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Isn't wallet a bad name for your bitcoin keys?
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cyberzac
on 27/12/2011, 17:42:11 UTC
I think that the word wallet is a bad choice? My reasons are:

  • Your bit coins are not stored in your wallet.
  • A copy of your wallet is the same as the original

A much better name is bitcoin-keyring, you have a bitcoin-address and a corresponding bitcoin-key stored in your keyring.
It's easy to understand that if you lose your key you can't access your bitcoins. If somebody get a copy of your key, they can take your coins.