Costs, licensing, consumer protection Privacy, self-custody, censorship resistance

Wasabi Wallet

zkSNACKs

4.1/5 4.9/5
Custody Self-custody

Data verified on last change the sources

Worth it if you want Bitcoin privacy on desktop with integrated Tor, coin control and labeling and open-source MIT code, and you can configure a CoinJoin.

Avoid it if you want something simple or on mobile: it's desktop and Bitcoin only, and since 1 June 2024 CoinJoin needs a manually configured third-party coordinator.

Wasabi Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial, privacy-focused desktop Bitcoin wallet (Windows, macOS, Linux). It routes all traffic over Tor, uses client-side block filtering (BIP158) and implements trustless CoinJoin via the WabiSabi protocol, alongside coin control and labelling. It supports hardware wallets via HWI (Trezor, Coldcard, Ledger, BitBox02, Jade). It is Bitcoin-only and released under the MIT licence.

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Transparency: Low
40/100 · see methodology
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Data exposure: Low
40/100 · lower is better for sovereignty · methodology

Data & conditions

Fund custody Self-custody (funds in your control)
Type Software (hot wallet)
Source code Open-source
Recovery Seed phrase 12 parole (BIP-39)
Bitcoin-only Yes
Supported chains Bitcoin
Built-in swap No
Built-in staking No
dApp browser No
WalletConnect No
Hardware wallet support Yes
Segment B2C
MiCA / License status Nessuna (wallet self-custody non-custodial)

Strengths

  • Privacy by design: built-in Tor, client-side block filtering (BIP158), trustless WabiSabi CoinJoin, full coin control and labelling; MIT open-source.
  • Self-custody: funds stay in your wallet — the platform cannot touch them.
  • No KYC: usable without identity verification.
  • Open-source, verifiable code.
  • Accessible over Tor (.onion).
  • Supports privacy assets (e.g. Monero, Zcash).

Weaknesses

  • Since 1 June 2024 zkSNACKs shut down its own CoinJoin coordinator: CoinJoin now requires a manually configured third-party coordinator. Desktop-only and Bitcoin-only; moderate-to-steep learning curve.
  • No notable sovereignty drawback documented.

Verdict

A S ★ 4.1/5 ★ 4.9/5

Score 4.1/5, very strong profile. In its favour: privacy by design: built-in Tor, client-side block filtering (BIP158), trustless WabiSabi CoinJoin, full coin control and labelling; MIT open-source. The trade-off to weigh: since 1 June 2024 zkSNACKs shut down its own CoinJoin coordinator: CoinJoin now requires a manually configured third-party coordinator. Desktop-only and Bitcoin-only; moderate-to-steep learning curve.

On the Sovereignty lens the score is 4.9/5 (outstanding): the strength is fund control (5.0/5), while censorship resistance (4.8/5) is the weak link.

Privacy & anonymity 30% 4.9
Fund control 20% 5.0
Censorship resistance 20% 4.8
Trustless / auditability 20% 5.0

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 Wasabi Wallet, and what users say. External signals: they do not feed the promp.it rating.

Incidents & regulatory actions

History not verified

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Public reviews

  • Trustpilot ↗ 2.4/5 6 reviews sample too small for the average

    Very small sample (6 reviews): below the 10-review threshold, excluded from the weighted average.

FAQ

Is Wasabi Wallet custodial?

No. Wasabi is a non-custodial self-custody wallet: private keys stay on your device, protected by a BIP-39 seed phrase. Not even the developers can access your funds.

Does Wasabi's CoinJoin still work?

The CoinJoin coordinator run by zkSNACKs was shut down on 1 June 2024 for US regulatory reasons. The software remains open-source and supports third-party CoinJoin coordinators, which must be configured manually.

Does Wasabi support hardware wallets?

Yes, via HWI it supports Trezor, Coldcard, Ledger, BitBox02 (BTC-only variant) and Blockstream Jade.

Sources

Update history

  1. coinjoin_coordinator zkSNACKs shut down its own CoinJoin coordinator; CoinJoin now requires a third-party coordinator.

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