Wallet dossier
Foundation Passport
Bitcoin self-custody hardware wallet ecosystem from Foundation Devices, spanning the Passport Founder’s Edition, the second-generation Passport now called Passport Core, Passport Prime, and the Envoy mobile wallet/companion application.
- Developer / company
- Foundation Devices, Inc.
- Origin
- United States
- Launch
- 2020
- Custody
- self_custody
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-08-15
Product family
Products
First-generation Passport hardware wallet introduced in 2020; no longer sold, while current Passport Core documentation remains applicable to Founder’s Edition devices on supported firmware.
Second-generation Passport hardware wallet, originally referred to as Passport Batch 2 and renamed Passport Core in March 2025.
Current Foundation hardware device combining a Bitcoin wallet with additional security functions under the KeyOS platform.
Foundation mobile wallet that can operate as its own self-custody hot wallet and also serves as the companion application for Passport hardware devices.
Chronology
Lifecycle timeline
First-generation Passport introduced
Product: Passport Founder’s Edition
Foundation states that its first-generation Passport hardware wallet, later described as the Passport Founder’s Edition, was introduced in mid-2020.
Foundation Envoy released on mobile platforms
Product: Envoy
Foundation released Envoy during 2022 as a mobile Passport companion and Bitcoin software-wallet application for iOS and Android.
Second-generation Passport launched as Passport Batch 2
Product: Passport Core
Foundation later stated that it launched its second-generation Passport device in March 2022. This second-generation product was originally known as Passport Batch 2 and was renamed Passport Core in 2025.
Passport Prime began shipping in 2025
Product: Passport Prime
Foundation first-party shipping history establishes that Passport Prime entered its shipping/release lineage during 2025 after the 2024 announcement and preorder period.
Second-generation Passport renamed Passport Core
Product: Passport Core
Foundation renamed its existing second-generation Passport, previously referred to as Passport Batch 2, to Passport Core while keeping it in the product line alongside Passport Prime.
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