Seed phrases
A seed phrase is a human-readable backup encoding used by many hierarchical deterministic wallets to recreate a wallet’s key material.
Why it matters
A seed phrase is a human-readable backup encoding used by many hierarchical deterministic wallets to recreate a wallet’s key material.
Key ideas
- A seed phrase is a human-readable backup encoding used by many hierarchical deterministic wallets to recreate a wallet’s key material.
- This topic belongs to California Bitcoin’s custody knowledge layer.
- Use primary and technical sources where possible, and distinguish protocol facts from market narratives.
Primary and technical sources
Bitcoin Developer DocumentationBitcoin.orgBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto