Topic
Wallets
The app holds keys, not a pile of coins. The seed is the wallet. Anyone who has the words can move the money.
- 01Who gets paidA wallet firm, if you are using one that can swap or recover the account.
- 02Who can change the rulesYou, unless a guardian, a passkey, or a company is on the recovery path.
- 03Who can stop the moneyWhoever has the seed, or a signature you approved on a bad page.
Courses
13 · 2 min
Wallets and seed phrases
The app does not hold a pile of coins. It holds keys. The keys move the record.
14 · 3 min
Hardware wallets and cold storage
A hardware wallet keeps the private key off the computer you browse with. Offline reduces some risks. It does not stop you approving a bad transaction.
15 · 2 min
Hot wallets
A hot wallet lives on a phone or a browser, online, ready to sign. That readiness is why people use it, and why it gets drained.
16 · 3 min
Multisig
Multisig means more than one key must agree before the money moves. It is how a group, or a careful person, avoids a single lost phone becoming a total loss.
17 · 2 min
Account abstraction and passkeys
A smart wallet can add recovery, spending limits, and passkeys. Those are useful. They also add a new set of people who can help, and therefore interfere.
This page does not tell you what to buy. Not financial advice.