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# Exporting Your Wallet

Limelight lets advanced users **export the private key** of the wallet that controls their account. This page explains what that wallet is, how it interacts with Limelight, and the risks of exporting it — the three things the in-app caution prompt asks you to understand before continuing.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Advanced users only.** You do **not** need to export anything to use Limelight. Exporting is for users who want to take direct control of their wallet's private key. If that's not you, you can safely ignore this feature.
{% endhint %}

## The Role of Your Privy Wallet

When you sign in to Limelight with **Privy** (Google, email, or X), a **wallet** is provisioned for you automatically. You don't see a seed phrase, and you don't approve a prompt on every trade — but that wallet is yours, and it is what holds your funds and controls your account.

* It holds your **USDCx balance** and your **outcome-share positions**.
* It signs your transactions on Movement.
* **Limelight and Privy cannot see, reset, or recover your private key.** Your access depends on your sign-in method, so keep that method secure and backed up.

If you signed in by connecting an existing Movement wallet instead, that wallet already is your key — there's nothing to export.

## How It Interacts With Limelight

Your Privy wallet *is* your Limelight account. Everything you do on the platform — trading, redeeming, creating markets, earning LP — is tied to that wallet's address on Movement. Funding it is handled through the in-app **Deposit** flow (see [Wallets & Networks](/limelight-docs/knowledge-base/wallets-and-networks.md)); you never have to manage the wallet directly to use Limelight normally.

Exporting the private key simply gives **you** a copy of the key that already controls this account, so you can also use it outside Limelight.

## How to Export Your Wallet

1. Open **Profile Settings → Account Access**.
2. Scroll to **Export Privy Wallet (Advanced)**.
3. Click **Export Wallet**.
4. A **Caution! Advanced Users Only** prompt appears. Choose **How It Works** to read this page, or **I know what I'm doing** to continue.
5. After you confirm, your **private key is revealed once**. Copy it and store it somewhere safe and private (see below).

Exporting does **not** move your funds, change your balance, or affect your account in any way. The key already existed — exporting just shows it to you. The risk lies entirely in how you store and handle it afterward.

## Using Your Exported Key

Once exported, you can import the private key into a **Movement-compatible self-custody wallet** — such as **OKX Wallet**, **Razor**, or **Nightly** — to control the same account (and the funds in it) from outside Limelight. You'll still need a small amount of **MOVE** for gas to transact directly.

> *If you're moving funds out, you can also simply use the in-app withdraw flow on the Limelight website — exporting your key is only necessary if you want full self-custody control of the wallet itself.*

## Security & Risks

Treat your private key like the master key to a safe. **Anyone who has it has full control of your wallet and everything in it.**

* **Never share it.** No Limelight team member, support agent, or "verification" process will ever ask for your private key. Anyone who does is trying to steal from you.
* **Never paste it into a website, form, or chat.** Legitimate tools never need your raw private key entered on a web page.
* **Store it offline.** Use a reputable password manager or hardware-backed storage — not a screenshot, a plaintext note, an email to yourself, or a cloud document.
* **It cannot be recovered.** If you lose your private key *and* lose access to your sign-in method, no one — not Limelight, not Privy — can restore it. Lost keys mean lost funds.
* **Theft is irreversible.** On-chain transactions are final. If someone gets your key and drains the wallet, those funds cannot be reversed or refunded.
* **Watch for phishing.** Only ever export from the real Limelight app. Bookmark [limelight.markets](https://limelight.markets/) and double-check the URL before interacting with any wallet prompt.

## FAQ

<details>

<summary>Do I have to export my wallet?</summary>

No. It's entirely optional and meant for advanced users. You can trade, earn, and withdraw without ever exporting.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Can Limelight recover my key if I lose it?</summary>

No. Limelight and Privy never have access to your private key. Keep it — and your sign-in method — backed up.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Does exporting move my funds or close my account?</summary>

No. Your account, balance, and positions are unchanged. Exporting only reveals the existing key.

</details>

<details>

<summary>What can I do with the exported key?</summary>

Import it into a Movement-compatible wallet (OKX, Razor, or Nightly) to control the same account outside Limelight.

</details>

> See [Wallets & Networks](/limelight-docs/knowledge-base/wallets-and-networks.md) for signing in, funding, and network details, and [Risks](/limelight-docs/legal/risks.md) for a broader summary of the risks of using Limelight.


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