[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":61},["ShallowReactive",2],{"term:crypto-wallet":3},{"term":4,"related":48},{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"category":27,"description":28,"extension":29,"faq":30,"meta":34,"navigation":35,"path":36,"related":37,"seo":41,"stem":42,"takeaways":43,"__hash__":47},"terms\u002Fterms\u002Fcrypto-wallet.md","Crypto Wallet",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":22},"minimark",[10,15,19],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"understanding-crypto-wallet","Understanding Crypto Wallet",[16,17,18],"p",{},"A wallet does not hold coins themselves; it holds the private keys that prove ownership on the blockchain. Anyone with your private key or recovery phrase can take your funds.",[16,20,21],{},"Custodial wallets, such as accounts at an exchange, hold keys for you. Non-custodial wallets, including hardware wallets, leave you in control and fully responsible for keeping keys safe.",{"title":23,"searchDepth":24,"depth":24,"links":25},"",2,[26],{"id":13,"depth":24,"text":14},"crypto","Software or a device that stores the keys used to access and move cryptocurrency.","md",[31],{"q":32,"a":33},"What happens if I lose my recovery phrase?","With a non-custodial wallet, there is usually no way to recover the funds. Store the phrase offline and securely.",{},true,"\u002Fterms\u002Fcrypto-wallet",[38,39,40],"bitcoin","blockchain","decentralized-finance",{"title":6,"description":28},"terms\u002Fcrypto-wallet",[44,45,46],"A wallet stores the private keys to your crypto.","Losing your keys or recovery phrase can mean losing your funds.","Custodial wallets trade control for convenience.","XK_MSnIXsQe2VtXTOCTLma-JVEgZOXxWtQB8iHFlAiw",[49,53,57],{"title":50,"description":51,"path":52},"Bitcoin","The first decentralized cryptocurrency, with a fixed maximum supply of 21 million coins.","\u002Fterms\u002Fbitcoin",{"title":54,"description":55,"path":56},"Blockchain","A shared, append-only ledger that records transactions in linked blocks.","\u002Fterms\u002Fblockchain",{"title":58,"description":59,"path":60},"Decentralized Finance (DeFi)","Financial services such as lending and trading built on blockchains without traditional intermediaries.","\u002Fterms\u002Fdecentralized-finance",1793374004871]