DCENT X

The difference is who holds the key — the private key that unlocks your assets.

When your assets sit on an exchange, the exchange holds the key. If it gets hacked or freezes withdrawals, there is nothing you can do. With a smartphone app wallet, the key lives inside a device that is connected to the internet, where malware can reach it.

DCENT X creates that key inside a device that is cut off from the internet, and keeps it there — nowhere else. Key generation happens offline, inside the device's secure chip. A key that has never left the device gives online attackers nothing to steal.

With four layers of defense.

Secure chip (Secure Element) : Your private key is stored in isolation inside a CC EAL6+ certified secure chip — the same grade used in bank cards and e-passports.

Dedicated security OS (SecureOS™) : The device runs on an operating system DCENT built solely for hardware wallets, not a general-purpose OS. That keeps the attack surface small.

Its own screen : Right before you approve, the device shows the recipient address, the amount, and the network on its own screen — not on your PC or phone.

Fingerprint authentication : The final approval happens only with your fingerprint. Even someone holding your device cannot sign without it.

And one more thing — DCENT has had zero security breaches since launch in 2018, trusted by over 1.5 million users in more than 220 countries.

No. Your registered fingerprint is encrypted and stored only inside the secure chip of your DCENT X. It never leaves the chip — even the device's firmware cannot access it — and it is never sent to any server.

A fingerprint is a physical key that software cannot imitate. Unlike a password, it cannot be watched over your shoulder or broken by automated guessing.

In everyday use it works like this: check the address and amount on the screen, then place your finger on the sensor. Signing takes 0.5 seconds.

You can register up to two fingerprints. A second fingerprint carries exactly the same authority as the first — including sending coins — so register it carefully.

If using a fingerprint is difficult, you can switch to a PIN : delete your registered fingerprints, then set a PIN of 4 to 8 digits. Note that if you registered two fingerprints, deleting removes both together.

They are safe. Your assets live on the blockchain, not inside the device — the device is the vault that keeps the key to them.

As long as you keep the recovery method you created during initial setup, you can restore your assets on a new DCENT device. There are two ways.

24 recovery words : Write them on paper and keep it somewhere safe.

R3covery Card : Save those 24 words to the card with a single tap — no more copying them out letter by letter, and less worry about paper getting wet or fading. Available bundled with DCENT X, or purchased separately later.

What matters is keeping them in separate places : the device where you use it, the recovery method somewhere else safe at home. Keep both in one place and you could lose both at once.

That is exactly how it was designed to be used.

DCENT X powers down each part it isn't using — the screen, Bluetooth, and the fingerprint sensor are each switched off separately, like turning off the lights in rooms you are not using. While it is put away it draws very little power, and the moment you take it out, only what's needed wakes up.

If a defect occurs under normal use, it is covered by a 1-year warranty from the date of purchase, handled directly by our in-house support team.