How to track a hardware wallet without exposing its keys
See what's on your Ledger, Trezor or other hardware wallet in one view with everything else, using only its public addresses or xpub, and sign on the device only when you act.
Updated Nov 8, 2026
In short
A hardware wallet keeps its keys on the device, and nothing about tracking it needs them. Copy its public addresses, or an xpub for a Bitcoin wallet, from the wallet's own app, and paste them into your tracker as watched addresses. You see balances, DeFi positions and history without connecting the device at all. When you want to act, connect through a wallet app that pairs with your device and approve each transaction on its screen.
Hardware wallets are where many people keep the money they least want to lose. That also makes them the wallet people check least, because plugging in a device to look at a balance is a chore. You don't need to.
What tracking needs, and what it doesn't
To show what's in a wallet, a tracker needs its public addresses. It never needs the private keys or the recovery phrase, and nothing that asks for them is safe. A hardware wallet's keys never leave the device, and watching it doesn't change that.
Step 1: copy the public addresses
Open your wallet's own app on your computer or phone, such as Ledger Live or Trezor Suite, and copy the receiving address of each account you use:
- Ethereum and EVM accounts: the
0x…address. It's the same on every EVM chain. - Solana accounts: the Solana address.
- Bitcoin accounts: the xpub (sometimes shown as an extended public key, ypub or zpub), so new receiving addresses are found too. An address works as well, but only for coins sent to it.
Step 2: watch them
In Burokku, choose Add account, then Watch an address, and paste them all at once, one per line. Name each one, and put them in a bundle, such as Cold, if you'd like to see your hardware wallets apart from the rest.
Step 3: keep an eye on it without plugging it in
Your hardware wallet now counts in your net worth with everything else. Alerts can tell you when money moves in it, or when one of its addresses grants a risky approval. If you'd never send from it without planning, an unexpected move is worth knowing about straight away.
When you want to act
Pair the device with a wallet app that supports it, such as Rabby or MetaMask, and connect that app to Burokku. Swaps, sends and revokes you start in Burokku go to the app, and you check and approve each one on the device's own screen. Burokku's signature decoder can show you in plain language what a request will do before you approve it.
Questions
- Is it safe to paste my hardware wallet's address?
- Yes. An address is public; anyone can already look it up on a block explorer. An xpub reveals all of a Bitcoin wallet's addresses, so share it only with tools you trust. Never type a recovery phrase into anything but the device itself.
- Do I need to plug in the device to see my balance?
- No. Watching an address reads the public chain. You only need the device to sign a transaction.
- Can Burokku sign with my Ledger or Trezor?
- Burokku connects to wallet apps such as Rabby or MetaMask. If you've paired your hardware wallet with one of them, transactions you start in Burokku go to that app, and you approve them on the device.