Multisig Setup - Pruned Bitcoin Core on Computer vs. Dedicated Hardware Are there security implications of running a pruned Bitcoin Core node on a personal computer vs. a full Bitcoin Core node on a dedicated hardware device (i.e. Raspberry Pie with Umbrel, myNode, nodl, and etc.)?

The intended use case for the Bitcoin Core node is integration with a multisig wallet such as Specter, Electrum, and etc.

This scenario presumes the personal computer is configured to run Bitcoin Core through Tor/VPN (That do not save/collect logs) as in the Specter desktop 1-click setup.


One non-security implication is the performance impact on the personal computer when running the pruned Bitcoin Core node.
Both a full Bitcoin and pruned node can be run from Bitcoin Core with the same level of security.
Pruned nodes have the following differences:

Does not keep the full blockchain on disk
Size limit is defined by the user
Will discard unnecessary block data as it synchronizes

As a user on the Bitcoin Talk forum explains, most &quot;dedicated hardware&quot; Bitcoin Nodes are software wrappers around Bitcoin Core which may be less secure than running Bitcoin Core directly.
See Multisig Setup - Pruned Bitcoin Core on Computer vs. Dedicated Hardware - bitcointalk.org