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## Wallets 
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### Deterministic Wallet Formats
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#### Type 1: Single Chain Wallets
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Type 1 deterministic wallets are the simpler of the two, which can
create a single series of keys from a single seed. A primary weakness is
that if the seed is leaked, all funds are compromised, and wallet
sharing is extremely limited.

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#### Type 2: Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) Wallets
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![Overview Of Hierarchical Deterministic Key Derivation](/img/dev/en-hd-overview.svg)

For an overview of HD wallets, please see the [developer guide
section][devguide wallets].  For details, please see BIP32.

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