BitSleuth Wallet vs WatchOnly

The BitSleuth Wallet is a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet designed for individuals who value privacy, security, and absolute control over their Bitcoin. Created by the team behind BitSleuth.ai, the wallet is built to provide a secure and private way to manage Bitcoin without relying on third parties. Unlike custodial services that hold user funds and private keys, BitSleuth gives users complete ownership and autonomy. The wallet operates entirely client-side, ensuring that private keys never leave the user’s device, and no external party, including BitSleuth, can ever access, freeze, or monitor the funds. This commitment to true non-custodianship reflects Bitcoin’s founding principles of financial sovereignty and decentralization.

WatchOnly is a local-first, read-only Bitcoin dashboard for your existing self-custody setup. Import a public descriptor or xpub to view balances, activity, confirmations and UTXOs across your wallets. Review address reuse, connection exposure and other practical privacy signals, then choose the blockchain source that fits your setup: your own server, a Tor-proxied public source or a direct public source. Your wallet data stays on your device in protected local storage. WatchOnly has no accounts, ads, analytics, cloud sync or WatchOnly-operated backend. It never asks for or stores recovery phrases, private keys, wallet PINs or passphrases. WatchOnly cannot create, sign or broadcast transactions. It complements a signing wallet and a properly maintained recovery backup; it does not replace either one and does not provide financial advice.