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Glossary

Private key

Also written or said as: private keys, secret key, export key, pk

The secret that controls a wallet. Whoever has it owns everything in that wallet.

Your seed phrase generates your private keys, and most wallet apps can also export a single key. Anyone with it can sign transactions as you and empty the wallet, and nobody can reverse that. Never paste it into a website, a bot or a chat, whatever reason you are given.

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This guide is for learning. It is not financial advice. Most memecoins go to zero and most people who trade them lose money. Only ever trade what you can afford to lose.