Specter Bitcoin Wallet Review | Secure Desktop Wallet | Open Source | CoinBeast Wallet Review

Specter Solutions is supported, developed and maintained by Crypto Advance GmbH. Crypto Advance was founded in 2019 by Stepan Snigirev and Moritz Weitersheim in Munich, Bayern, Germany. Snigirev is the Technical Development and Open Source Community lead at Specter. He is a quantum physicist with over 10 years of experience in experimental physics, software and hardware development. Cofounder Weitersheim is the Head of Product Development and Market Research. He helps Specter improve all related products for Bitcoin storage. The two are working towards a future where Bitcoin will be the internet payment layer where all transactions will occur. Specter aims for its products to profoundly reshape business, financial markets and the internet the same way Bitcoin does.

All hardware for the Specter Shield hardware wallet may be bought off the shelf from any electronic store (brick and mortar and online). The main difference between the Specter device and other hardware wallets is that it must be assembled once all parts are gathered. This process may take anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. 

Please note that using the Specter Desktop wallet does not require the Specter Shield hardware wallet. You may skip to the “How Does It Work?” section if you already have a hardware device from another manufacturer. 

Required Components for the Specter Shield device:

• STM32F469I-DISCO developer board (i.e. from Mouser or Digikey)
• QR code scanner from Waveshare
• Power bank
• Pin connectors
• miniUSB and microUSD cables
• Case (optional)

Assembling the device: https://youtu.be/1H7FqG_FmCw

Installing the firmware on the device: https://youtu.be/eF4cgK_L6T4

Customers may also buy directly from the Specter website, but they are currently unavailable with no updates on when more devices will be available for shipment.