Key Pair
Accounts created for cryptocurrencies contain both a public key and a private key. Both of them together are called a Key pair. The public key is shared with others to…
Key Pool
Some wallet applications that create new private keys randomly keep a pool of unused pre-generated keys (BitcoinQT keeps 100 keys by default). When a new key is needed for change…
KYC
Acronym for “Know Your Customer”, used to describe a series of laws and regulations which require businesses to know the identity of their customers. The Know Your Customer rule was…