I didn’t understand this before, and wasted enough money to pay for several hot pot meals.
Today’s lesson: private keys and addresses
EIP-55 adds a checksum to Ethereum addresses by mixing uppercase and lowercase letters. If you mistype one or two characters in an address, most wallets that support checksum validation can catch it.
To receive coins, you only need to provide your address. Under no circumstances should you hand over your private key or recovery phrase.
Here’s a real-time reference: $BTC is quoted at 82075.03 (24h -1.97%).
#BTC
Today’s lesson: private keys and addresses
EIP-55 adds a checksum to Ethereum addresses by mixing uppercase and lowercase letters. If you mistype one or two characters in an address, most wallets that support checksum validation can catch it.
To receive coins, you only need to provide your address. Under no circumstances should you hand over your private key or recovery phrase.
Here’s a real-time reference: $BTC is quoted at 82075.03 (24h -1.97%).
#BTC