Schnuartz
President
As the founder of a German online shop named ClavaStack that sold Specter hardware wallets and created numerous Specter tutorials on the EINUNDZWANZIG channel, Schnuartz has been living the association's mission from the very beginning. He was elected president to lead Specter into the future as an officially community-driven organization.
Mike
Vice President
Mike was a driving force behind the development of the Specter hardware wallet from the start. Although he was not part of the original company, he made invaluable contributions. Today, as vice president, he is working to make it easier for developers to contribute and to strengthen the community.
Board of Directors & Members
CryptoGuide
Board of Directors
Revived the Specter Shield with his PCB skills and created the cost-effective Shield Lite version.
Yan
Board of Directors
Co-founder of Swan and a crucial bridge in transferring Specter into the hands of the community.
Moritz Wietersheim
Honorary Member
The founding partner who teamed up with Stepan to establish the company Specter Solutions.
Stepan Snigirev
Honorary Member
Main Developer of the Specter DIY and Specter Desktop now working on a quantum computer.
k9ert
Association Member
A former key member of the Specter team who contributed to improving the software wallet.
Polto
Association Member
Led Specter workshops at conferences to promote knowledge and adoption within the community.
Thomas
Association Member
Designer of the Specter Snap Case, who also sells Specter DIYs at BitcoinStoreOrg.
Richard
Association Member
He helped since the beginning to print Specter DIY cases, to grow the ecosystem.
Darko
Association Member
Led Specter workshops at conferences to promote knowledge and adoption within the community.
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The Specter Story
In 2017, Moritz Wietersheim sought better hardware wallets. In 2018, he met Stepan Snigirev in Lisbon, who had developed a secure, open-source DIY signing device prototype. They founded Specter Solutions, releasing a 2019 prototype featuring air-gapped QR codes, a touchscreen, and true entropy via coin flips, empowering users to build wallets with off-the-shelf components. The community's high-quality case designs highlighted Specter's collaborative ethos.
To complement the hardware, Specter Desktop was developed to provide user-friendly tools for air-gapped and multi-signature setups, filling a critical gap. In September 2022, Swan, a prominent Bitcoin company, invested in Specter, boosting its growth. However, COVID-19 supply chain issues and the Ukraine war disrupted progress, and Swan redirected the Specter team to other projects.
In 2025, the Specter Association was formed in Switzerland, taking full ownership of the project. Swan donated the logo rights, X channel, YouTube, and GitHub to the association, solidifying its community-driven mission to advance Bitcoin self-custody.