When we send ETH 'to' someone, it doesn't go anywhere it's simply deducted from the balance of ETH assigned to your address, and reassigned to the balance of the address you're sending it to. The contents of your 'wallet' actually consists of the assets assigned to your address on the blockchain. It's a good one in terms of how we experience it, but it doesn't accurately represent what's happening, technologically.

Well, it turns out that calling it a 'wallet' is a bit of a metaphor. Just like, in a real wallet, you may have some currency and some pictures of your cat or your family well, in your MetaMask wallet you have some currency and some CryptoKitties and an animated GIF of a zombie. At first glance, it's an intuitive concept: it's a digital container to hold digital money and other things. Let's first take a look at what we mean when we talk about a 'wallet'. Understanding hardware wallets means getting 'under the hood' of Ethereum a little bit. What is a hardware wallet? And why should I have one? If you're setting up a hardware wallet for the first time, take a look at our User Guide for our recommended configuration. If you're looking for support regarding your particular hardware wallet, scroll down to the corresponding section.

If you're looking for an explanation about what a hardware wallet is and why you should have one, keep reading.

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