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Private Key

A private key is the secret value that lets its owner sign transactions for a given account. Anyone who has the key controls the account. Private keys are usually stored either in a wallet's keystore (encrypted under a password) or backed up as a mnemonic phrase that re-derives the key.

See also: Mnemonic Phrase, Blockchain, Wallet.

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