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Your Private Key is like a very long password for protecting access to a particular crypto account.

It is made up of a long string of letters and numbers and along with a public address is issued when you first purchase a coin. Where a public address is used to tell other people where to send your coins a private key is used for transferring money OUT of your account.

Just like a password, this should not be shared with anyone!

 

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