Simplifying Security: Recovery Phrase

Simplifying Security: Recovery Phrase

Simplifying security by renaming to Recovery Phrase.

At Blockchain.com, we’re committed to making the world of crypto easier to understand and navigate. One of the most important, yet sometimes confusing, aspects of crypto is securing your assets. Recently, we’ve made a change that aims to streamline keeping your crypto safe: we’re renaming “Secret Private Key Recovery Phrase” to simply Recovery Phrase.

In 2020 we renamed the DeFi Wallet’s 12-word seed phrase to “Secret Private Key Recovery Phrase” after discovering some users were being tricked into sharing their 12-words with scammers online. While “Secret Private Key Recovery Phrase” helped in limiting the impact of this, the industry has developed significantly since then. Many other crypto wallets and our industry peers are using just Recovery Phrase, and using different terminology has become less helpful for our users. We believe that Recovery Phrase better reflects the core function of this critical piece of information. It’s the phrase that helps you regain access to your crypto.

Your Recovery Phrase is a unique set of 12 words that acts as the master key to your Blockchain.com DeFi Wallet. It’s like a secret code that unlocks your crypto holdings, even if you lose your device.