Cryptotag Zeus vs Cryptosteel Seed24
Key differences
- Cryptotag Zeus is titanium and offers higher fire resistance (1667°C) vs Seed24's stainless steel and 1400°C rating.
- Seed24 supports a wider range of formats including BIP39, SLIP39, BIP32, Monero, and even ASCII strings, while Zeus only supports BIP39.
- Seed24 uses removable steel tiles with tamper-evident seals, while Zeus requires manual hammering and is single-use with no included tamper protection.
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Price
$129 USD
110€ EUR / ~$125 USD
Technical Specifications
Dimensions
113x68x6 mm
278x181x25 mm
Weight
210g
540g
Materials
Aerospace grade Titanium
The Capsule shell is AISI 303 stainless steel. The core, separators, fasteners and character tiles made of AISI 304 stainless steel.
Box Includes
- Cryptotag Zeus (2 Aerospace grade Titanium plates)
- BIP39 conversion sheet
- center punch pen
- Shell Capsule Seed24
- Character tiles - over 800
- 1 x Cryptosteel core
- 12 x Separator
- 3 x Cotter pin
- 4 x Security seal with composite wire
Usage
Entry Method
Manual punching
Steel character tiles
Error Handling
Permanent → once punched, errors are irreversible
Temporary → simply remove the tile and fix it
Tools Required
Requires hammer & pre-marking pen (not included)
None
Reusability
Single-use → punched letters are permanent
Reusable → tiles can be removed and replaced
Durability
Fire Resistance
Up to 1667 °C (3050 °F)
Up to 1400 °C (2500 °F)
Water & Corrosion Resistance
Water, chlorine, acid, & corrosion resistant
Shockproof. Waterproof. Stainless.
Real World Proofs
Compatibility
Backup Types
Only supports BIP39 seed phrases
100% coverage for BIP39 (unabbreviated 12-word recovery seeds or 4-letter abbreviations of 24-word recovery seeds), Shamir Backup SLIP39 (4-letter abbreviations of 20-word recovery seeds), BIP32 root keys, BIP44, WIF private keys, Monero mnemonic seeds (4-letter abbreviations of 25-word recovery seeds). 99% coverage for hexadecimal strings up to 123 characters and random ASCII strings up to 55 characters.
Seed Compatibility
BIP39 (12, 18, 24-word phrases)
BIP39, BIP32, BIP44, and SLIP39 standards.
Wallet Compatibility
Trezor Safe 3, Safe 5, Model T, Model One
Supported wallet brands include hardware wallets (Blockstream, Bitbox, Ledger, Trezor, KeepKey, Coldcard, Passport by Foundation), software wallets (Green, Electrum, Exodus, Samourai, Trust Wallet), and Lightning wallets (BlueWallet, Wallet of Satoshi, Phoenix, Zap, Breez).
Security Features
Tamper Evidence
PSW-97® Security Seal
Company Details
Manufacturer
Cryptotag
Cryptosteel
Founded
2017
2013
Billfodl
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