Aditya Singh Rawat

When it comes to protecting your crypto, the biggest challenge is ensuring that your private keys remain secure without adding unnecessary complexity. Most hardware wallets today are secure, but they all share one common weakness: the seed phrase backup. Cypherock changes this narrative by introducing a seedless, multi-share architecture that eliminates single points of failure. Most hardware wallets rely on a seed phrase — a string of words that acts as a master key to your crypto.

If you’ve ever worried about losing your seed phrase or misplacing your hardware wallet, you’re not alone. Billions of dollars in crypto have been lost forever due to human error. That’s the problem Cypherock is solving once and for all. Cypherock X1 is the world’s first hardware wallet that eliminates the need for seed phrases and paper backups. Self-custody is the cornerstone of crypto. Yet, ironically, it’s also one of its greatest weaknesses.

Nikita Sonavane, Mrinalini R, Aditya Rawat, Ramani Mohanakrishnan and Vikas Yadav This article by Nikita Sonavane, Mrinalini R., Aditya Rawat, Ramani Mohanakrishnan, and Vikas Yadav was originally published in English as “Building Blocks of a Digital Caste Panopticon: Everyday Brahminical Policing in India.” It was translated into Telugu by Sushma Gumpenapalli, with copy-editing by Arunank Latha.