Wallets without mystery
Begin with “Wallets, keys and addresses” and work toward “Wallet safety knowledge check”. Each available lesson includes a visual explanation and a quick knowledge check.
Read in order or choose a topic below. Completion marks stay in this browser. All 20 lessons in this track are available.
- 01
Wallets, keys and addresses
Your address receives things. Your keys authorize things.
6 MIN READ - 02
What a wallet actually stores
The app manages access; the network records balances.
3 MIN READ - 03
What is a recovery phrase?
A human-readable secret that can restore key material for compatible wallets.
3 MIN READ - 04
A public key versus a private key
One secret authorizes; public information helps others verify.
3 MIN READ - 05
A wallet address is not a username
An address identifies an account, without a built-in password-reset desk.
3 MIN READ - 06
Software wallets and hardware wallets
Different places to keep keys and perform signing, with different trade-offs.
3 MIN READ - 07
Watch-only wallets
A public view of an account without the power to sign for it.
3 MIN READ - 08
One recovery phrase, many accounts
A deterministic key tree can produce several account identities.
3 MIN READ - 09
What is a derivation path?
A set of instructions for choosing a branch in a deterministic key tree.
3 MIN READ - 10
What is a contract wallet?
An account whose authorization rules can be implemented through code.
3 MIN READ - 11
What is a multisignature wallet?
A policy requiring several approvals before an action is allowed.
3 MIN READ - 12
What does connecting a wallet allow?
Connection is one permission step; signing and spending authorization are separate.
3 MIN READ - 13
Disconnecting is not revoking approval
A website connection and an onchain allowance live in different places.
3 MIN READ - 14
What are wallet networks?
A wallet can connect to different chains, each with its own state.
3 MIN READ - 15
Why balances differ across networks
Matching address text does not mean shared account state.
3 MIN READ - 16
Read a wallet confirmation screen
Check what you authorize, including details a friendly button can hide.
3 MIN READ - 17
Understand a receive screen
A receiving address is useful only with the right network and asset context.
3 MIN READ - 18
Copy addresses without shortcuts
Compare the full destination and its context, not just a short prefix.
3 MIN READ - 19
Backups and recovery basics
Understand the exact recovery ingredients before a device is lost.
3 MIN READ - 20
Wallet safety knowledge check
Put account access, networks and permissions into one simple review.
3 MIN READ