The Kit
A short field guide for wallets, swaps, research, security, and infra used by people who stay in the trenches.
Wallets
Wallets for active use, experiments, and shared control.
For active use, trading, signing, and app-level interaction.
Solana-first wallet with broad DeFi, NFT, and mobile support.
Solana wallet with Ledger support and a security-focused interface.
Solana wallet with exchange integration and xNFT roots.
Default EVM wallet for Ethereum, L2s, and EVM-compatible chains.
EVM wallet with transaction simulation and chain-aware signing prompts.
Desktop EVM wallet for users who want stronger signing separation.
Separate risk by purpose: trading, holding, multisig, and recovery.
EVM multisig standard for shared treasury and higher-value custody.
Solana multisig and treasury tooling for teams and communities.
Bitcoin desktop wallet with coin control and hardware wallet workflows.
Long-running Bitcoin wallet for advanced users and custom server setups.
Cold Storage
Cold wallets and signing devices for moving value away from hot-wallet exposure.
Compare convenience, openness, air-gapped flows, and chain support.
Open-source hardware wallet line with broad asset support.
Swiss-made hardware wallet with Bitcoin-only and multi-coin editions.
Bitcoin-only signing device built around air-gapped workflows.
Bitcoin hardware wallet with strong open-source positioning.
Bitcoin-only hardware wallet focused on QR-based signing.
Air-gapped hardware wallet with QR signing across multiple ecosystems.
DIY Bitcoin signing device for users who want deeper self-custody control.
Popular hardware wallet ecosystem with broad chain and app coverage.
On-Ramps
Different ways to enter crypto rails, from regulated exchanges to peer-to-peer markets.
Fiat rails, liquidity, account recovery, and compliance tradeoffs.
Established exchange with fiat rails and pro trading tools.
Beginner-friendly fiat access with deeper order-book tools available.
Large global venue with broad market coverage where available.
High-volume exchange with broad spot and derivatives coverage.
Routes that reduce dependency on centralized exchange accounts.
Decentralized Bitcoin exchange network for peer-to-peer trades.
Non-custodial P2P Bitcoin trading with escrow mechanics.
Lightning-native P2P market for smaller Bitcoin trades.
Mobile-first P2P Bitcoin app for local payment rails.
Swaps
DEXs, aggregators, and cross-chain routes for moving between assets without relying only on CEX order books.
Primary Solana swap aggregator and routing layer.
Solana AMM and liquidity venue used across meme and DeFi cycles.
Solana DEX focused on concentrated liquidity and clean UX.
Memecoin launch rail that shaped the current Solana trench cycle.
Research & Intel
Explorers, market dashboards, on-chain intelligence, and liquidity tools for reading what is actually happening.
Ethereum explorer for contracts, wallets, tokens, and transactions.
Solana explorer for token accounts, holders, programs, and transfers.
Bitcoin mempool, block, fee, and transaction explorer.
Multi-chain explorer useful for cross-chain lookup and comparisons.
Fast DEX charts, liquidity views, pairs, and token discovery.
Solana-heavy market data, wallets, and token analytics.
DEX market data from the CoinGecko ecosystem.
TVL, stablecoins, fees, yields, bridges, unlocks, and protocol data.
Entity labels, wallet intelligence, and transaction investigations.
Wallet labels, smart money flows, and on-chain dashboards.
Visual holder maps for token supply clusters and wallet links.
Community-built SQL dashboards for protocols, chains, and narratives.
Protocol fundamentals, fees, users, and financial metrics.
Security
Approval checks, wallet warnings, and signing safety tools.
Review and revoke EVM token approvals and permissions.
Wallet security dashboard for approvals, risk, and exposure checks.
Security API and token risk tooling used across wallets and apps.
Solana token checks for authorities, holders, liquidity, and metadata.
Run Your Own
Nodes, home servers, RPC providers, and monitoring paths for reducing dependency on third-party gateways.
Reference Bitcoin node software for independent validation.
Home server interface for Bitcoin, Lightning, and self-hosted apps.
Personal server platform focused on sovereign infrastructure.
Bitcoin node stack focused on privacy tooling and wallet workflows.
DIY Bitcoin and Lightning node project for hands-on operators.
Home staking and node platform for Ethereum and other networks.
Ethereum execution client used in validator and node setups.
Ethereum consensus client for staking and node operators.
Solana RPC, APIs, webhooks, and indexing infrastructure.
Multi-chain RPC and developer infrastructure provider.
Dashboards and monitoring for self-hosted services and nodes.
OpSec, Layering & Hygiene
A few habits that keep one bad click from becoming a full wallet wipe.