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Keys and the seed phrase

Lesson 1 of 3 · 5 min

A wallet does not hold coins. Coins stay on the blockchain; the wallet holds keys that allow spending them.

Seed phrase

A seed phrase (12 or 24 words) can rebuild all keys of a wallet. Anyone with these words can take everything.

  • Write it on paper and keep it offline.
  • Never type it into a website, a chat or a form.
  • No support team, exchange or airdrop will ever need it.

Address

Your address is public. You can share it to receive coins. Sharing it is safe; sharing the seed phrase is not.

For education only. Not financial advice.