A Monero account, or wallet, stores the information necessary to send and receive Moneroj.In addition to sending and receiving, the Monero Wallet software keeps a private history of your transactions and allows you to cryptographically sign messages.It also includes Monero mining software and an address book.
A cold wallet is generated on a trusted device or computer via an @airgap.If the device is to be reused, the data storage should be securely overwritten.As soon as a cold wallet is connected to the Internet or its mnemonic phrase or @spend-key is entered on an Internet-connected device, it's no longer "cold" and should be considered "hot".
A Monero @paper-wallet can be generated by downloading the source code of https://moneroaddress.org/.Verify the signature of the code on a trusted airgapped device.Create the wallet and print or store it on the media of your choice.
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