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What happens if I lose my private key and what should I do in this case? (risk analysis)

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asked Nov 26, 2019 by JoToTheHannes

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If the private key for an address is lost, no more transactions can be made on behalf of that address. So you need to think about a backup strategy for private keys carefully – this page may help you:

https://www.multichain.com/developers/backing-up-restoring-nodes/

answered Nov 28, 2019 by MultiChain

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