A hardware wallet can protect cryptocurrency private keys from many online threats, but that protection depends on the device being genuine and correctly initialized. A counterfeit, altered, or improperly configured wallet could put your funds at risk before you make your first transaction. The safest approach is to verify a hardware wallet before creating or importing a wallet, never accept…
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A Bitcoin extended public key, often called an xpub, can allow someone to monitor many wallet addresses without knowing your private keys. That makes it useful for watch-only wallets, accounting software, and payment systems. It also creates a privacy risk: someone who obtains the right xpub may be able to follow a large part of your Bitcoin transaction history. An…