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title: 10x Security Bitcoin Guide
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<p>
  How to store bitcoin without any single point of failure.
</p>

<h2>Purpose</h2>
<p>
  Multisig security is a difference in kind and not in degree.
  It affords you the ability to avoid loss while making 1 (or more) catastrophic failures in securing your bitcoin.
  By using a security system that is fault-tolerant, you can move much faster (with less caution) through each step and still attain far higher levels of security vs any single-key system.
  This guide will show you how.
</p>

<p>
  The purpose of this guide is to make multisig accessible to a tech-savvy audience who does not write code.
  While it may be helpful if you are comfortable using
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface">the command line</a>
  (especially for some of the optional advanced steps),
  it is not required.
</p>

<h2>Project Status</h2>
<p>
    This guide is currently a <strong>work in progress</strong>.
    While the ultimate goal is for the process to be easy enough for non-technical users, there may be kinks to work out.
    <a href="https://github.com/btcguide/btcguide.github.io">Pull requests</a> are welcome.
</p>

<hr>

<h2>Table of Contents</h2>

<h4>Guide</h4>

<p><ol>
  <li><a href="/why-multisig">Introduction: Why Multisig?</a></li>

  <li><a href="/quorum">Pick Your Quorum (e.g. 2-of-3)</a></li>

  <li><a href="/equipment">Equipment List</a></li>

  <li><a href="/setup-computer/">Setup Computer (Watch-Only)</a>
    <ol>
      <li><a href="/setup-computer/computer">Computer</a></li>
      <li><a href="/setup-computer/bitcoin-node">Bitcoin Node</a></li>
      <li><a href="/setup-computer/specter">Specter-Desktop</a></li>
    </ol>
  </li>

  <li><a href="/setup-wallets/">Setup Hardware Wallets</a>
    <ol>
      <li><a href="/setup-wallets/paper">Paper Wallet</a></li>
      <li><a href="/setup-wallets/keystone">Keystone (formerly Cobo Vault)</a></li>
      <li><a href="/setup-wallets/coldcard">Coldcard</a></li>
      <li><a href="/setup-wallets/coordinate-multisig">Coordinate Multisig</a> (Specter-Desktop)</li>
    </ol>
  </li>

  <li><a href="/verify-receive-address">Verify Receive Addresses</a>
    <ol>
      <li><a href="/verify-receive-address/specter">Specter</a>
      <li><a href="/verify-receive-address/keystone">Keystone (formerly Cobo Vault)</a></li>
      <li><a href="/verify-receive-address/coldcard">Coldcard</a></li>
    </ol>
  </li>

  <li><a href="/backup-wallet/">Backup Wallet</a>
    <ol>
      <li><a href="/backup-wallet/seeds">Backup Seeds</a></li>
      <li><a href="/backup-wallet/public-keys">Backup Public Keys</a></li>
    </ol>
  </li>

  <li><a href="/send-bitcoin">Send Bitcoin</a></li>

  <li><a href="/emergency-recovery">Emergency Recovery (3rd Key)</a></li>

</ol></p>

<hr>

<h4>Known Issues & Benefits</h4>
<p>
  <ol>

    <li>10x Security Guide
      <ol>
	<li><a href="known-issues/software/specter">Specter-Desktop</a></li>
	<li><a href="known-issues/hardware/coldcard">Coldcard</a></li>
	<li><a href="known-issues/hardware/keystone">Keystone (formerly Cobo Vault)</a></li>
	<li><a href="known-issues/software/seedpicker">SeedPicker</a></li>
      </ol>
    </li>

    <li><a href="known-issues/multisig">All Multisig Setups</a>
      <ol>
	<li><a href="known-issues/complexity">Added Complexity</a></li>
	<li><a href="known-issues/hw-vendors">Limited Hardware Wallet Support</a></li>
	<li><a href="known-issues/verify-receive-address">Verifying Receive Addresses</a></li>
	<li><a href="known-issues/cost">Extra Cost</a></li>
	<li><a href="known-issues/seeds-and-privacy">Seeds and Privacy Leaks</a></li>
      </ol>
    </li>

    <li>Other Setups
      <ol>

	<li>Hosted Services
	  <ol>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/hosted/casa">Casa</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/hosted/unchained">Unchained Capital</a></li>
	  </ol>
	</li>

	<li>
	  Other Coordination Software
	  <ol>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/software/electrum">Electrum</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/software/caravan">Caravan</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/software/sparrow">Sparrow</a></li>
	  </ol>
	</li>

	<li>Hardware Wallets
	  <ol>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/hardware/specter-diy">Specter DIY</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/hardware/trezor">Trezor</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/hardware/ledger">Ledger</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/hardware/keepkey">KeepKey</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/hardware/bitbox">BitBox</a></li>
	  </ol>
	</li>

	<li>
	  Other Protocols
	  <ol>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/protocols/advanced-single-sig">Advanced Single Sig</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/protocols/glacier">Glacier Protocol</a></li>
	    <li><a href="/known-issues/protocols/yeti">Yeti Cold</a></li>
	  </ol>
	</li>

      </ol>
    </li>

  </ol>

</p>