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The more basic article on Bitcoin Addresses may be more appropriate. A Bitcoin address is a 160-bit hash of the public portion of a public/private ECDSA keypair. Using public-key cryptography, you can sign data with your private key and anyone who knows your public key can verify that the signature is valid.
Bitcoins are stored in a âdigital wallet,â which exists either in the cloud or on a userâs computer. The wallet is a kind of virtual bank account that allows users to send or receive bitcoins, pay for goods or save their money. Unlike bank accounts, bitcoin wallets are not insured by the FDIC.