How a Seed Phrase works?

  1. Seed Phrase Generation: When you create a new wallet, it generates a seed phrase. This phrase is a series of randomly chosen words from a predefined list, in a specific order.

  2. Hash Function: The seed phrase is then put through a cryptographic hash function, which is a special kind of function that takes an input and produces a fixed data output. This output is deterministic, meaning the same input will always produce the same output.

  3. Private Key Generation: The output of the hash function is used to generate a private key.

  4. Public Key Generation: The private key is then used to generate a corresponding public key through a cryptographic process.

  5. Multiple Keys: This process can be repeated to generate multiple pairs of private and public keys from the same seed phrase.

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