Module 3 · Lesson 9 · 9 min

What is a Crypto Wallet?

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain why a wallet holds keys rather than coins, and what that means if you lose your phone.
  • Trace how a private key becomes a public key and then an address, and which steps can't be reversed.
  • Explain how one backup can restore many addresses, and why many addresses don't make you anonymous.

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