A crypto wallet is software for displaying and interacting with cryptocurrencies. A common misconception is that a wallet holds your crypto, but in reality a wallet holds the public keys which point to cryptos you hold on blockchains and the private keys to move and interact with those cryptos. Hot wallets generate private keys and can act as an interface for cold storage devices like Ledger and Trezor.

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