BITCOIN RECORD // 03.04

PRIVATE KEYS

> Possession is mathematics.

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       / _____ \
      / /     \ \
     | |  KEY  | |
      \ \_____/ /
       \_______/
          ||
       ___||___
      /   ||   \
     /____||____\

SIGNAL RECOVERED // SIGNATURE REQUIRED

A private key is secret information used to authorize spending. The network can verify a valid signature without learning the private key that created it. Lose control of the key and you can lose control of the bitcoin.

Guard the key, not the door.

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