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Your Bitcoin wallet holds something more powerful than coins.

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It holds the keys that let you spend them.

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Bitcoin stays on a shared public ledger: the blockchain.

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Your wallet reads that record

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to show what you can spend.

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To receive bitcoin, share a receiving address from your wallet.

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Think of it as a destination, not your secret key.

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To send, your wallet signs a transaction

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with a private key.

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The signature proves permission without revealing that key.

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The network checks the transaction.

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Miners include valid transactions in blocks,

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and further blocks add confirmations.

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With a typical self-custody wallet,

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a recovery phrase can restore your keys.

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Keep it offline and secret.

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Anyone with it can take your bitcoin.

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An exchange may hold the keys for you.

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Self-custody puts you in control.

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The blockchain keeps the record.

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Your wallet gives you the keys.