diff --git a/core/SConscript.firmware b/core/SConscript.firmware
index 68f85621dec..d58fb7dcb44 100644
--- a/core/SConscript.firmware
+++ b/core/SConscript.firmware
@@ -790,16 +790,14 @@ if TREZOR_MODEL not in ('1',):
             ' $SOURCE $TARGET', ))
 
 if TREZOR_MODEL not in ('DISC1', ):
-    obj_program.extend(
-        env.Command(
-            target='embed/firmware/bootloaders/bootloader.o',
-            source=f'embed/firmware/bootloaders/bootloader_{BOOTLOADER_SUFFIX}.bin',
-            action='$OBJCOPY -I binary -O elf32-littlearm -B arm'
-            ' --rename-section .data=.bootloader'
-            f' --redefine-sym _binary_embed_firmware_bootloaders_bootloader_{BOOTLOADER_SUFFIX}_bin_start=_binary_embed_firmware_bootloader_bin_start'
-            f' --redefine-sym _binary_embed_firmware_bootloaders_bootloader_{BOOTLOADER_SUFFIX}_bin_end=_binary_embed_firmware_bootloader_bin_end'
-            f' --redefine-sym _binary_embed_firmware_bootloaders_bootloader_{BOOTLOADER_SUFFIX}_bin_size=_binary_embed_firmware_bootloader_bin_size'
-            ' $SOURCE $TARGET', ))
+    tools.embed_binary(
+            obj_program,
+            env,
+            'bootloader',
+            'embed/firmware/bootloaders/bootloader.o',
+            f'embed/firmware/bootloaders/bootloader_{BOOTLOADER_SUFFIX}.bin',
+            )
+
 
 env.Depends(obj_program, qstr_generated)
 
diff --git a/core/embed/firmware/bl_check.c b/core/embed/firmware/bl_check.c
index a3519ed9674..205093739eb 100644
--- a/core/embed/firmware/bl_check.c
+++ b/core/embed/firmware/bl_check.c
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "flash.h"
 #include "image.h"
+#include "memzero.h"
 #include "model.h"
+#include "uzlib.h"
 
 // symbols from bootloader.bin => bootloader.o
-extern const void _binary_embed_firmware_bootloader_bin_start;
-extern const void _binary_embed_firmware_bootloader_bin_size;
+extern const void
+    _binary_embed_firmware_bootloaders_bootloader_bin_deflated_start;
+extern const void
+    _binary_embed_firmware_bootloaders_bootloader_bin_deflated_size;
 
 /*
 static secbool known_bootloader(const uint8_t *hash, int len) {
@@ -111,11 +115,31 @@ static secbool latest_bootloader(const uint8_t *hash, int len) {
 }
 #endif
 
+#define UZLIB_WINDOW_SIZE (1 << 10)
+
+#if PRODUCTION || BOOTLOADER_QA
+static void uzlib_prepare(struct uzlib_uncomp *decomp, uint8_t *window,
+                          const void *src, uint32_t srcsize, void *dest,
+                          uint32_t destsize) {
+  memzero(decomp, sizeof(struct uzlib_uncomp));
+  if (window) {
+    memzero(window, UZLIB_WINDOW_SIZE);
+  }
+  memzero(dest, destsize);
+  decomp->source = (const uint8_t *)src;
+  decomp->source_limit = decomp->source + srcsize;
+  decomp->dest = (uint8_t *)dest;
+  decomp->dest_limit = decomp->dest + destsize;
+  uzlib_uncompress_init(decomp, window, window ? UZLIB_WINDOW_SIZE : 0);
+}
+#endif
+
 void check_and_replace_bootloader(void) {
 #if PRODUCTION || BOOTLOADER_QA
+
   // compute current bootloader hash
   uint8_t hash[BLAKE2S_DIGEST_LENGTH];
-  const uint32_t bl_len = 128 * 1024;
+  const uint32_t bl_len = flash_area_get_size(&BOOTLOADER_AREA);
   const void *bl_data = flash_area_get_address(&BOOTLOADER_AREA, 0, bl_len);
   blake2s(bl_data, bl_len, hash, BLAKE2S_DIGEST_LENGTH);
 
