ARCHOS Safe-T Mini
Details and User Reviews 2020

That is not a problem. You can restore your accounts to a new hardware wallet using the recovery key you wrote down when you set it up.

Most wallets support more than just one cryptocurrency, but only generate one backup. Nevertheless, this one backup is sufficient to restore all cryptocurrencies as all private keys of the different wallets result from the seed that is backed up as a backup during setup.

Hardware Wallets such as the Ledger Nano X, TREZOR Model T, BitBox02 or KeepKey all work according to the same principle. They are a special form of a so-called wallet, which is used to manage cryptocurrencies. A hardware wallet is a physical device that securely and inisolationly generates the private keys to the cryptocurrencies. Due to the extra hardware, they have some advantages over software wallets:

• private keys are often stored in a protected area of a microcontroller and cannot be transmitted in plain text from the device
• immune to computer viruses stealing from software wallets
• can be used securely and interactively, private keys never need to touch potentially vulnerable software
• the software is open source in most cases, so that the user can validate the entire operation of the device.

However, it is important to understand that hardware wallets are a high-quality goal and depend on various assumptions that apply to maintaining security. They are not a miracle weapon, and there are several realistic ways to hack a hardware wallet Especially if someone has physical access to the device.

A new cryptocurrency is rarely supported directly by a hardware wallet at the beginning. However, most providers such as Ledger or TREZOR are constantly working to support new cryptocurrencies. Therefore, it is often worth waiting until the desired currency is supported by your hardware wallet.