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Self-Custody

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Providers using this tag (15)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
LedgerLedgerCryptocurrencyDigital AssetsHardware Wallet14 APIs58.4
Developing 3 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
BackpackCryptoExchangeWalletsTrading1 API52.2TetherCompanyStablecoinsCryptocurrencyBlockchain1 API50.4AcinqCompanyBlockchainBitcoinLightning Network2 APIs46.8
Thin 2 Limited public surface area
ClassicCompanyCryptoCryptocurrencyDEX Aggregator1 API34.1OneKeyCompanyCryptoCryptocurrencyHardware Wallet26.5
Emerging 4 Early or largely undocumented
PhantomBaseBitcoinBlockchainCrypto10 APIs24.2SenderCompanyCryptoWalletsWeb319.8DeblockCompanyFintechBankingNeobank15.7BasedCompanyCryptoCryptocurrencyTrading11.4
Minimal 5 Almost no public developer surface
BraavosCompanyCryptoWalletsBlockchain8.8CogniCompanyCryptocurrencyWalletsWeb38.4BalletCompanyCryptoCryptocurrencyWallets3.5Linen AppCompanyWalletsCryptocurrencyEthereum0.0SlingshotCompanyDeFiCryptocurrencyWallets0.0

APIs with this tag (3)

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Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Ledger Device Management KitTypeScript SDK for discovering, connecting to and driving Ledger hardware signers over WebHID, Bluetooth, U...58.4Ledger Wallet APIBi-directional JSON-RPC 2.0 interface between a Live App (dApp) and a wallet implementing the Wallet API Se...58.4
Developing 1 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Backpack WalletBackpack Wallet is a self-custodial multichain wallet for Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin, originally built a...52.2

Score breakdown

Frequency
34.9
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.4
spread across providers
Quality lift
29.5
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
3.4
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Bitcoin 6 co-occurrences Wallets 11 co-occurrences Cryptocurrency 12 co-occurrences Crypto 8 co-occurrences Ethereum 6 co-occurrences Blockchain 11 co-occurrences Web3 8 co-occurrences Payments 5 co-occurrences

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