Privacy guidehigh risk

Separate crypto wallets

Organise wallet roles while keeping public transaction links visible in your decision.

1–2 hoursUse your existing setup

Do this first

List the roles you need: public donations, daily activity and longer-term storage.

Best fit

Use your existing setup

Start with the device and account controls in this checklist. Installing another app is not a prerequisite.

Step by step

1
List the roles you need: public donations, daily activity and longer-term storage.
Step 1 · Not started
- Verify step 1: Each wallet has a documented role.
2
Create separate accounts or wallets with clearly labelled purposes and appropriate recovery backups.
Step 2 · Not started
- Verify step 2: Recovery backups exist and can be located.
3
Before moving funds, inspect the transaction graph: transfers between your own public addresses create observable links.
Step 3 · Not started
- Verify step 3: You can identify the public links created by the proposed transfer.
4
Test a small transaction and check both the destination and the information exposed in the relevant block explorer.
Step 4 · Not started
- Verify step 4: A small transfer reached the intended destination and was inspected.

An intermediate wallet does not break on-chain traceability.
Do not claim privacy merely because addresses are different.
Wallet separation is organisational; privacy properties depend on the transaction system and usage.

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Reviewed 2026-09-05 · Content revision 2

Steps were revised. Previously saved plans remain on this device; check the current instructions before marking a new step complete.