home / glossary / Seed phrase

> define seed-phrase

Seed phrase

A list of 12 or 24 words that can regenerate every private key in a wallet. Anyone who has it controls the funds. No legitimate app, support agent or airdrop will ever ask for it.

Related terms

Private keyCrypto wallet

Read more in our guides

Wallet Security Basics: Keep Your Crypto Yours

→ Videos that cover it

all videos →
How Safe Is Your Crypto? Complete Security Checkup | Daily Crypto IQ▶ watch

How Safe Is Your Crypto? Complete Security Checkup | Daily Crypto IQ

Can You Trust a Hardware Wallet After the COLDCARD Flaw? | Daily Crypto IQ▶ watch

Can You Trust a Hardware Wallet After the COLDCARD Flaw? | Daily Crypto IQ

Daily Crypto IQ: Why Crypto Games Must Hide the Blockchain!👀▶ watch

Daily Crypto IQ: Why Crypto Games Must Hide the Blockchain!👀

→ Keep going

full glossary →

Test it: the Crypto IQ quiz. Educational only, not financial advice.

Raise your Crypto IQ, one stream at a time.

New breakdowns and live Token Autopsy streams on YouTube. Free, unlike most lessons in crypto.

Subscribe on YouTubeJoin the Discord