Can someone steal crypto using just my public wallet address?

Not through an ordinary signed transaction: knowing a public address is not the same as possessing the private key. But a visible address can invite phishing, spam and targeted social engineering.

The answer

Not through an ordinary signed transaction: knowing a public address is not the same as possessing the private key. But a visible address can invite phishing, spam and targeted social engineering.

What to do next

Keep recovery secrets offline, verify receiving addresses and distrust unsolicited “security alerts” claiming to come from your wallet.

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Is posting a public Bitcoin address equivalent to posting a seed phrase?

No. A public address normally permits receiving and observation, not spending.

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