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Board Bitcoin Technical Support
Re: Seed phrase same as secret key?
by
craZyLovE0916
on 05/08/2017, 20:59:48 UTC
Hello,
I successfully imported my wallet from blockchain.info to Electrum using the 12-word seed phrase provided by Blockchains online wallet.
I moved to Electrum to ensure I can get my BCC after 1th Aug.
Now my question is: do I need to do anything else to get the secret keys, or can I use my seed phrase to get my BCC? I can successfully send and receive coins with the seed phrase, so I would assume it is enough to access the secret keys also?
Thank you in advance  Smiley

You should always, always control your secret key. A seed is only meant to recover your Bitcoin in the case you forget your wallet password. If you have your secret key you can access your Bitcoin anytime, anywhere whereas the seed only works for the particular wallet client you are using. Makes sense?