Bitcoin-Safe 2.0 is out: guided wallet setup, private sync, and device-focused signing

Download Bitcoin-Safe 2.0

This release focuses on making self-custody easier to understand without giving up advanced setups like hardware-backed multisig. The biggest changes are a rebuilt setup wizard, private wallet sync with Compact Block Filters by default, and a signing flow that stays centered on the device you are actually using.

What’s new

1. Guided wallet setup

The first-run experience was rebuilt from the ground up.

Bitcoin-Safe now gives new users a much clearer path into self-custody:

• a new welcome screen for choosing the right starting point
• a step-by-step wallet creation flow
• clearer device-specific signing screens
• recovery PDFs with device names and icons, so backups stay unambiguous

2. Private chain sync with Compact Block Filters

New wallets now sync with Compact Block Filters by default.

Instead of asking an Electrum server which addresses belong to you, Bitcoin-Safe can scan the chain privately by downloading compact filters from random Bitcoin Core peers and checking them locally.

That means:

• private wallet sync from first launch
• no dependence on a third-party Electrum server
• Electrum still remains available for users who prefer it
• fast sync after the initial wallet scan
• instant transaction notifications

3. Device-focused signing

The signing flow after wallet creation was also redesigned.

Instead of one generic screen for every signer, Bitcoin-Safe now organizes actions around the active device:

• QR, USB, Bluetooth, file export/import, and Sync & Chat actions are shown directly on the signer card
• remaining signers and already signed devices stay visible at a glance
• mixed-device multisig flows are easier to follow
• complex transactions with both single-sig and multisig inputs are handled more clearly

4. Plugin architecture

Bitcoin-Safe 2.0 also lays the groundwork for future plugins aimed at business workflows and power users.

Highlights:

• plugin distribution via an external sources repository
• each plugin is GPG signed
• independent plugin versioning and updates

5. Broader hardware support and polish

Other improvements in 2.0:

• 30% faster animated QR codes
• Trezor Safe 7 support via USB
• Blockstream Jade / Jade Plus now supports Bluetooth in addition to USB and QR
• Passport Prime and COLDCARD Mk5 added as supported devices
• full supported device list: Supported hardware signers
• added automated checks for reproducibility and security

6. Still the same Bitcoin-Safe underneath

This is not a reset. Under the new onboarding and signing flow, Bitcoin-Safe still includes the features that made it useful day to day:

• collaborative multisig
• PDF backups
• searchable wallet history
• money-flow visualizations
• label sync
• reproducible builds
• multi-language support: 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇪🇸 🇯🇵 🇷🇺 🇵🇹 🇮🇳 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇲🇲 🇰🇷 🇹🇭 🇮🇷 🇵🇱 🇪🇸 🇮🇩 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇻🇳 🇦🇪 🇧🇩

Release announcement: https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/news/bitcoin-safe-2-0-0/

Full changelog: https://github.com/andreasgriffin/bitcoin-safe/compare/1.8.1...2.0.0

7. Thank you

This release stands on a lot of work from contributors, testers, and supporters across the project:

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  (@design-rrr, X) for the wizard redesign, plugin UI work, and awesome and relentless UI/UX support
• @rustaceanrob (website) for the Compact Block Filter client that now powers private wallet sync for new wallets
• The
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  (Bitcoin Dev Kit team) for the libraries at the core of Bitcoin-Safe
• The
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  (ndk team) for the libraries that power nostr functionality
• Everyone in the Bitcoin-Safe community who tested release candidates, reported bugs, translated pages, sent sats, and kept pushing the project forward
• Translators including qdyg-vn 🇻🇳 (Vietnamese) bsn21m 🇩🇪 (German) cyphra 🇪🇸 (Spanish) DaGrindDontStop 🇨🇳 (Chinese)

If you want to help fund the next release, you can also donate here.

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