TrueHold vs Zerion: an honest side-by-side
Zerion is a self-custodial wallet that also tracks across 58+ chains. TrueHold only reads, and adds exchanges by key, Bitcoin and perps by address.
Zerion is a wallet that happens to be an excellent tracker; TrueHold is a tracker that refuses to be a wallet. Zerion lets you trade, swap and hold from the same interface that shows the portfolio, across 58+ chains, with watch addresses for wallets that are not yours. TrueHold reads everything and signs nothing, and it reads places Zerion does not go: exchange accounts by read-only key, Bitcoin, Tron and TON by address, prediction markets.
If you want one app to hold and act, Zerion is one of the best. If you want the thing that watches your money to be structurally unable to move it, and to include your exchanges, that is TrueHold.
Side by side
What it is
Zerion
“Simply Powerful Crypto Wallet” that consolidates “Every asset, every position, every trade”. Wallet first, tracker inside.
TrueHold
Read-only crypto portfolio tracker: wallets, exchanges, DeFi, perps, prediction markets and NFTs in one total, with an AI agent grounded in your own data.
Custody and trading
Zerion
“Self-custodial by design. Ledger support for extra safety.” Trading, swapping and perps happen from the wallet: “Trade Anything. From Anywhere”.
TrueHold
Never holds or moves assets. No trading, no swaps, no staking from the app: read-only API keys and public addresses only.
Exchanges
Zerion
Not mentioned on its site when checked. Zerion is an on-chain product; centralized exchange accounts are not part of it.
TrueHold
Binance, OKX, Bybit, Kraken, Coinbase, Bitget, Gate, MEXC, BingX, Backpack and 500+ more through read-only API keys. Futures, margin and earn balances included.
Wallets and chains
Zerion
Its own wallets plus watch addresses: “all my positions across all my wallets, even non-Zerion ones”. “58+ chains”.
TrueHold
Any public address on 180+ chains: EVM family, Solana, Tron, TON, Bitcoin and the UTXO set. Hardware wallets by address, never connected.
Perp DEXes
Zerion
Perps are tradable inside the wallet: “Tokens, perps, and tokenized assets, all tradable cross-chain”.
TrueHold
Hyperliquid and Lighter read by address: positions, funding and PnL. Exchange futures through the same read-only key as spot.
DeFi positions
Zerion
DeFi positions and NFTs pulled together across chains.
TrueHold
LP shares, lending balances, staked and restaked positions decoded by protocol across 70+ chains and counted into the total.
Prediction markets
Zerion
Not mentioned on its site when checked.
TrueHold
Polymarket by address and Kalshi by read-only key, counted as the positions they are.
NFTs
Zerion
Yes: “assets, NFTs and DeFi across chains”.
TrueHold
Tracked next to tokens, valued at floor and marked as floor.
Taxes
Zerion
Not mentioned on its site when checked.
TrueHold
Tax-ready CSV exports (cost basis, realized PnL, transfers, DeFi events) in Premium. No tax forms; the CSV goes to your accountant or tax tool.
AI
Zerion
AI agents built into the browser extension.
TrueHold
An agent that reads your own portfolio: what changed, why PnL moved, what a position is. Grounded in your data, not the open web.
Platforms
Zerion
Browser extension, mobile app and web app.
TrueHold
Web app.
Free tier
Zerion
Free to use; Premium unlocks features such as Real PnL and copy trading.
TrueHold
Tracking is free: every connection, balance, history and PnL. Premium adds the exports.
