What is Firefly?
The Firefly is an open-source, affordable, air-gapped hardware wallet for
Ethereum you can build at home for around $5 in parts.
How does it work?
Features
Low Cost
Build it yourself for about $5 with an Arduino, a 2.4GHz radio, an OLED display and a few odds and ends.
Air Gapped
Not connected by wires and cannot send wireless signals, keeping your private key safe from hackers.
Mobile Friendly
Works with any smart phone to prepare and send transactions or sign secure messages.
I Want to Build One!
Awesome!
There are a lot of options and flexibility when building a Firefly. You may design your own case or use one of our 3D printable cases. To get started, we recommend using the breadboard version. You can also customize the source code and add your own interesting features.
To get started, you will need a handful of parts, which are available from many sources, varying in price, delivery time and quality.
We have provided some links below to the parts, but we are not affiliated with any of these sellers. In general, Amazon will arrive much quicker, but with a much higher price tag. Items from eBay will often be much cheaper, but ship from China, so may take longer to arrive. For purchasing in large quantities, Alibaba is by far your best choice, but also the most complicated.
There are a lot of options and flexibility when building a Firefly. You may design your own case or use one of our 3D printable cases. To get started, we recommend using the breadboard version. You can also customize the source code and add your own interesting features.
To get started, you will need a handful of parts, which are available from many sources, varying in price, delivery time and quality.
We have provided some links below to the parts, but we are not affiliated with any of these sellers. In general, Amazon will arrive much quicker, but with a much higher price tag. Items from eBay will often be much cheaper, but ship from China, so may take longer to arrive. For purchasing in large quantities, Alibaba is by far your best choice, but also the most complicated.
Parts List
| Arduino Nano (ATmega328) | Amazon.comeBay.com |
|---|---|
| nRF24L01+ | Amazon.comeBay.com |
| 128x64 OLED Display (I2C) | Amazon.comeBay.com |
| Tactile Button (6mm x 6mm x 5mm) | Amazon.comeBay.com |
| Breadboard (830 points) | Amazon.comeBay.com |
| Wire (22 gauge, solid core) | Amazon.comeBay.com |
Crowd Funding the Teensy
Our ultimate goal is to design and bring to market a retail version
of the Firefly, called the Firefly Teensy, which aims to be:
Currently we are crowd-funding, where we allow anyone to register a subname under our firefly.eth name.
The Ethereum Naming Service (ENS) allows easy-to-remember names to be attached to an Ethereum address. So instead of sending to
We will add more details here later, but for now, you can check it out here.
- Very affordable (under $20, but hopefully closer to $10)
- Water-proof (e.g. flood-proof)
- Simple and easy to use
- Air-gapped and secure
- Works seemlessly with your phone, tablet and laptop
Currently we are crowd-funding, where we allow anyone to register a subname under our firefly.eth name.
The Ethereum Naming Service (ENS) allows easy-to-remember names to be attached to an Ethereum address. So instead of sending to
0xblahblahblah...blah, you can send to your-name-here.firefly.eth.
We will add more details here later, but for now, you can check it out here.
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Thanks!