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Wallets and keys

Nano wallets and keys: seeds, addresses and backups

Whoever holds the keys holds the money. This section is about keeping them: seeds, private keys, addresses, which wallets exist and the scams that go after your recovery phrase.

3 pages in this section

  1. Nano wallets list: 13 apps and how to pickThe 13 Nano wallets on Nano Hub, the directory nano.org links to: platforms, features, hardware and paper options, and how to pick one without a ranking.
  2. Nano scams: fake wallets, support and giveawaysHow to avoid Nano (XNO) scams: fake wallet apps, fake support and recovery offers, giveaways and impersonators. What each looks like and what to do.
  3. Nano seed vs private key: the difference, explainedA Nano seed is 32 random bytes that private keys derive from. How seed, private key and mnemonic phrase differ, and how to protect them.