Add 'About Bitcoin wallet entropy' section to README
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- [The Sovran Hub](#the-sovran-hub)
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- [Install Sovran_SystemsOS](#install-sovran_systemsos)
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- [For developers](#for-developers)
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- [About Bitcoin wallet entropy](#about-bitcoin-wallet-entropy)
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- [Security approach](#security-approach)
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- [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements)
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- [License](#license) · [Contributing](#contributing)
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---
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## About Bitcoin wallet entropy
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When you create a Bitcoin wallet in Sparrow Wallet, you generate a **24-word
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seed phrase**. You should also apply a **128-bit BIP39 passphrase**. These are
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**two independent entropy sources** — both are required to recover your wallet,
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and neither one alone is sufficient.
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**Create each entropy source on different hardware.**
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The seed phrase is generated by Sparrow Wallet on your Sovran_SystemsOS machine.
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The 128-bit passphrase should be generated on a separate device — for example:
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- A **GrapheneOS** phone using Bitwarden's passphrase generator
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- A different computer running the **Diceware** program
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This way, no single device ever produces or holds both sources of randomness.
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If one device is ever compromised, the other entropy source remains unknown to
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an attacker. Your wallet cannot be recovered without **both**.
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This is not a recommendation against hardware wallets, dice, or any other
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well-tested method of creating entropy. Those are established and valuable
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approaches. The takeaway is simply this: **how your entropy is created matters,
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and generating your two entropy sources on two physically separate devices is a
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strong practice to understand before setting up a Bitcoin wallet** with the
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software included in Sovran_SystemsOS.
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*This is educational context, not financial advice.*
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## Security approach
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Sovran_SystemsOS is designed around local ownership and explicit control.
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