What a wallet does
A blockchain wallet helps users manage keys and sign messages or transactions. Assets generally remain recorded on the blockchain; the wallet controls the credentials that authorize changes.
Key concepts
- Address: a public identifier used to receive assets or identify an account.
- Private key: secret cryptographic material used to authorize actions.
- Seed phrase: a recovery representation used by many wallet systems.
- Signature: cryptographic proof that an authorized key approved a message.
Never share a private key or seed phrase. Legitimate support teams do not need them.
