • Ledger
    • Keystone
    • Specter DIY
    • SeedSigner
  • View all supported signers →

🛡️ Address poisoning protection

Bitcoin Safe color-codes receive addresses to make address poisoning obvious:

• 🟢 Green = verified receive address
• 🟡 Yellow = change address

If someone tries to poison your clipboard with a fake address, you’ll see it instantly.

✅ Address verification via USB or QR

Verify receive addresses directly on your hardware signer — no need to trust the screen.

✅ Instructions for each hardware signer

• Bitcoin Safe includes screenshots instructions for each hardware signer to guide you through every step
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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🤝 Collaborative multisig made easy

Bitcoin Safe makes multisig user-friendly and team-ready:

• 🔐 Encrypted Nostr chat
• 🔁 1-click PSBT sharing
• 🔌 USB, 📷 QR, and 💾 SD card

🛠️ Powerful features for all users

• 🟧 Singlesig wallet wizard
• 🟨 2-of-3 multisig setup
• 🟩 Any n-of-m configuration
• 🖨️ Printable PDF backup sheets
• 🔁 Label sync via Nostr
• 🔍 Full money-flow diagram & searchable transaction history

🌍 Global and user-friendly

• Multilingual support: 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇪🇸 🇯🇵 🇷🇺 🇵🇹 🇮🇳 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇲🇲 🇰🇷 🇹🇭
• Works on: Windows, macOS & Linux
• Drag-and-drop PSBT / CSV
• Advanced filters for transactions, UTXOs, amounts, and more

💡 TL;DR

Bitcoin Safe = Real Bitcoin savings:

✅ Hardware-only on Mainnet
✅ No software seed exposure
✅ Beginner-friendly multisig
✅ Developer-friendly testing environments
✅ Family & team-ready features

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🎥 YouTube channel →: https://youtube.com/@BitcoinSafeOrg