Private key to address converter

1. How is your private key related to your address?
2. Is private key same as address?
3. What is BTC private key to address?

How is your private key related to your address?

These keys, once created, are mathematically paired together—private keys generate the public keys which, in turn, are compressed and shortened to form wallet addresses. Once a transaction is sent to a wallet address and is encrypted with a public key, you'll need the corresponding private key to decrypt it.

Is private key same as address?

Is a Bitcoin address the same as a Bitcoin private key? Absolutely not. You should never share your Bitcoin private key, but you can share a Bitcoin address with anyone who wants to send you Bitcoin. Think of the Bitcoin address as a hashed form of your Bitcoin public key for easier use in transactions.

What is BTC private key to address?

A private key is a secret, alphanumeric password/number used to spend/send your bitcoins to another Bitcoin address. It is a 256-bit long number that is picked randomly as soon as you make a wallet. The degree of randomness and uniqueness is well defined by cryptographic functions for security purposes.