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Add "no user generated mnemonics" explanation
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* Don't share BIP32 extended public keys ('xpubs'). [They are a liability](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/56916/derivation-of-parent-private-key-from-non-hardened-child), and it only takes 1 misplaced private key (or a buggy implementation!) and you are vulnerable to **catastrophic fund loss**.
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* [Don't use `Math.random`](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/181580/why-is-math-random-not-designed-to-be-cryptographically-secure) - in any way - don't.
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* Enforce that users always verify (manually) a freshly-decoded human-readable version of their intended transaction before broadcast.
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* Don't *ask* users to generate mnemonics, or 'brain wallets', humans are terrible random number generators.
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* [Don't *ask* users to generate mnemonics](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Brainwallet#cite_note-1), or 'brain wallets', humans are terrible random number generators.
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* Lastly, if you can, use [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) or similar.
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