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Wallets and seed phrases

The app does not hold a pile of coins. It holds keys. The keys move the record.

The seed is the wallet

A seed phrase is a list of words that can rebuild the keys. Anyone who has the words can move the money. A screenshot, a cloud note, and a support chat are copies of the wallet.

No real support team needs the seed. Not an exchange. Not a friend. Not TXKN.

Three places the money can sit

A wallet you browse with. Convenient, and on the same machine as links and downloads.
A wallet you do not browse with. Fewer ways in. Not magic.
An exchange balance. The company holds the keys. A withdrawal is a request.

Check yourself

Should you type the seed if support asks?

No. Anyone who asks for the seed is taking the wallet.

After this you can point to who can move the money, and keep the seed out of a chat.

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