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Wallets for physical cash hold that cash,
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so it's unsurprising that many people mistakenly believe that
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Bitcoin wallets contain bitcoins. In fact, what many people call a
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Bitcoin wallet--which we call a <em>wallet database</em> to distinguish it
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from wallet applications--contains only keys. Those keys are associated
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Bitcoin wallet—which we call a <em>wallet database</em> to distinguish it
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from wallet applications—contains only keys. Those keys are associated
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with bitcoins recorded on the blockchain. By proving to Bitcoin full nodes that you
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control the keys, you can spend the associated bitcoins.
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