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  2. Cryptocurrency wallet - Wikipedia

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    An example paper printable bitcoin wallet consisting of one bitcoin address for receiving and the corresponding private key for spending. A cryptocurrency wallet is a device, [1] physical medium, [2] program or an online service which stores the public and/or private keys [3] for cryptocurrency transactions.

  3. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    Screenshot of Bitcoin Core. A paper wallet with the address as a QR code while the private key is hidden. A hardware wallet which processes bitcoin transactions without exposing private keys. Bitcoin wallets were the first cryptocurrency wallets, enabling users to store the information necessary to transact bitcoins.

  4. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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    An example paper printable Bitcoin wallet consisting of one Bitcoin address for receiving and the corresponding private key for spending Main article: Cryptocurrency wallet A cryptocurrency wallet is a means of storing the public and private "keys" (address) or seed which can be used to receive or spend the cryptocurrency. [85]

  5. Flaw in early Bitcoin wallets shows how much crypto ... - AOL

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    All of this a fine reminder of just how much the integrity of crypto depends on secure code. After 15 years without a hack, the code that runs Bitcoin itself can be considered all but bulletproof ...

  6. What is a Bitcoin private key? - AOL

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    Bitcoin is best known as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system – one that is decentralised and eliminates the need for a middle-man.

  7. Bitcoin protocol - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a bitcoin transfer. The Bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of Bitcoin.Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all Bitcoin transactions; mining and proof of work, the process to create new bitcoins and verify transactions; and ...

  8. List of bitcoin forks - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of notable hard forks splitting bitcoin by date and/or block: Bitcoin SV: Forked at block 556766, 15 November 2018, for each Bitcoin Cash (BCH), an owner got 1 Bitcoin SV (BSV). eCash: Forked at block 661648, 15 November 2020, for each Bitcoin Cash (BCH), an owner got 1,000,000 eCash (XEC).

  9. Public-key cryptography - Wikipedia

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    Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is the field of cryptographic systems that use pairs of related keys. Each key pair consists of a public key and a corresponding private key. [1] [2] Key pairs are generated with cryptographic algorithms based on mathematical problems termed one-way functions. Security of public-key ...