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NEVER share your seed phrase / recovery phrase / backup phrase /
24 words / 12 words with ANYONE.
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ALWAYS purchase your hardware wallet from the official store or
official resellers.
- ALWAYS verify your hardware wallet's authenticity.
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ALWAYS generate your own seed phrase. Hardware wallets NEVER come
with a seed phrase.
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NEVER enter or store your unencrypted seed phrase in ANY software
or online storage services.
- ALWAYS test backup of your seed phrase.
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Setup your hardware wallet and write down your newly generated
seed phrase.
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Connect your wallet to vendor recommended software and write
down your receiving addresses for Bitcoin and Ethereum.
- Ledger: Ledger Live
- Trezor: Trezor Suite
- SafePal: SafePal app
- BitBox: BitBox app
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Reset your wallet and set it up using the seed phrase from step
6.1.
- Repeat step 6.2 and verify the addresses.
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TEST a small amount, both deposit and send, before depositing real
money.
- Happy hodling!
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