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How Does a “Seed Phrase” Relate to the Generation of the Initial Private Key?

The seed phrase is a human-readable master key that deterministically generates the initial private key and all subsequent keys in the wallet.
Greeks.Live02.11.25

How Does a “Seed Phrase” Relate to the Generation of the Initial Private Key?

A seed phrase, also known as a mnemonic phrase, is a sequence of 12 to 24 words that acts as a human-readable master backup for all the private keys in a wallet. It is used to generate the initial master private key through a process like BIP39.

This single seed phrase allows for the deterministic regeneration of the entire wallet and all its addresses.

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