When building a secure and scalable wallet application, understanding Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) Wallets is essential. HD wallets power nearly all modern wallets including Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, and even Cardano's Yoroi. This post walks you through how HD wallets work, how private keys are generated from a single seed, and why this structure is so powerful.
When building a secure and scalable wallet application, understanding Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) Wallets is essential. HD wallets power nearly all modern wallets including Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, and even Cardano's Yoroi. This post walks you through how HD wallets work, how private keys are generated from a single seed, and why this structure is so powerful.
