¿Qué es Private key?
The secret number that authorises spending from an address. Whoever holds it controls the coins, unconditionally.
A private key is a 256-bit number. The corresponding public key and address are derived from it one-way, so publishing an address reveals nothing about the key.
There is no recovery mechanism. This is the whole point — nobody can seize or reverse what only you can authorise — and the whole risk.
Términos relacionados
Public key
The value derived from a private key that lets anyone verify a signature without learning the key itself.
Keys & custodySeed phrase
Twelve or twenty-four words from which every key in a wallet is derived. Anyone with the words has the coins.
Keys & custodySelf-custody
Holding your own private keys rather than trusting a third party to hold coins for you.
Keys & custodyAddress
A string encoding the conditions under which an output can be spent. Bitcoin's equivalent of an account…
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