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Keystone Keystone 3 Pro

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4.4/5 4.3/5
Custody Self-custody

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Worth it if you want a genuinely air-gapped cold wallet: QR-only signing, no Bluetooth and no USB data path, with three secure elements and open-source firmware.

Avoid it if you sign constantly and want a plain USB connection: here every signature goes through QR codes read with your phone camera and the companion app.

Keystone is an air-gapped hardware wallet: it has no Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC or USB data path, and signs every transaction via QR codes exchanged with the companion app. The Keystone 3 Pro model (≈€150) packs three Infineon secure elements (two certified CC EAL5+), a 4-inch touchscreen and a fingerprint reader. Firmware is open-source and the device works with third-party wallets such as MetaMask. It is made by Keystone (a Hong Kong-based company).

Keystone 3 Pro

Price
€150

What's included

  • Air-gapped (QR signing)
  • Three Infineon secure elements (2x EAL5+)
  • 4-inch touchscreen
  • Fingerprint reader
  • microSD backup
Self-custody
Custody
Partly open-source
Source code
30+
Chains
€150
Price
35
Transparency: Low
35/100 · see methodology
35
Data exposure: Low
35/100 · lower is better for sovereignty · methodology

Data & conditions

Fund custody Self-custody (funds in your control)
Type Hardware (cold storage)
Source code Partly open-source
Recovery Seed phrase 12/24 parole (BIP-39); supporto multi-seed
Bitcoin-only No
Supported chains Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, BNB Chain
Price €150
Secure element Yes
Air-gapped Yes
Connectivity QR, microSD
Companion app Keystone App
Built-in swap No
Built-in staking No
WalletConnect No
Segment B2C
MiCA / License status Nessuna (hardware wallet self-custody)

Strengths

  • Genuinely air-gapped (QR signing, no USB/Bluetooth data); triple Infineon secure elements (2x EAL5+); open-source firmware; large touchscreen and fingerprint reader.
  • Self-custody: funds stay in your wallet — the platform cannot touch them.
  • No KYC: usable without identity verification.
  • Self-hostable: you can run your own instance or node.

Weaknesses

  • QR signing flow is more cumbersome than plain USB; requires the companion app and a phone camera; brand less known in Europe than Ledger/Trezor.
  • No notable sovereignty drawback documented.

Verdict

A A ★ 4.4/5 ★ 4.3/5

Score 4.4/5, very strong profile. In its favour: genuinely air-gapped (QR signing, no USB/Bluetooth data); triple Infineon secure elements (2x EAL5+); open-source firmware; large touchscreen and fingerprint reader. The trade-off to weigh: qR signing flow is more cumbersome than plain USB; requires the companion app and a phone camera; brand less known in Europe than Ledger/Trezor.

On the Sovereignty lens the score is 4.3/5 (very strong): the strength is fund control (5.0/5), while trustless / auditability (2.5/5) is the weak link.

Privacy & anonymity 30% 4.7
Fund control 20% 5.0
Censorship resistance 20% 4.8
Trustless / auditability 20% 2.5

Promp's editorial rating based on real fees and net annual cost. Promp reviews third-party products independently.

"Sovereignty" rating: score computed on privacy/anonymity (30%), fund control (20%), censorship resistance (20%), trustless/auditability (20%) and costs (10%). Same data, different weights.

Reputation

What happened to people who used Keystone, and what users say. External signals: they do not feed the promp.it rating.

Incidents & regulatory actions

No known incident

Search across public sources: no known hack, withdrawal freeze or regulatory action as of the verification date.

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Public reviews

4.5/5 760 reviews
  • Trustpilot ↗ 4.6/5 724 reviews

    Read from uk.trustpilot.com (the .com returns 403): 4.6 over 724 reviews. Measures the Keystone company/service (keyst.one), not specifically the device.

  • App Store ↗ 2.6/5 36 reviews

    Exact figure from itunes.apple.com/lookup (companion app 'Keystone Hardware Wallet', id 1567857965): 2.6 over 36 ratings. Rates the APP, not the air-gapped device. Small denominator (36).

Weighted average across 2 public review platforms (760 reviews in total), weighted by volume. This is not our rating: it is those platforms’ average.

FAQ

How much does the Keystone 3 Pro cost?

The Keystone 3 Pro costs about €150 (€149.90 on the official shop and at European resellers).

Is Keystone really air-gapped?

Yes: it has no Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or NFC and the port is power-only. Every transaction is signed by exchanging QR codes with the app, with no direct data link.

Is Keystone open source?

Yes, the Keystone 3 Pro firmware is open-source and auditable. The device also pairs three Infineon secure elements, two of them certified CC EAL5+.

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