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by bena 3051 days ago
So, it's not spent from your wallet?

So it's a post-it that won't burn.

And if it doesn't give access to your wallet, how does it protect your wallet? If it can be used to gain access to your wallet, then how is writing it down safe?

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> So, it's not spent from your wallet?

Huh? I think this comment shows you don't know what a hardware wallet is. When I spend bitcoin, I spend it using my hardware wallet.

> If it can be used to gain access to your wallet, then how is writing it down safe?

You need a passphrase along with the security words to figure out the private key. Passphrase = something long that I can easily remember.