Hardware Wallet Integration On Zelcore: What’s the Big Deal?

Zelcore
4 min readApr 2, 2023

We’ve given you the rundown before: from hot and cold wallets, to web wallets, desktop wallets and mobile wallets, the cryptoverse gives you plenty of options when it comes to storing your crypto.

But as the world of Web3 unfolds, and more banks and centralized exchanges fail every day, it might be time to rethink the way you’re managing your digital assets. With the impending mass adoption of crypto and blockchain technology, simply having a safe space to keep everything just isn’t enough anymore.

Hot vs Cold Storage Basics

Cold storage in hardware wallets like Trezor and Ledger have always been the gold standard of airtight crypto storage, shielded from constant online connection and providing a safe haven from hackers, key-loggers and other bad actors.

However, that security comes at a price (one more of convenience than anything else), requiring users to take lots of extra steps to move or manage their assets, like sending them to a third-party address such as a crypto exchange platform.

Hot wallets clear this hurdle by nature, with an always-connected platform that can take you to your favorite exchange or blockchain in a heartbeat. This flexibility does, of course, come at a price, with users’ wallets out in the open on the blockchain.

It’s clear that hot and cold storage both have their benefits, purpose and place. But what if you didn’t have to choose? Thanks to Zelcore’s hardware wallet integration, you don’t.

Hardware Wallet Integration Delivers BIG DeFi Energy

The key features of decentralized finance give users true self custody, improved accessibility, and the flexibility to manage assets however they choose. No middlemen involved.

By adding hardware support to Zelcore, users don’t have to choose between the security of cold storage and direct access to DeFi and Web3. They’ll get both, in a seamless experience.

More Wallets, One Overview

Zelcore comes with the capability to consolidate multiple wallets, so users can easily import other wallets, and now deploy hardware wallets, to their Zelcore portfolio and view each wallet’s contents in a comprehensive portfolio overview.

You see it like one portfolio because it is, in fact, a single treasure chest on the blockchain — your single, comprehensive digital portfolio.

Instead of sifting through each individual wallet, Zelcore gives users the experience of viewing all of their assets as a single, cohesive portfolio. By providing a user-friendly interface that integrates multiple wallets into one, Zelcore offers a hassle-free solution for users looking to streamline their cryptocurrency holdings.

The ability to have a fantastic user experience and integration across both hot and cold storage is very unique and it will open a lot of doors for crypto users. Zelcore will leverage this ability for some really exciting use cases in the very near future.

The Freedom to Choose

When it comes to decentralized finance (DeFi), the name of the game is user control. This means you get to control when, where and how you buy, store and manage your assets. So, if you want the security benefits of cold hardware storage, with unlimited access to Web3 and the cryptoverse, shouldn’t you be able to have it?

We think so.

Zelcore’s hardware wallet integration gives you the ability to truly see and manage your assets on a single platform, no matter what temperature you keep the thermostat. When your Trezor or Ledger wallet is connected to Zelcore, you’ll have a true overview of your entire digital portfolio, and the ability to swap or send assets from any of those wallets at your fingertips.

Making Hardware Wallet Management Simple

Instead of plugging in your hardware wallet and jumping through a hundred hoops to make a transaction, you can finally streamline the process with Zelcore. When you’re ready to make crypto magic happen, you can treat your cold-storage assets just like those stored in your Zelcore wallet. When you’re done, tuck them all away safely into your hardware wallet and simply disconnect it.

Going a Step Further With Zelcore

Hardware wallet integration has been done before, but not like this. Yes, there are other multi-wallet platforms where you can connect your hardware wallet, but those platforms don’t make it any easier to manage your portfolio or even see all of your assets in one view.

Zelcore is always going the extra mile to make Web3 more accessible, and hardware wallet integration is just an extension of that. No matter how hot or cold you like your crypto storage, you control the thermostat on Zelcore. Take control of your digital assets in every way, from buying to storing to exploring. Download Zelcore at zelcore.io today.

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