Private Key

The secret number that authorises spending from a crypto address.

Security & Custody Also called private keys, secret key

A private key is what proves ownership. Signing a transaction with it is the only way to move funds from the matching address, and anyone who obtains it can spend those funds immediately and irreversibly.

There is no reset link and no support desk. This is the entire meaning of the phrase “not your keys, not your coins”.

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