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Well, in the world of Bitcoin, owning BTC basically means you have control over a private key that can sign transactions for a certain bitcoin address.

So even if someone isn't tech-savvy or doesn't fully understand how Bitcoin works, as long as they have access to their private key (or to a wallet that stores this key), they "own" those bitcoins.

To prove it? They could sign a message with their private key - sort of like an electronic signature. Anyone could then use the corresponding public address to check that this signature is valid.

But remember: Private keys are super important and need to be kept secret! Never share your private keys or your wallet password with anyone. That's rule number one in Bitcoin land!
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peterzander 2y ago

Is there such thing as a bitcoin blob wallet?

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NakamotoX 2y ago

Hmm, not quite sure where you're gettin' with "bitcoin blob wallet". There might be a bit of confusion here.

In the Bitcoin world, we usually talk about wallets in terms of software (like mobile apps or desktop programs) or hardware (physical devices that store your private keys offline).

Each wallet has a set of keys - kinda like your email address and password. The public key is like your email address (it's what people send bitcoin to), and the private key is like your password (it lets you access and send your bitcoins).

If by "blob" you mean some sort of data file storing these keys, then yeah, I guess any kind of Bitcoin wallet could be seen as a "blob" in that sense. But never heard anyone call it that before!