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How to secure your Ion with Tangem?

When you buy or hold Ion in Tangem, it secures your private keys in many ways:

How to get a Ion Crypto Wallet?

Tangem products are for everyone, from beginners to experts. They keep your crypto safe and easy to manage. With cutting-edge technology, Tangem lets you control and protect your digital assets.

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During the activation process, the card’s embedded chip generates a random private key, ensuring that the wallet cannot be compromised.

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Your private keys are encrypted and never leave your device. Only you have control over your funds.

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What is Ion (ION)?

Ion is a secondary coin that plays a significant role within the Osmosis blockchain, which leverages the Cosmos SDK. Osmosis operates as a decentralized exchange, opening doors for the trading of both mainstream cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Bitcoin, apart from others. This platform is a part of the Cosmos ecosystem, celebrated for its impressive interoperability and scalability.

What is an Ion wallet?

An Ion wallet is a digital tool used to hold your private keys, which are essential for handling your Ion addresses. While it doesn’t physically store Ion coins, as they reside on the blockchain, it facilitates the creation and storage of private keys. This enables you to manage your Ion transactions effectively, serving as a portal for storing, sending, and receiving Ion.

How does an Ion wallet work?

Ion wallets leverage the use of paired public and private keys to manage blockchain activities. Your private key is your access pass to a specific Ion account and must remain confidential, whereas the public key can be shared for receiving Ion. To execute a transaction or transfer Ion, you'll need the appropriate private key. With Tangem Wallet, these keys are generated and securely stored within its chip for added security.

What are the types of Ion wallets?

  • Exchange Ion Wallets:
    Platforms like Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken offer centralized wallets that facilitate the purchase of Ion using traditional currencies. While convenient, they carry inherent risks such as restricted access by the service.

  • Software Ion Wallets:
    Software wallets are installed on devices, making it easy to manage your private keys and Ion. However, they can be susceptible to cyber threats. These include mobile apps, desktop applications, and browser-based wallets.

  • Mobile Ion Wallets:
    These are smartphone applications that simplify the process of managing your Ion on mobile devices.

  • Desktop Ion Wallets:
    These are software solutions installed on computers, with private keys stored on a hard drive or SSD.

  • Hardware Ion Wallets:
    Hardware wallets such as Tangem offer offline storage, which is highly effective against online security threats.

How to Choose the Best Ion Wallet

Selecting the right wallet depends on your individual needs. It should be simple, dependable, durable, and above all, secure. If your priority is safeguarding against digital threats, particularly for substantial Ion holdings, a hardware wallet like Tangem is highly recommended.

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Ion FAQ

  • For storing and using ION, Tangem Wallet is a strong choice thanks to its offline key storage and mobile-friendly design.
  • Many Ion wallets are free to download. Hardware wallets cost money but offer stronger security by keeping keys offline.
  • The best wallet for storing Ion is one that keeps your private keys offline while remaining easy to manage. Tangem offers this balance by placing keys in an offline card that you tap with your phone, providing both high security and simple everyday use.
  • A Ion wallet stores the keys that give you access to your ION. It can be software-based or a hardware wallet like Tangem for higher security.
  • ION isa Layer 2 open, permissionless network based on the purely deterministic Sidetree protocol, which requires no special tokens, trusted validators, or additional consensus mechanisms; the linear progression of Bitcoin's timechain is all that's required for its operation.