All you want to know about Trezor wallet

The first hardware wallet that allows you to store cryptocurrencies. Let us know about it.

MathiBharathi Mariselvan
5 min readOct 19, 2020
Trezor wallet

For all those who have been thinking that the cryptocurrency is not getting its physical form, it is an utter shock. Yes, changes are coming in the cryptocurrency sector and this time an update is in the wallet. Many of them would think that there are no chances that hardware cryptocurrencies are possible. That may be slightly correct. Cryptocurrencies came to the trend only because of its liquidity. Hardware crypto will never satisfy or replace fiat. But the change in the wallet. With a hardware wallet, you can store all your cryptocurrencies in the digital hardware wallet and carry them wherever you want. Trezor has come up with this initiative of introducing the Trezor wallet.

Trezor wallet is considered as the next generation crypto wallet with its hardware feature. In this blog, we can get to know more about the Trezor wallet and its multifarious applications.

But before that, we need to know about the structure and efficiency of the cryptocurrency hardware wallet.

Hard Wallet:

Cryptocurrency hard wallet is a type of wallet with a physical presence with the cryptocurrencies embedded in the network. The only thing is that they need to be connected to the cloud as a third-party device. They should be interlinked with the online wallet present in your user account. Trezor happens to be the first such wallet to introduce a hard wallet in the cryptocurrency domain. They allow you to store and trade on cryptocurrencies right away from the hardware wallet digitally from the cloud storage.

What is a Trezor wallet?

Trezor is a hardware cryptocurrency wallet introduced in the year 2014 by SatoshiLabs. During its initiation, Trezor happens to be the first-ever cold wallet that works offline without an internet connection. Normally, this works like a pen drive or USB. So, you can insert this wallet with any kind of external device like a computer or laptop, or iPad. The security system is so secure that it prevents any bugs or any other virus to intrude into their system. They are protected by updated security systems and this is the reason why most of the investors and cryptocurrency traders rely upon this hardware wallet feature. But there are certain doubts about its functioning. So, let us know about the functioning of the trezor wallet and how it is different from other online wallets.

How the hardware wallet — Trezor works?

Trezor may be different because of their physical infrastructure, but their operation is similar to that of an online hot wallet. They store cryptocurrencies, stake them, and help the user to transact and exchange them during trading operations. They have an allocated address to store the bitcoin and altcoins accordingly. Trezor helps you to store your cryptocurrencies offline that it cannot get hacked through cyber attackers. But some may say that hardware cyber theft is prevailing. In that case, Blockchain security is enabled with the Trezor wallet and additional security features are embedded within the wallet. Also, the information that you have stored in your wallet will not get erased just because you did not use it for long. The information will be secured under blockchain in a cold wallet and hence all the information will be secured under no means of getting erased. You need not charge the hardware wallet and use it as a mobile phone. The wallet will acquire only a minimal amount of power and you can do so by connecting with the device. That means the wallet will take power from the device that you have connected to. This is how the Trezor wallet works. There are different types of hardware wallets provided by Trezor.

Types of Trezor wallets:

Trezor wallets are of two types — Initially introduced type is Trezoe wallet one. It got introduced into the crypto market during the midst of 2014. Let a new variant of the wallet named Trezor wallet T is introduced in 2018. You could have wondered what is the difference between these two, right. Let us have a comparative feature between these two wallets shortly.

Trezor one wallet- With the size of a pen drive and a weight of 12 gms, the Trezor wallet is the gold standard wallet and is considered as a first-generation cryptocurrency wallet. It is in the form of a keychain and stores all the information regarding cryptocurrency in the wallet. Certain features of Trezor one include its physical infrastructure. It is made of ABS plastic running with the assistance of the ARM Cortex M3 processor. It contains a 128x64 OLED display and it is compatible with all types of operating systems like Windows, Android, iOS, and others. They come up with CE, RoHS certification.

Trezor T:

As previously mentioned that Trezor T is an update to the Trezor one, it could have understood that it has certain upgrades compared to the previous version. Yes, the Trezor T comes with certain changes like an LED touch screen, secured SD card, and protective device input. But the weight is slightly higher than the previous version, which is 22 grams.

Both Trezor One and Trezor T support all types of coins to store in their wallet. The most prominent coins supported by Trezor are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, Dash, Neo, and others.

Security features in the Trezor wallet:

Trezor wallets provide you with a simple yet elegant user interface with user-friendly hardware and advanced cryptography features:

  1. Firmware verification segment
  2. Welded with ultrasound hardware and sealed — complete protection.
  3. Information protected and provided with keys — Both Public and private keys.
  4. Updates are done after secure firmware certification and verification.
  5. Supports all types of phrases especially BIP39 phrases.
  6. The bootloader that supports BIP39 phrases is completely write-protected. So, there is merely a chance to hack the wallet.
  7. Presence of a recovery seed to backup your data if you have lost or unintentionally deleted it.

Final words:

Trezor wallet is one of the emerging wallets in the technological world, as it is the first-ever hardware cryptocurrency wallet in the entire world. It is so helpful to store your cryptocurrencies if you are trading and act as the best cold wallet to operate it offline. Even if you start your cryptocurrency exchange platform or start your token through STO, you can induct yours into the trezor wallet after a particular reach. So, grab a trezor wallet if you are an avid investor in cryptocurrencies.

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MathiBharathi Mariselvan

Blockchain Entrepreneur and investor. Cryptoprenuer to be precise. Guiding Crypto enthusiasts and CEOs. You know what, Blockchain is a revolution.