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summary: 'A wallet stores the information necessary to send and receive Monero'
terms: ["wallet", "wallets"]
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### The Basics

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.

The term "hot wallet" describes a Monero @account which is connected to the
Internet.  You can send funds easily but security is much lower than a cold
wallet.  Never store large amounts of cryptocurrency in a hot wallet!

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.

Monero accounts and paper-wallets can be stored on any media - paper, USB
drive, CD/DVD, or a hardware wallet device (Ledger available since June
2018).