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Software Wallet

A form of cryptocurrency wallet that's based on software, so installed as a mobile app or accessed via a website, or installed as software on a desktop or laptop computer. The software itself stores your private keys that are used to access your cryptocurrency funds

Example

She downloaded MetaMask as a browser extension software wallet so she could interact with Ethereum dApps and manage her ERC-20 tokens directly from her laptop.