good morning nostr, I hope you're having a good day! I'd like to #AskNostr about:
What are the differences, advantages, or disadvantages (if any) between importing a wallet on Electrum and/or Sparrow using the Seed Phrase, compared to doing so using the Master Private Key (xpriv) to create the wallet file & keystore.
I'd like to know so I can decide what method to use (import via seed or the xpriv) for both a hot and a cold wallet use case.
Any help or resources would be greatly appreciated!
#learningbitcoin
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2025-11-02 10:27:06 UTC
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npub1zexqm437mca40nd705pprn303vsvnpkmyvc48f9yqvdwv0l5de8qqplkf9Published at
2025-11-02 10:27:06 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "good morning nostr, I hope you're having a good day! I'd like to #AskNostr about: \n\nWhat are the differences, advantages, or disadvantages (if any) between importing a wallet on Electrum and/or Sparrow using the Seed Phrase, compared to doing so using the Master Private Key (xpriv) to create the wallet file \u0026 keystore. \n\nI'd like to know so I can decide what method to use (import via seed or the xpriv) for both a hot and a cold wallet use case.\n\nAny help or resources would be greatly appreciated!\n\n#learningbitcoin \n\n",
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