@@ -130,14 +154,25 @@ void check_and_replace_bootloader(void) {
 
   // replace bootloader with the latest one
   const uint32_t *data =
-      (const uint32_t *)&_binary_embed_firmware_bootloader_bin_start;
+      (const uint32_t
+           *)&_binary_embed_firmware_bootloaders_bootloader_bin_deflated_start;
   const uint32_t len =
-      (const uint32_t)&_binary_embed_firmware_bootloader_bin_size;
+      (const uint32_t)&_binary_embed_firmware_bootloaders_bootloader_bin_deflated_size;
+
+  struct uzlib_uncomp decomp = {0};
+  uint8_t decomp_window[UZLIB_WINDOW_SIZE] = {0};
+  uint32_t decomp_out[IMAGE_HEADER_SIZE / sizeof(uint32_t)] = {0};
+
+  uzlib_prepare(&decomp, decomp_window, data, len, decomp_out,
+                sizeof(decomp_out));
+
+  ensure((uzlib_uncompress(&decomp) == TINF_OK) ? sectrue : secfalse,
+         "Bootloader header decompression failed");
 
   const image_header *new_bld_hdr = read_image_header(
-      (uint8_t *)data, BOOTLOADER_IMAGE_MAGIC, BOOTLOADER_IMAGE_MAXSIZE);
+      (uint8_t *)decomp_out, BOOTLOADER_IMAGE_MAGIC, BOOTLOADER_IMAGE_MAXSIZE);
 
-  ensure(new_bld_hdr == (const image_header *)data ? sectrue : secfalse,
+  ensure(new_bld_hdr == (const image_header *)decomp_out ? sectrue : secfalse,
          "Invalid embedded bootloader");
 
   ensure(check_image_model(new_bld_hdr), "Incompatible embedded bootloader");
@@ -177,16 +212,32 @@ void check_and_replace_bootloader(void) {
 
