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Hardware wallets

Hardware wallets are dedicated signing devices designed to keep private keys isolated while allowing users to authorize transactions.

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Hardware wallets are dedicated signing devices designed to keep private keys isolated while allowing users to authorize transactions.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

  • Hardware wallets are dedicated signing devices designed to keep private keys isolated while allowing users to authorize transactions.

Primary and technical sources

Evidence before assertion
Bitcoin Developer Documentation

Bitcoin.org

Tier — · technicalBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Satoshi Nakamoto

Tier 1 · primary

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