Overview
Trust Wallet is a free mobile app that lets you hold coins and tokens from over 100 blockchains, including Cardano, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and many more, all in one place. You can buy ADA with a bank card, send it, stake it, and connect to apps from a single screen, without juggling separate wallets for each chain. Only you hold the recovery phrase, so only you can move the funds.
For Cardano holders, Trust Wallet handles ADA natively, including staking1. Cardano-only wallets generally offer richer features for advanced Cardano use, but if you want one wallet for everything you own, Trust covers the basics for ADA properly.
Key Features
- Stake ADA with as little as 4 ADA. Pick a Cardano stake pool, confirm, and start earning rewards every few days. Your ADA stays in your wallet the whole time1.
- One wallet for 100+ blockchains. Hold ADA next to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and millions of other tokens, with each chain showing only what's relevant for it2.
- A safety net for risky transactions. A built-in security tool flags the most common scams (unsafe apps, malicious addresses, suspicious contracts) before you approve them3.
- Buy and sell crypto with cash. Top up your wallet with a credit card, debit card, or bank transfer in over 100 currencies, with no separate exchange account needed2.
- Vote on Cardano governance. Take part in Cardano's voting system by picking a representative to vote on your behalf. This is required to keep claiming staking rewards under the latest Cardano rules1.
What to Expect
Setting up Trust Wallet takes a few minutes and asks for no email, name, or ID. You write down a recovery phrase, set a passcode, and the wallet is ready. To use Cardano specifically, search for ADA inside the app and switch it on. From there, you can buy ADA through the built-in card payment screen, receive it from a friend or exchange, or move it across from somewhere like Binance.
Staking lives in an "Earn" tab. You select ADA, pick a pool to delegate to, and confirm. Cardano's newer governance rules also require you to pick a representative to vote on your behalf (or choose to abstain) before you can claim accumulated rewards. Trust Wallet walks you through this when you first stake1. It's an extra step, but it only happens once.
Trust Wallet has been independently security-audited by firms including Halborn, Certik, Cure53, Kudelski, and Quantstamp, and holds the ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications used by enterprise security teams3. The recovery phrase and keys are encrypted and never leave your phone. For users who want offline-grade security on top of the app, Trust Wallet pairs with a Ledger hardware wallet.