   ensure(flash_area_erase(&BOOTLOADER_AREA, NULL), NULL);
   ensure(flash_unlock_write(), NULL);
-  for (int i = 0; i < len / sizeof(uint32_t); i++) {
-    ensure(
-        flash_area_write_word(&BOOTLOADER_AREA, i * sizeof(uint32_t), data[i]),
-        NULL);
-  }
-  for (int i = len / sizeof(uint32_t); i < 128 * 1024 / sizeof(uint32_t); i++) {
-    ensure(flash_area_write_word(&BOOTLOADER_AREA, i * sizeof(uint32_t),
-                                 0x00000000),
-           NULL);
+
+  uint32_t offset = 0;
+
+  do {
+    uint32_t *p = decomp_out;
+    uint32_t last_whole_word_addr = (((uint32_t)decomp.dest) & ~3);
+    while ((uint32_t)p < last_whole_word_addr) {
+      ensure(flash_area_write_word(&BOOTLOADER_AREA, offset, *p++), NULL);
+      offset += sizeof(uint32_t);
+    }
+    if ((uint8_t *)p < decomp.dest) {
+      // last few bytes in case of unaligned data
+      uint32_t d = 0;
+      memcpy(&d, p, (uint32_t)decomp.dest - (uint32_t)p);
+      ensure(flash_area_write_word(&BOOTLOADER_AREA, offset, d), NULL);
+      offset += sizeof(uint32_t);
+    }
+    decomp.dest = (uint8_t *)decomp_out;
+  } while (uzlib_uncompress(&decomp) >= 0);
+
+  // fill the rest of the bootloader area with 0x00
+  while (offset < bl_len) {
+    ensure(flash_area_write_word(&BOOTLOADER_AREA, offset, 0x00000000), NULL);
+    offset += sizeof(uint32_t);
   }
+
   ensure(flash_lock_write(), NULL);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/core/site_scons/tools.py b/core/site_scons/tools.py
index dccbb9f1d40..0cc34f0f266 100644
--- a/core/site_scons/tools.py
+++ b/core/site_scons/tools.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import subprocess
+import zlib
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from boards import (
@@ -120,3 +121,51 @@ def get_defs_for_cmake(defs: list[str | tuple[str, str]]) -> list[str]:
         else:
             result.append(d)
     return result
+
+
+def _compress(data: bytes) -> bytes:
+    z = zlib.compressobj(level=9, wbits=-10)
+    return z.compress(data) + z.flush()
+
+
+def embed_binary(obj_program, env, section, target_, file):
+    _in = f"embedded_{section}.bin.deflated"
+
+    def redefine_sym(name):
+        src = (
+            "_binary_build_firmware_"
+            + _in.replace("/", "_").replace(".", "_")
+            + "_"
+            + name
+        )
+        dest = (
+            "_binary_"
+            + target_.replace("/", "_").replace(".o", "_bin_deflated")
+            + "_"
+            + name
+        )
+        return f" --redefine-sym {src}={dest}"
+
+    def compress_action(target, source, env):
+        srcf = Path(str(source[0]))
+        dstf = Path(str(target[0]))
+        compressed = _compress(srcf.read_bytes())
+        dstf.write_bytes(compressed)
+        return 0
+
+    compress = env.Command(target=_in, source=file, action=compress_action)
+
+    obj_program.extend(
+        env.Command(
+            target=target_,
+            source=_in,
+            action="$OBJCOPY -I binary -O elf32-littlearm -B arm"
+            f" --rename-section .data=.{section}"
+            + redefine_sym("start")
+            + redefine_sym("end")
+            + redefine_sym("size")
+            + " $SOURCE $TARGET",
+        )
+    )
+
+    env.Depends(obj_program, compress)
diff --git a/tools/check-bitcoin-only b/tools/check-bitcoin-only
index 01f39279ca0..d1d695625a2 100755
--- a/tools/check-bitcoin-only
+++ b/tools/check-bitcoin-only
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ RETURN=0
 EXCEPTIONS=()
 EXCEPTIONS+=( "decred" )  # "decred" figures in field names used by the bitcoin app
 EXCEPTIONS+=( "omni" )  # OMNI is part of the bitcoin app
-    # BIP39 or SLIP39 words that have "dash", "nem", or "flo" in them
-EXCEPTIONS+=( "cinema" "dash" "enemy" "float" "flock" "flower" "floor" "floral" )
-EXCEPTIONS+=( "mnemonic" )  # has NEM in it
-EXCEPTIONS+=( "workflow" "overflow" )  # has Flo in it
-EXCEPTIONS+=( "SyntaxError" )  # has Axe in it
-EXCEPTIONS+=( "DKDNEM" )  # has NEM in it, some sort of weird coincidence
+    # BIP39 or SLIP39 words that have "dash" in them
+EXCEPTIONS+=( "dash" )
 EXCEPTIONS+=( "confirm_ethereum_tx" )  # is model-specific, so is in layout/__init__.py instead of ethereum/layout.py
 
 GREP_ARGS=()
@@ -17,8 +13,8 @@ for exception in "${EXCEPTIONS[@]}"; do
     GREP_ARGS+=(-e $exception)
 done
 
-# dump all coins except the first 3 (Bitcoin, Testnet, Regtest)
-ALTCOINS=$(./common/tools/cointool.py dump -l -p -t -d T1B1 -d T2T1 -d T2B1 | grep '"name"' | cut -d '"' -f 4 | tail -n +4)
+# dump all coins except the first 3 (Bitcoin, Testnet, Regtest), exclude names with less than 4 characters
+ALTCOINS=$(./common/tools/cointool.py dump -l -p -t -d T1B1 -d T2T1 -d T2B1 | grep '"name"' | cut -d '"' -f 4 | tail -n +4 | awk 'length($0)>3')
 # split on newlines only
 OLDIFS=$IFS
 IFS="