From ca2be98815f291f3f436b00e5101be9351297f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bitcoin Universe Admin Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:03:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs(wallets): Universe Web Wallet and Universe Shielded Wallet, not yet available Adds a wallets page describing the two extension-free Connect Wallet choices built for Core, states plainly that they are not yet available, and lists the hot-wallet, storage and privacy limits. Connecting a wallet now mentions the two choices. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- astro.config.mjs | 1 + src/content/docs/wallets/connecting.mdx | 7 ++ .../wallets/universe-web-and-shielded.mdx | 89 +++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 97 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/content/docs/wallets/universe-web-and-shielded.mdx diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs index b670934..212cda0 100644 --- a/astro.config.mjs +++ b/astro.config.mjs @@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export default defineConfig({ { label: 'Transaction safety', slug: 'wallets/transaction-safety' }, { label: 'Market safety', slug: 'wallets/market-safety' }, { label: 'Private chat verification', slug: 'wallets/chat-verification' }, + { label: 'Universe Web and Shielded Wallet', slug: 'wallets/universe-web-and-shielded' }, ], }, { diff --git a/src/content/docs/wallets/connecting.mdx b/src/content/docs/wallets/connecting.mdx index 791ace6..4425a48 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/wallets/connecting.mdx +++ b/src/content/docs/wallets/connecting.mdx @@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ mobile-specific destination instead. Wizz is shown as **Wizz**, never as UniSat. +### Two web wallets, not yet available + +Two more choices, **Universe Web Wallet** and **Universe Shielded Wallet**, +have been built. They run in a web page and need no extension. They are not +yet available and do not appear in the list today. See +[Universe Web Wallet and Universe Shielded Wallet](/docs-core/wallets/universe-web-and-shielded/). + ## Three states | State | What it means | What to do | diff --git a/src/content/docs/wallets/universe-web-and-shielded.mdx b/src/content/docs/wallets/universe-web-and-shielded.mdx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70b1c28 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/docs/wallets/universe-web-and-shielded.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +--- +title: Universe Web Wallet and Universe Shielded Wallet +description: >- + Two extension-free wallet choices built for Core, why they are not yet + available, what they will and will not do, and the risks of a wallet that + runs in a web page. +sidebar: + order: 5 +--- + +import Provenance from '../../../components/Provenance.astro'; + + + +**These two wallets are not yet available.** They do not appear in the Core +wallet list today, and the address they will run from, +`wallet.bitcoinuniverse.io`, is not live. This page describes what has been +built so you know what to expect, and what to distrust, when they are offered. + +## What they are + +**Universe Web Wallet** is a Bitcoin wallet that runs in a web page instead of +a browser extension. You open it from **Connect Wallet** in Core, and it opens +in its own window on its own address. Nothing needs to be installed. + +**Universe Shielded Wallet** uses the same window and a separate recovery +phrase. It is meant for shielded token protocols. No shielded protocol it could +use is usable today, so it refuses every connection. + +Both are separate choices from the **Universe** browser extension. Connecting +one does not connect the other. + +## What the web wallet does + +- Creates a new 12 or 24 word recovery phrase, and asks you to confirm three of + the words before anything is saved. +- Imports a recovery phrase, a single private key, or an export from the + Universe extension. An imported phrase gives the same addresses as the + extension. +- Shows a Bitcoin payment address and an ordinals address, each with a QR code. +- Sends bitcoin. Before you approve, the wallet shows what leaves, the fee, and + the change coming back to you. +- Locks itself after 15 minutes without use. +- Lets you download an encrypted backup file and restore it in another browser. + +It only spends coins that Universe has checked carry no inscription, rune, or +Atomicals asset. Other actions, such as protocol trades, are not enabled for +this wallet. + +## What Core can and cannot see + +Core never sees your recovery phrase, your password, or your keys. They stay +inside the wallet window. Connecting shares your public addresses only. + +Connecting never approves a signature. Every signature request opens in the +wallet window, where you review it before approving. + +## Risks of a web wallet + +- **It is a hot wallet.** A compromised device, a malicious browser extension, + or a tampered copy of the wallet page could steal your funds. +- **Your browser holds the only copy of the encrypted keys.** Clearing site + data, a private window, or the browser reclaiming storage can erase it. Write + down your recovery phrase and keep the backup file somewhere else. +- **Encrypting keys is not privacy.** Your Bitcoin addresses and payments are + public on the chain, as with any wallet. +- **Check the address.** Only enter a recovery phrase into the wallet window on + `wallet.bitcoinuniverse.io`, and only after Core offers the wallet. + +## Shielded wallet status + +The two shielded protocols it was built for are not usable: + +| Protocol | Why it is not usable | +| --- | --- | +| SBRC-20 | The official specification is a draft that is not live. No circuit, verifying key, or source code is published. | +| Bitshield (BSH) | No licensed source code is published. Its transfers and market start only at a future mainnet block, and its market runs on servers Bitshield operates. | + +## Next + +- [Connecting a wallet](/docs-core/wallets/connecting/) +- [Transaction safety](/docs-core/wallets/transaction-safety/)