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Complete beginner here so apologies if this is an obvious question. Just getting started on bitcoins. I have a synced Jaxx wallet on my phone/desktop. I've also ordered a Trezor which should arrive soon enough, hopefully to store larger amounts. My question is about the Jaxxx wallet.
I see on this page https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet it says
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The wallet contains a pool of queued keys. By default there are 100 keys in the key pool. The size of the pool is configurable using the "-keypool" command line argument. When you need an address for whatever reason (send, “new address”, generation, etc.), the key is not actually generated freshly, but taken from this pool. A brand new address is generated to fill the pool back to 100. So when a backup is first created, it has all of your old keys plus 100 unused keys. After sending a transaction, it has 99 unused keys. After a total of 100 new-key actions, you will start using keys that are not in your backup. Since the backup does not have the private keys necessary for authorizing spends of these coins, restoring from the old backup will cause you to lose Bitcoins.
Does this apply to my Jaxx wallet? I have written down the 12 security words and put them in a safe place, used them once to sync onto my phone. Do I have to make further backups constantly to stop this 100 key problem occuring? I have read it does not apply to Trezor thankfully?
Cheers
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