{"id":1000148,"date":"2026-06-17T08:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.themarketperiodical.com\/glossary\/crypto-wallet\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T08:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:06:41","slug":"crypto-wallet","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/dev.themarketperiodical.com\/ru\/glossary\/crypto-wallet\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the name, a crypto wallet does not hold cryptocurrency in the way a physical wallet holds cash. Digital assets exist on the blockchain itself. What a wallet stores are the <strong>private keys<\/strong> \u2014 secret cryptographic codes \u2014 that authorize transactions from a specific address. Whoever controls the private key controls the funds at the associated address.<\/p>\n<p>Wallets come in several forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Software wallets (hot wallets):<\/strong> Applications on a phone or computer that remain connected to the internet. Convenient for frequent transactions but more exposed to online threats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hardware wallets (cold storage):<\/strong> Physical devices that store private keys offline, signing transactions internally without exposing keys to an internet-connected machine. Examples include Ledger and Trezor devices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paper wallets:<\/strong> A printed or written record of a key pair. Secure from online attack but vulnerable to physical loss or damage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custodial wallets:<\/strong> Provided by exchanges or services that hold keys on the user&#8217;s behalf. Convenient but the user does not directly control the keys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A wallet generates a <strong>seed phrase<\/strong> (also called a recovery phrase) \u2014 typically 12 or 24 randomly selected words \u2014 that can reconstruct the private key if a device is lost. Protecting this phrase is critical; anyone who obtains it gains full access to the wallet&#8217;s funds.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase <strong>&#8220;not your keys, not your coins&#8221;<\/strong> is widely used in the crypto space to emphasize the importance of self-custody over relying on third parties to hold private keys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the name, a crypto wallet does not hold cryptocurrency in the way a physical wallet holds cash. Digital assets exist on the blockchain itself. What a wallet stores are the private keys \u2014 secret cryptographic codes \u2014 that authorize transactions from a specific address. Whoever controls the private key controls the funds at the \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-1000148","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.themarketperiodical.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1000148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.themarketperiodical.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.themarketperiodical.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.themarketperiodical.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}