Which coins does your hardware wallet support?

How to check whether a hardware wallet supports your coins and tokens, what Ledger and BitBox offer, why Bitcoin-only editions exist, and what else to check.

Key points

Check the maker’s list of supported coins before you buy. A wallet that does not support a coin cannot show or send it.
Tokens run on a network such as Ethereum. A wallet supports a token only if it supports its network.
BitBox offers a Bitcoin-only edition next to its Multi edition. Less code leaves less room for mistakes, but the device then handles only bitcoin.

Coins, tokens, and networks

A coin such as bitcoin or ether runs on a blockchain of its own. A token, such as many stablecoins, runs on top of another network, for example Ethereum. Your wallet has to support that network, and its app has to be able to show the token.

The same token can exist on several networks. Before you send, check that the network you choose at the exchange is one your wallet supports.

What the makers offer

	What the maker states
Ledger	supports “1000s of cryptocurrencies”; its website has a search for each coin and token
BitBox	two editions of its firmware, Multi and Bitcoin-only, for the BitBox02 and the BitBox02 Nova

Why Bitcoin-only editions exist

Every coin a wallet supports adds code to its firmware, and every line of code can contain a flaw. A Bitcoin-only edition leaves out everything else. If you hold only bitcoin, it gives you the smaller target. If you hold other coins too, you need the Multi edition or a second wallet.

Check your devices too

The wallet also has to work with your phone or computer. BitBox, for example, states that its app for iPhone and iPad supports only the BitBox02 Nova.

What you can do

List the coins and tokens you hold, with the network each token runs on.
Search the maker’s list for each of them before you buy.
Check that the maker’s app runs on your phone or computer.
Send a small amount first of every coin or token you move to the wallet, and check that it arrives.

Next step

The page Hardware wallets compared shows which systems the Ledger and BitBox apps run on.

The figures in this guide come from the archive and change with every data update. As of November 13, 2026.

Which coins does your hardware wallet support? Check before you buy