Chris Delaney

Tests wallets and exchanges with his own money.

What Chris Delaney covers here

Everything published on Crypto Field Test is written by one person, and the scope is deliberately narrow: hardware wallets, software wallets, exchanges, security tooling. Articles stay inside it rather than chasing whatever is trending.

How the writing is checked

Figures carry the date they were taken. Claims that can be verified link to a primary source rather than to another article summarising it. Where something is genuinely uncertain, the article says so instead of rounding the uncertainty away.

Corrections are published with a note saying what changed and when. If you find an error, the contact page is the fastest route.

Published on this site

• Moving to Cold Storage: The Complete Checklist
• Exchange Account Security: The Settings Worth Ten Minutes
• Our Testing Method, Published
• Seed Phrase Backup Products: Paper, Steel, and What Fails
• What a Wallet Audit Actually Covers
• What Changed in Wallets This Year
• The Separate Wallet Practice, and Why It Beats Vigilance
• Custodial vs Non-Custodial Apps: Telling Them Apart
• Two-Factor Options Compared: SMS, Apps, Hardware Keys
• Testing Deposit Crediting Times
• Reviewing a Wallet's Documentation
• How We Test an Exchange Withdrawal
• What a Good Withdrawal Screen Looks Like
• Air-Gapped Wallets: Using a Device That Never Connects
• Testing Staking Interfaces
• Watch-Only Wallets
• What to Look for in a Wallet Security Model
• Portfolio Import Accuracy
• Open Source Wallets: Does It Matter
• Wallet Recovery Options Compared
• Passphrase Support Compared
• Two-Factor Options at Venues Compared
• Multisig for Individuals: Is It Worth the Hassle?
• What We Look for in a Wallet Update
• Mobile Wallet Recovery: What Happens When You Lose the Phone
• Portfolio Trackers That Do Not Require Your Keys
• Testing a Wallet's Backup Flow
• Testing Customer Support at Exchanges
• Recurring Purchase Features Compared
• Exchange Fees Compared: The Real Cost Table
• Fee Display: Which Venues Are Honest
• Multi-Chain Wallets vs Single-Chain
• Testing Withdrawal Speed Across Venues
• Browser Extension Wallets: Security Features Compared
• Exchange Mobile Apps Reviewed
• Mobile Wallets Reviewed for Actual Daily Use
• Wallet Privacy: What Your Provider Sees
• Battery and Durability in Hardware Wallets
• Address Book Features Compared
• Browser Wallets Compared: Security, Interface, Chain Support
• Hardware Wallet Screens Compared
• Wallet Connection Standards
• Hardware Wallets Compared: What Actually Differs
• Wallet Support for Layer 2 Networks
• Transaction Simulation: Which Wallets Have It