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Compare crypto wallets: 7 pairs, side by side from their terms

No winner declaredLast reviewed 2026-10-079 wallets

In short, from the documents

Which crypto wallets can be compared here?

7 comparisons cover 9 wallets, 3 of them hardware, each pair read from the two register records and nothing else. 8 of the 9 are self-custodial by their own terms. Every pair page sets out custody, the company in the terms, who can block an address, the gambling clause, liability and incidents. No winner is declared on any of them.

Documents last checked 2026-10-07Reviewed by CryptoGuardz Register Desk, editorial desk

These are the wallet match-ups people search for: Trezor or Ledger, MetaMask or Trust Wallet, Phantom or Solflare. Each comparison takes the two wallets’ register records, built from the documents the provider publishes, and lays them out field by field. The question the documents settle is who can stop you: whether the provider holds a key, whether it or another party in the app can block an address, and what the terms say about sending funds to a casino.

A comparison reads documents; it does not test the app, so it cannot tell you how the app behaves on a given day. A self-custody claim in marketing copy is only as good as the binding document behind it, which is why the custody column reads the terms and not the homepage. The full entries quote every clause with the date it was read.

Every comparison

7 wallet comparisons, in the order the register lists them. Not ranked.
Comparison	Custody	Who can block an address	Gambling clause	Incidents
Trezor vs Ledger	Trezor: Self-custodial, by the termsLedger: Self-custodial, by the terms	Trezor: None disclosed in the documents readLedger: Another party in the stack	Trezor: Not disclosedLedger: Illegal gambling only	Trezor: 3Ledger: 0
MetaMask vs Trust Wallet	MetaMask: Self-custodial, by the termsTrust Wallet: Self-custodial, by the terms	MetaMask: Another party in the stackTrust Wallet: None disclosed in the documents read	MetaMask: Not disclosedTrust Wallet: Illegal gambling only	MetaMask: 0Trust Wallet: 2
Coinbase Wallet vs MetaMask	Coinbase Wallet: Self-custodial, by the termsMetaMask: Self-custodial, by the terms	Coinbase Wallet: Another party in the stackMetaMask: Another party in the stack	Coinbase Wallet: Illegal gambling onlyMetaMask: Not disclosed	Coinbase Wallet: 0MetaMask: 0
Phantom vs Solflare	Phantom: Not settled by the termsSolflare: Self-custodial, by the terms	Phantom: None disclosed; the terms deny the powerSolflare: None disclosed in the documents read	Phantom: Not disclosedSolflare: Not disclosed	Phantom: 0Solflare: 0
Trust Wallet vs Exodus	Trust Wallet: Self-custodial, by the termsExodus: Self-custodial, by the terms	Trust Wallet: None disclosed in the documents readExodus: The wallet provider, under its own terms	Trust Wallet: Illegal gambling onlyExodus: Not disclosed	Trust Wallet: 2Exodus: 0
Tangem vs Ledger	Tangem: Self-custodial, by the termsLedger: Self-custodial, by the terms	Tangem: None disclosed in the documents readLedger: Another party in the stack	Tangem: Not disclosedLedger: Illegal gambling only	Tangem: 2Ledger: 0
Trezor vs Tangem	Trezor: Self-custodial, by the termsTangem: Self-custodial, by the terms	Trezor: None disclosed in the documents readTangem: None disclosed in the documents read	Trezor: Not disclosedTangem: Not disclosed	Trezor: 3Tangem: 2

Comparisons by wallet

Start from the wallet you hold or are about to install. Each is listed with every comparison it appears in and its own safety page.

9 wallets appear in a comparison. A pair is built when people search for it; every other wallet on the register is read on its own entry and in the sorted list.

Wallet comparisons in the analysis

2026-10-14Coinbase vs Coinbase Wallet: a custodial exchange account and a self-custody wallet, and the Base app renameCoinbase is a custodial exchange account where crypto is "stored on the platform"; Coinbase Wallet is a self-custody app where Coinbase "never has access to your recovery phrase". The wallet's App Store notes called it Base app for months, and since version 30.11 say "We're now Coinbase Wallet."2026-10-14Ledger vs Trezor, compared on chips, open source, Ledger Recover, prices and coin supportLedger and Trezor both sell hardware wallets with certified secure elements. Ledger's chip code is closed under its agreement with STMicroelectronics and it sells Ledger Recover, an optional ID-based phrase backup; Trezor publishes its code and sells no comparable service on the pages read. US prices on 14 October 2026 run US$69 to US$399 for Ledger and US$59 to US$249 for Trezor.2026-10-14MetaMask vs Trust Wallet: what their terms say on custody, chains, swap fees and incidentsBoth are self-custody wallets whose terms say the company cannot recover a lost phrase. MetaMask publishes a 0.875% swap fee and names 19 networks; Trust Wallet says 100+ blockchains, publishes no standard swap fee, and reimbursed users after a December 2025 extension breach.2026-10-14Solana wallets compared: Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, Ledger and Trezor on custody, fees, code and incidentsFive wallets that hold SOL were compared on what their own documents say. Only one, Backpack, puts a swap fee percentage in writing, and its blog contradicts it. Phantom's help centre said in September that its Google or Apple wallets split a key with Phantom; Solflare's terms say it never holds enough to move funds.2026-10-14How to buy Solana in the US: which exchanges list SOL, what they charge, and what moving it to a wallet costsCoinbase, Kraken, Robinhood, PayPal and Gemini each list SOL on their own pages, read on 14 October 2026; Cash App's crypto disclosures cover bitcoin and stablecoins, not SOL. Buy fees follow each platform's general crypto schedule. On-chain, Solana charges 5,000 lamports per signature, and the refundable rent-exempt minimum is being cut by up to 90% in five steps from September 2026.2026-10-14How to send bitcoin to another wallet, and how to find a bitcoin wallet address, step by stepSending bitcoin means pasting the recipient's address, choosing the amount and fee, and signing. Coinbase's web flow has 6 steps and Trezor Suite's has 4. Addresses start with 1, 3, bc1q or bc1p. Mempool.space recommended 1 sat/vB on 14 October 2026, and bitcoin.org says a transaction "cannot be reversed".

Compiled by the CryptoGuardz Register Desk from the wallet records. First published 2026-10-14, last reviewed 2026-10-07. Corrections: corrections.