Bitkey vs ZEUS
ZEUS has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 7.5, and Privacy 8.6 against 6.8.
Bitkey
Bitcoin-only 2-of-3 multisig wallet with app, hardware and server recovery key, from Block
Privacy
6.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.5/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
ZEUS
Open-source self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet and remote node manager
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitkey | ZEUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallets | Wallets |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Fees | Hardware device $250 per the site | Olympus LSP just-in-time channels: 10,000 sat per new channel up to 1M sat, 1% for 1M to 5M sat, 2 sat per wrapped invoice without a channel open (low-fee conditions). Swaps carry a service fee plus network fee shown before confirming. ZEUS Pay Zaplocker addresses: no fee. |
| Limits | Not published | Swaps have provider-set minimum and maximum amounts. |
| Founded | Not published | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | United States / Netherlands | Not published |
| Not available in | Only available countries listed by Block; prohibited activity in Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria and the Crimea, Donetsk or Luhansk regions | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitkey
Legal entity disclosed
Both
No phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only ZEUS
No registrationNo email neededAccepts Lightning5+ years operating
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Bitkey or ZEUS safer?
ZEUS has the higher Safety grade: Bitkey 7.5, ZEUS 8.0, out of 10.
Does Bitkey or ZEUS require KYC?
Bitkey is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). ZEUS is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitkey has 0 and ZEUS has 0 documented incidents in the registry.