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A 1 term
Address
18

A human-usable identifier derived from public keys or scripts that indicates where funds can be received. Address forma…

B 2 terms
Base58Check
1

A human-friendly encoding used for some address formats that avoids ambiguous characters and includes a checksum. Bitco…

Bech32
0

An address encoding format with strong error-detection properties, used by Bitcoin for SegWit addresses. Bech32 address…

C 1 term
Checksum
1

Extra data added to detect accidental errors in identifiers such as addresses. Checksums help wallets and users catch t…

H 1 term
HD Wallet
0

Hierarchical deterministic wallet: a wallet that derives many key pairs from a single seed using a deterministic algori…

M 1 term
Multi-Signature
2

A scheme where spending requires multiple signatures (e.g. 2-of-3). Multisig can improve security and enable shared con…

P 1 term
Private Key
2

The secret component of an asymmetric key pair used to create digital signatures. Control of the private key typically …

S 1 term
Seed Phrase
0

A sequence of words that encodes wallet recovery information, typically derived from entropy per a standard like BIP-39…

W 1 term
Wallet
4

Software or hardware that manages private keys and helps users create and sign transactions. A wallet may also provide …