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 ## Design Rationale
 
-`SLIP-39` is an industry standard and is being implemented in some hardware wallets.
+`SLIP-39` was chosen as the base standard because of:
 
-Alternatives considered include:
-
-- XOR method,
-- Using a passphrase only,
-- Splitting the mnemonic codes in shares,
-- Multiple backups.
+1. Industry adoption and testing,
+2. Hardware wallet support,
+3. Individual shares do not reveal anything about the whole secret,
+4. Can be used as part of a backup strategy, 
+5. Advanced custodial setup with groups having their own thresholds.
 
 ## Test Cases