Question 1

What is an HD wallet?

Accepted Answer

A Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) wallet derives all keys from a single seed phrase using the BIP32 standard. This means you only need to back up one seed phrase.

Question 2

What is BIP44?

Accepted Answer

BIP44 defines a standardized derivation path structure: m/purpose'/coin_type'/account'/change/address_index. This ensures compatibility across different wallet software.

Question 3

What is a derivation path?

Accepted Answer

A derivation path navigates the HD wallet tree to reach a specific key. For example, m/44'/0'/0'/0/0 points to the first receiving address of the first Bitcoin account.

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