A few months ago, ChangeHero announced a collaboration with OneKey, a hardware wallet brand that creates secure and handy devices and software to go with them. What makes OneKey stand out? How does the ChangeHero integration work? Let us review this brand and explain these details.
About OneKey
Newcomers to crypto often face an unexpected hurdle in the form of self-custody and its challenges. Coming with expectations set by the fintech sector, they may find that crypto apps and wallets expect them to learn how to manage private keys and backups before they even touch any crypto. It does not really help that the consensus is that hardware wallets are the most secure option to store crypto but their learning curve is definitely a challenge.
OneKey is a hardware (cold) cryptocurrency wallet brand that offers a wide selection of products, from a state-of-the-art air-gapped cold wallet OneKey Pro to supplementary backup kits (OneKey Lite and the KeyTag). All their products aim to provide the user experience of top quality with as little friction as possible at absolutely no compromise to security.
The flagship OneKey Pro wallet is a sleek device with a 3.5 inch color IPS touch screen display, camera for QR code detection and NFC functionality. It is protected with on-device PIN inputs with fingerprint identification on top.
For users on a budget, OneKey offers the Classic devices: 1S and battery-free 1S Pure. It has a more modest form factor compared to Pro and does not have the more advanced features but provides the same security and defenses for your cryptocurrencies.
All of their hardware wallets can be managed with the companion app OneKey App on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. The best part about it is that anyone can use the OneKey App as a standalone software wallet!
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OneKey App’s Standout Features
Every hardware wallet developed and made by OneKey, no matter the model and its price tag, can boast these core features.
Impeccable Security
A hardware wallet being secure should come with the territory but OneKey goes above and beyond to ensure they can be trusted with keeping users’ savings. The devices utilize EAL6+ secure elements to ensure high-quality randomness in seed phrase generation. This matters because lack of randomness in this process potentially opens up doors into cracking the private key by malicious actors, even if the private key is never exposed online.
Every OneKey device’s security is EMVCo and CC EAL 6+ Certified. The PIN and passphrases are on-device inputs to avoid keylogging attacks. Moreover, they have brute-force protection as well, since exceeding 10 unsuccessful tries wipes the device’s data.
In addition to these hardware-level defenses, OneKey also developed "SignGuard", a proprietary signature protection system that ensures you truly “see what you sign.”
It parses every transaction before signing, displays human-readable details like contract names and approval amounts, and provides real-time phishing and risk alerts powered by GoPlus and Blockaid.
The final confirmation still happens on the hardware device itself, keeping the signing process fully verifiable and secure end-to-end.
Multi-Chain Versatility
These days, rare crypto enthusiasts settle for one asset only. Even limiting yourself to one blockchain is not usual: investors employ diversification, and Web3 and DeFi users often avail of everything many blockchains have to offer.
In OneKey App and devices, users can access, track and manage over 30,000 coins and tokens across the most popular blockchain networks. The versatility is also extended to the products, as the cold wallets are compatible with popular software wallet clients, and the OneKey App can connect to popular hardware devices of other brands.
Open-Source Commitment
Crypto was founded on the trustlessness principle, and open-source philosophy is one of the ways to stick to the “don’t trust, verify” motto. OneKey’s software and firmware are entirely public on Github for anyone to inspect and reproduce.
Elegant Simplicity
Last but not least, given how often cold wallets become a hurdle for new crypto users, OneKey understands the assignment and keeps the interface intuitive and clean. Sending, receiving, trading and even staking are each a tap or two away from the main screen. Managing a portfolio is equally streamlined thanks to clean data presentation and live price tracking.
ChangeHero’s Integration in OneKey
As an instant cryptocurrency exchange, ChangeHero provides fast and economical swaps for OneKey App users. When using the Swap and Bridge feature in the mobile, desktop, or browser extension version, ChangeHero will be picked as the service provider if our exchange rate at the time is the best one. In any case, the providers can be compared and changed manually.
From the Swap screen, it takes only one extra tap for confirming the transaction to finalize the process. After that, the result of the exchange will arrive directly to your specified wallet, hot or cold. Only what you send leaves your wallet, with the rest of your holdings secured by the OneKey software or hardware.
Why It Matters
Why does the combination of ChangeHero swaps and OneKey storage work so well? Because it delivers on so many fronts for the wide and diverse audience of crypto users!
For beginners, the simplicity of interfaces and user experience smoothes the curve and makes the entry stress-free while helping with the continued need to manage their crypto assets.
More experienced users will be able to appreciate the efficiency of swapping and bridging in the OneKey app. Frequent cross-chain users in particular will acknowledge how the short waiting times and lower fees make the Swap and Bridge tool so powerful.
Regardless of how deep into the crypto rabbit hole one is, anyone knows there is nothing more precious than peace of mind granted by the knowledge your assets are always in your hands, safe and sound. When using ChangeHero or other providers integrated in the Swap and Bridge tool, your portfolio is steadily secured by OneKey without fail.
Conclusion
In a market that is highly competitive, OneKey carves a niche for itself with a product selection that covers both affordable and state-of-the-art options. Anyone can use OneKey App as a software wallet and enjoy the top-notch security, proven by certifications, audits and open-source approach.
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