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Where is my cryptocurrency actually stored?
Where is my cryptocurrency actually stored?

Storage of cryptocurrency.

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Written by David Bowen
Updated over a week ago

Cryptocurrency is not stored in your wallet, your wallet stores your private keys, which allows you to unlock or use your cryptocurrency.

Your cryptocurrency is stored on the blockchain to which your cryptocurrency belongs (e.g. ether is stored on the Ethereum blockchain).

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