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Tangem Wallet & Note
Review and Comments 2023

  • protect your cryptocurrency with the simple and secure hardware wallet Tagem Wallet
  • pass cryptocurrencies uncomplicated like cash with the Tangem Note
  • can be used without batteries, cables or a PC - a smartphone is all you need
  • everything in the size of a credit card
  • Supports 1000+ tokens on 13 blockchains simultaneously

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  • buy directly without middlemen from the manufacturer
  • free worldwise shipping for order over $40
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Test Result

Tangem Wallet & Note

86%

First Impression
95%
Setup
95%
Handling
95%
Compatibility
70%
Documentation & Support
70%
Security
90%

Tangem Wallet & Note Review 2023

(86%, Review by Malte)

Tangem AG is a high-tech blockchain company headquartered in Switzerland with offices in North America, Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific.

Tangem Wallet Note

The two types of Tangem Hardware Wallets: Tangem Notes & Tangem Wallet

They make two types of hardware wallets.

On the one hand, the Tangem Wallet, in the form of a black card. It works like a regular hardware wallet and allows you to securely manage your cryptocurrencies. Then there are the tangem notes. This is a digital banknote with a single supported cryptocurrency. This type of card is designed for those who are new to cryptocurrencies and are looking for something that is easy to use. In addition, the cards can be passed around like cash to perform an off-chain transaction.

In this test report, a package with all available Tangem cards is tested and examined in more detail.

First Impression

Buy the Tangem Hardware Wallets online

The Tangem cards can be ordered in the own store for around 50,00 $ (click here to check the current price). Various payment methods are available, including credit card, Paypal or cryptocurrencies. Included is free worldwide shipping on orders over $40.

Important note for buying hardware wallets.

Hardware Wallets should preferably be ordered directly from the manufacturer or official resellers if possible. Dubious stores or private sellers on platforms like ebay or amazon could manipulate the devices for their own purposes or trick the buyer. This way, the thieves can steal all the coins from your hardware wallet at a later time. Unfortunately, there have already been such cases in the past.

What is included in the package?

Included is a quick start guide and the hardware wallets in the form of a credit card. These are together in a box that can be slid open.

The enclosed instructions show the necessary three steps to activate and use a card.

Tangem Manual All Cards

The Tangem Cards together with the Quick Start Guide

The cards are cards the size of a normal credit card. They look very high quality and contain a unique identification number on the back.

Setting up and handling the Tangem Cards

To set up Tangem Hardware Wallet cards, you need to download the corresponding app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Important note about setup.

Never use a hardware wallet that is already set up. You must choose your own PIN code or password and do the backup yourself. This is not given by anyone!

Tangem Wallet

Now you can hold your Tangem Multi-Currency Wallet to your NFC-enabled smartphone and the hardware wallet will be set up and secured with an access code. In the case of the Tangem Wallet, you can set up up to two more Tangem Hardware Wallets as backups. That’s because with Tangem Wallet, there’s no need to write a recovery seed on a piece of paper – in the event of the loss or theft of the card itself, access to the cryptocurrency can be restored with a backup card (or two).

Now everything is already set up to manage cryptocurrencies with over 1000 tokens on 13 blockchains. The following video shows the setup process of Tangem Wallet.

How to setup your TANGEM WALLET

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Tangem Note

The Tangem Note does not require an access code. You simply tap the card briefly on your smartphone to activate the card. Now you can buy the corresponding cryptocurrency directly via the app or display the public key of the wallet to send coins to the address yourself.

The card is now comparable to a banknote. Anyone in possession of the card can spend the coins, pass them on or increase the amount further with the help of the Tangem app. Thus, it is also possible to perform transactions without the blockchain, simply by passing the card. This saves transaction fees is leaves no trace on the blockchain.

The following video shows the procedure using the Tangem Note for Bitcoin.

How to setup your TANGEM NOTE

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Supported cryptocurrencies and devices

The Tangem app is supported by the following operating systems.

  • Android
  • iOS

The Tangem wallet currently supports around 1000 tokens on 13 blockchains. Depending on which Tangem Note you choose, only this one cryptocurrency is supported.

  • Bitcoin
  • Ethereum
  • Dogecoin
  • Ripple
  • Stellar
  • Cardano
  • Tezos
  • BINANCE COIN

Documentation and Support

The Tangem website has a dedicated knowledge section, a FAQs section, and a page that assists with the setup process. The content is created in English. To contact Tangem, an email address is provided on the website.

Tangem Wallet Security

Like any hardware wallet, Tangem Wallet generates a unique private key that never leaves the hardware wallet. With Tangem Hardware Wallets you don’t even get a recovery seed. Instead, you can set up multiple Tangem wallets, with the others serving as backups in case of loss.

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Assessment security level EAL6+ certification

Tangem has also had its safety concepts externally certified. According to Tangem, the wallet has the highest certification level among direct competitors, which guarantees that there are no backdoors – EAL6+ from Common Criteria. This was tested by the world’s leading laboratory Kudelski Security. They confirm security in their report, “In particular, we didn’t find any backdoor, malicious or suspicious undocumented feature in the firmware.”

IP68 protection class

Furthermore, the hardware wallet is optimally protected against external environmental influences due to its simple structure. According to Tangem, this makes it the only hardware wallet with the highest possible level of environmental protection – IP68. The IP68 certification defines on the one hand that the device is dust-proof, and on the other hand the protection against permanent submersion up to a maximum water depth of 1.5 meters for a maximum of 30 minutes. Moreover, the card is durable enough to work from -35°C to +85°C. The chip does not break – there is nothing to break, and the service life is at least 25 years.



