Core Introduces A First-of-Its-Kind Experience in Wallet Creation: Seed Abstraction
Core users can now create a wallet and multi-chain seed phrase with just their Gmail without making security or custody trade-offs.
Anyone can now use Core without seed phrases. Seed phrases, the series of random words allowing users to recover a crypto wallet, present a notoriously cumbersome obstacle to everyday people using and enjoying Web3. Now, you can generate and manage keys through simple Web2 methods like Gmail and Apple logins, making it more accessible without any security or custody tradeoffs.
What’s the catch? This is a first-of-its-kind experience in wallet creation, built for the Avalanche ecosystem and beyond. Core’s seed abstraction is universal, not limited to specific blockchains or VMs. Use your Core-generated seed across various blockchains, from Bitcoin to EVMs, without the complexities of multiple contracts or cross-chain issues.
Ease of cross-chain use sets Core’s Seed Abstraction apart from other offerings. For instance, ERC-4337 (account abstraction) limits wallet users to EVM chains and has restrictions based on where contracts have been deployed. Core outperforms ERC-4337 by letting users transact across multiple environments (such as Bitcoin, Avalanche C, X and P-Chains, and any EVM) with confidence and security.
Critically, a rigorous, thoughtful approach to security sets Core’s Seed Abstraction apart.
Core uses Cubist’s CubeSigner non-custodial signing service, which provides Core secure social logins and handles keys inside secure hardware. Core generates keys and signs transactions remotely, from within CubeSigner’s secure hardware. Nobody can see your private key. When users sign transactions, extensive encryption methods and a secure enclave keep raw private keys secure.
To access a Core account, a user needs both their login details and a physical authentication device, greatly reducing the risk of phishing and unauthorized access. Additionally, CubeSigner’s protocol for exporting keys includes extra steps and waiting periods to protect against attacks like SIM swapping, ensuring only the rightful owner can export their keys.
Core unifies the key tenets of Web3 by enabling simple, frictionless, and seedless onboarding while preserving self-custody and high security. Core’s users are free to choose their favorite form(s) of sign-up, login, and recovery without any trepidation or anxiety. — Akash Gupta, Head of Consumer Products at Ava Labs
Everyone has read stories about lost seed phrases and lost wallets. Seed phrases present their own risks, not to mention that few people beyond crypto natives will devote the necessary time and attention to properly managing them. Core’s Seed Abstraction is an elegant way to eliminate these risks and simplify the Web3 wallet experience while preserving security.
In order to onboard billions of users into Web3, blockchain products need to continue improving UX, making them as seamless as Web2 products. Core’s Seed Abstraction does just that, curing one of the biggest headaches for everyday users — seed phrases — and making the wallet experience more intuitive and in line with how most people actually use the internet.
Still, some Core users may want to keep using a seed phrase. They have the option to do so. Existing wallet creation options will remain in place. Users who want to go seedless will need to create new Core wallets, giving them all the associated benefits.
It’s never been easier to onboard onto Web3. Create a Core wallet on your desktop via Chrome Browser or on Mobile and connect to the world of Avalanche and beyond.
For further questions, please visit the Avalanche knowledge base or contact a support team member via the chat button at support.avax.network. Please read the Core terms and conditions prior to use as they contain important information and your use of Core will signify your agreement to them. Like a web browser, Core web and Core extension allow you to access and interface with various blockchains, smart contracts, and other Web3 services, none of which are under the control of Ava Labs, which makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees in connection with anything you access or do with or through Core.
About Core
Core is Avalanche’s native wallet and portfolio, built by Ava Labs. Available as a comprehensive suite on iOS, Android, as a Chrome Extension, and as a desktop app at core.app. Core provides access to the Avalanche Bridge, Subnets, Development Tools, Staking, and Discover, the official directory for Avalanche projects. Supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and any EVM chain, you can create a Core self-custody wallet simply using your Gmail or Apple ID.
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