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@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Bitcoin wallets contain bitcoins. In fact, what many people call a
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Bitcoin wallet--which we call a _wallet database_ 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 can spend the associated bitcoins.
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control the keys, you can spend the associated bitcoins.
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Simple wallet databases contain both the public keys to which bitcoins
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are received and the private keys that allow creating the signatures
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@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ bitcoins. Deterministic key derivation and recovery codes provide a
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reasonably robust solution for backing up and recovering your keys and
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the bitcoins they control. However, it's important to consider that
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many wallet databases store more than
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just keys--they also also store user-provided information about every
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just keys--they also store user-provided information about every
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transaction they sent or received.
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For example, when Bob creates a new address as part of sending an
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