FAQ 3

Ask your own question

It is guaranteed that the private key will never be disclosed. Handing over a card is inherently a payment transaction outside the blockchain. You can sell them as merchandise, send them as gifts, or use them as payment. Basically, it’s a secure, smart banknote for digital assets.

Multi-Sig is a security feature enabled by asymmetric cryptography. It allows two keys, stored securely and secretly in the security element of each card, to independently sign a transaction to send money from the same wallet address. With this level of security, users can reduce the risk of a single-key wallet.

Christmas, a birth, a wedding or a birthday is coming up and you want to give something special. In the process, it is becoming increasingly popular to give away cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Because these gain more and more importance and often also value over time. But what is the best way to give away cryptocurrencies?

Of course, you can generate a wallet for the recipient and give him the private key. This can be done in the form of a paper wallet or write the recovery seed in a card. However, this is cumbersome for both sides and requires some basic knowledge on the part of the recipient.

It is easier and more elegant to use a certain type of hardware wallet. These are wallets that act like a traditional banknote and often take the form of a credit card. An example of this is the Tangem Note. You can easily “load” them with cryptocurrencies via smartphone app and then give them away. The recipient can keep the card, give it away or later also spend the cryptocurrencies via smartphone or send it to a trading exchange of his choice, for example.

Tangem Gift Crypto

Give away cryptocurrencies safely and easily with Tangem Note

The major advantages of giving away cryptocurrencies this way are the following:

  • the cryptocurrencies are certainly given away. Nobody knows the private keys. Whoever has the card is also the only one in possession of the cryptocurrencies. If, on the other hand, you generate a wallet yourself, the keys could be intercepted by a third party.
  • you can give away something physical. The credit card hardware walletlike the Tangem Note are not expensive, high quality and definitely make a statement!

Of course, this comes at a further cost, but give away a great value of cryptocurrencies, the investment is definitely worth it.

 


Product Specifications

Advantages
  • 600+ currencies on 13 blockchains simultaneously
  • 100+ dApps accessible
  • Card backup available
  • access protection installed
  • EAL6+ certified according to Common Criteria
  • the only hardware wallet with the highest possible protection against environmental influences
CryptocurrenciesBitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Ripple, Stellar, Cardano, Tezos, BINANCE COIN
Package Contents
  • Tangem Cards
  • Quickstart
Comments16  comments
PlatformAndroid, iOS
BrandTangem
Altcoin Support
FIDO U2F Authenticator
Supported Coins1000+
Open Source
Weight3g
InterfacesNFC
Size85.6 x 54 x 0.6mm
Screen 2FA

User Reviews 16

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Jairo Alonzo
5. August 2023 um 0:16

This is a shit company. They took my money and told me the wallet will arrive within 6 weeks. It’s been nearly 2 months and I never received it. Very disappointing!!


Dan Hackens
16. July 2023 um 5:39

what if the internet goes down , how do I get at my money ? cash I got in my pocket or under my bed . No internet no money .


Ger
17. June 2023 um 23:17

How to retrieve crypto if tangem went bust? no seed phrase to use on another wallet


TH
15. June 2023 um 3:07

Customer service is non existent and that’s usually a great sign of how the product works. Website is lacking info and everything so far seems like it was put together by 8th graders. I’ll keep it as a backup in case something happens to my Ledger, D’Cent or Ellipal. But this isn’t what I hoped it would be when I ordered it.


David
12. June 2023 um 4:07

Is this a wallet ? Can I send crypto to it or just buy with it?


Mike
21. May 2023 um 7:55

This is the worse wallet I ever used. Transactions carried out wrong, assets not arriving at the wallet, transfers getting lost and although found back it should not happen, I would stay very far away from this thing and rather use my BC Vault, Ledger Nano X or Safepal S1 at least they work properly and although they are more expensive they are more reliable, by the way Safepal is around the same price and air gapped


Adam
18. May 2023 um 21:38

how are the backups made? doesn’t it mean the key is exposed to the app??? Is the app generating the key? Something’s strange ..

Tom
18. June 2023 um 1:59

no your card has the key generated on it. the app doesn’t get the key nor do you to lose.


Charlie
3. April 2023 um 0:14

Can a si gle Tangem Wallet card support multiple blockchains and crypto like Bitcoin, XRP, Cardano simultaneously?


cor
22. February 2023 um 2:17

I find this easier type of hard wallet fascinating. It is exactly what we need in order to make it user friendly enough to be mass adopted.
The only detriment is that it is not open source.

Are there any similar products that are open source? Please let us know.


Chris
17. August 2022 um 15:47

It’s the best hardware wallet for me. It’s easy for use, EAL6+, secure, mobile, no batteries


Nick Brown
4. August 2022 um 15:28

I must be a lucky to find this wallet. Everything I was searching to just in here. All coins I need and security standards that I believe the only right. Even if the company stops working please no doubts your wallet is alive and working because it’s work does not depend on any of company’s servers. Switzerland guarantees the high quality. My crypto is in the most secure wallet now one hundred percent.


Andrew
8. June 2022 um 4:08

What happens if the company goes out of business? Say the app goes down then what? I have to have the app to access my crypto. So what if there’s no app all the sudden? No app=no crypto??

Kunoss
3. August 2022 um 20:10

Was asking myself the same thing, and they gave an answer to that to someone that asked them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibertyCoiner1/status/1543071074933526528

Heinz
9. June 2023 um 15:20

Is there anyway to use your app on my GrapheneOS based phone?


Lyash
12. February 2022 um 6:33

It is very good product 👍




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