Seed Phrase

A sequence of words that can regenerate every key and address in a wallet.

A seed phrase (typically 12 or 24 words) encodes the master key that a wallet derives all of its addresses and private keys from. Anyone with your seed phrase can recreate your wallet and spend your funds — so it should be written down on paper, stored offline, and never shared or photographed.

If your device is lost, stolen or damaged, the seed phrase is how you recover access to your funds on a new device.

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