Watch-only wallets

A watch-only wallet tracks addresses and balances without possessing the private keys needed to spend.

Context

Why it matters

A watch-only wallet tracks addresses and balances without possessing the private keys needed to spend.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

A watch-only wallet tracks addresses and balances without possessing the private keys needed to spend.

Primary and technical sources

Evidence before assertion

Bitcoin Developer Documentation

Bitcoin.org

Tier — · technical Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Satoshi Nakamoto

Tier 1 · primary

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