| What matters | Zerion | TrueHold |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | “Simply Powerful Crypto Wallet” that consolidates “Every asset, every position, every trade”. Wallet first, tracker inside. | Read-only crypto portfolio tracker: wallets, exchanges, DeFi, perps, prediction markets and NFTs in one total, with an AI agent grounded in your own data. |
| Custody and trading | “Self-custodial by design. Ledger support for extra safety.” Trading, swapping and perps happen from the wallet: “Trade Anything. From Anywhere”. | Never holds or moves assets. No trading, no swaps, no staking from the app: read-only API keys and public addresses only. |
| Exchanges | Not mentioned on its site when checked. Zerion is an on-chain product; centralized exchange accounts are not part of it. | Binance, OKX, Bybit, Kraken, Coinbase, Bitget, Gate, MEXC, BingX, Backpack and 500+ more through read-only API keys. Futures, margin and earn balances included. |
| Wallets and chains | Its own wallets plus watch addresses: “all my positions across all my wallets, even non-Zerion ones”. “58+ chains”. | Any public address on 180+ chains: EVM family, Solana, Tron, TON, Bitcoin and the UTXO set. Hardware wallets by address, never connected. |
| Perp DEXes | Perps are tradable inside the wallet: “Tokens, perps, and tokenized assets, all tradable cross-chain”. | Hyperliquid and Lighter read by address: positions, funding and PnL. Exchange futures through the same read-only key as spot. |
| DeFi positions | DeFi positions and NFTs pulled together across chains. | LP shares, lending balances, staked and restaked positions decoded by protocol across 70+ chains and counted into the total. |
| Prediction markets | Not mentioned on its site when checked. | Polymarket by address and Kalshi by read-only key, counted as the positions they are. |
| NFTs | Yes: “assets, NFTs and DeFi across chains”. | Tracked next to tokens, valued at floor and marked as floor. |
| Taxes | Not mentioned on its site when checked. | Tax-ready CSV exports (cost basis, realized PnL, transfers, DeFi events) in Premium. No tax forms; the CSV goes to your accountant or tax tool. |
| AI | AI agents built into the browser extension. | An agent that reads your own portfolio: what changed, why PnL moved, what a position is. Grounded in your data, not the open web. |
| Platforms | Browser extension, mobile app and web app. | Web app. |
| Free tier | Free to use; Premium unlocks features such as Real PnL and copy trading. | Tracking is free: every connection, balance, history and PnL. Premium adds the exports. |
Where Zerion wins
- It is a wallet: You can hold, swap and trade from the same screen that shows the portfolio. TrueHold cannot and will not.
- Extension and mobile: A browser extension that connects to on-chain apps plus a native mobile wallet. TrueHold is a web app.
- Perps you can trade: Perps are tradable inside the product, not only tracked.
- Ledger support inside the wallet: Hardware-backed accounts managed from the same interface.
Where TrueHold wins
- Exchanges in the same total: Binance, OKX, Bybit, Kraken, Coinbase and 500+ more by read-only key, next to the wallets. Zerion does not read centralized accounts.
- Beyond the EVM and Solana: Bitcoin and the UTXO set, Tron and TON by address, alongside 180+ chains.
- Read-only by construction: Nothing to sign, nothing to approve. A tracker that cannot transact cannot be tricked into transacting.
- Prediction markets counted: Polymarket by address and Kalshi by key, in the portfolio total.
The question that decides it
Decide whether you want the portfolio app to be your wallet. If yes, Zerion is a strong choice and TrueHold is not in the running. If no, because you keep keys in hardware or in a wallet you already trust, then the question becomes which reader sees more, and TrueHold sees your exchange accounts, your Bitcoin and your prediction positions that Zerion does not.
Plenty of people use Zerion as a wallet and TrueHold as the reader across everything, exchanges included. The two do not overlap in what they ask of you.
Frequently asked questions
Does Zerion track exchange accounts?
Centralized exchange accounts are not mentioned on Zerion’s site; it is an on-chain wallet and tracker. TrueHold reads exchanges through read-only API keys next to wallets.
Can TrueHold swap or trade?
No, by design. TrueHold reads balances and positions and never signs a transaction.
Which one reads Bitcoin?
TrueHold reads Bitcoin and the UTXO coins by address. Zerion’s coverage is stated as 58+ chains; check its list for Bitcoin support.
Can I track my Zerion wallet in TrueHold?
Yes. A Zerion wallet is an address, and TrueHold reads it like any other, without connecting the wallet.
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