Technology Updates: Ledger and Trezor 2025 hardware wallets released: What’s new for users?

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https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-trezor-2025-hardware-wallets-key-updates

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Ledger and Trezor, two long-standing names in hardware crypto wallets, have introduced major new devices for 2025, signalling a shift in self-custody hardware. Ledger has rebranded away from the phrase “hardware wallet” and now calls its devices “Ledger signers”. Its new device — the Nano Gen5 — includes a raised screen for improved UX, supports its “Ledger Recovery Key” backup, retains Bluetooth from earlier models, and is priced at around US $179 (or €179 in Europe). The software side has also been upgraded: the Ledger Live app is renamed “Ledger Wallet”, and Ledger introduces “Ledger Multisig” to handle multisignature blind-signing vulnerabilities. The design direction continues to draw on Apple-style influences, with contributions from designer Susan Kare.

Trezor meanwhile has released the Safe 7, described as its first “quantum-ready” hardware wallet. Key upgrades include dual secure-element chips (Tropic Square’s TROPIC01 plus an NDA-free EAL6+ component), Bluetooth capability (now supporting iPhones and wireless connections), and wireless charging. Its quantum-ready architecture means the device can receive future post-quantum cryptography updates when needed — though Trezor notes that quantum threats are still distant for current cryptographic standards.

Both companies emphasise that older device models remain supported: Trezor affirms ongoing firmware/security updates for its legacy wallets, and Ledger states that none of its past updates make older hardware obsolete — although eventually support may phase out as technology evolves. In short, 2025’s updates deliver more advanced UX, stronger security architecture, broader connectivity (Bluetooth/wireless), and future-proofing for quantum threats — offering more robust options for crypto self-custody.

Opinion:

Good developments.

Need the devices to be cheaper...