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How to secure your Wrapped ADA (Universal) with Tangem?
When you buy or hold Wrapped ADA (Universal) in Tangem, it secures your private keys in many ways:
- With Tangem's seedless setup and multi-card backup, your Wrapped ADA (Universal) stays in your hands only.
- IP69K water/dust protection keeps the cards safe from heat, cold, shocks, and X-rays.
- Access code + biometric lock inside Tangem Mobile prevent unauthorized use.
- Private keys are generated and stored inside the EAL6+ secure element — never leaving the card.
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What is Wrapped ADA (Universal) (UADA)?
uADA is an ADA denominated balance that lives nowhere near Cardano. It is an ERC-20 token, issued against ADA held one for one in institutional custody, and it exists so that an ADA position can be used inside EVM applications: swapped, supplied, paired. Minting puts ADA into reserve and burning the token is how you get the underlying coin back out.
What this means for a holder is mostly a list of things uADA is not. It is not ADA, it does nothing on the Cardano network itself, and it takes no part in how that network operates. Its transfers are ordinary EVM transfers, and the fee for one is paid in ETH on Base, not in ADA.
The bigger practical risk is confusion between venues. The same uADA design is deployed on more than one EVM chain, and unrelated wrapped ADA tokens from other issuers also circulate. Before sending anywhere, confirm both the chain and which wrapped ADA the other side is expecting, because these are genuinely different tokens that share a name.
On that front Tangem keeps a separate balance per network rather than one merged number, and the transfer screen names the network the transaction will be broadcast on before the card signs it, which is the moment to compare it with what the recipient asked for. Supported networks in Tangem (1): Base. Checking is still your job; having the chain stated plainly in front of you at least makes it a quick one.
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See all supported cryptosWrapped ADA (Universal) FAQ
- The best wallet for UADA is one that keeps your keys safe while staying easy to use. Tangem Wallet delivers both security and convenience in one solution.
- Many Wrapped ADA (Universal) wallets are free to download. Hardware wallets cost money but offer stronger security by keeping keys offline.
- A strong Wrapped ADA (Universal) wallet uses dedicated hardware to safeguard private keys. Tangem uses a specialized security chip, similar to those found in banking cards and passports, which keeps keys isolated and reduces the risk of unauthorized access or data compromise.
- It’s a digital or hardware device that holds the private keys needed to access and manage your Wrapped ADA (Universal). Without it, you cannot control your funds.
- No. uADA is an ERC-20 token and only moves between EVM addresses. Getting real ADA means redeeming the token so the underlying coin is released from reserve.
- ADA held one for one in institutional custody. Tokens are created when ADA goes into reserve and destroyed when the underlying is redeemed.
- ETH, because the transfer happens on an EVM network. Keep a small ETH balance in the same wallet alongside the token.
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