Crypto wallet

An app or device that stores the keys to manage your coins on the blockchain.

In practice

An exchange wallet is convenient, but the exchange holds the keys. A personal wallet (TronLink, Trust Wallet, hardware) gives control, but you are responsible for keeping the seed phrase.

Related terms

Seed phrase TxID (transaction hash)

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