Heh, fair point. Not the best article, that's for sure.

Part of my motivation for commenting was for other folks to have the discrepancy pointed out for them, in case newbies check it out.

What do you expect?
In the article the words "crypto", "cryptocurrency" and "crypto assets" are used so often that shows clearly what kind of mindset have.

DarthCoin

Your private key is associated with your public wallet address and is safeguarded by a passphrase only given to you, that consists of 12 or 24 random words.

Seed phrase, not passphrase. I feel like the author needs to be very clear about this, because the two are not the same but are often confused

bitcoin

WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE SWITCH TO A NON-CUSTODIAL BITCOIN WALLET

BitcoinIsTheFuture

> Your private key is associated with your public wallet address and is safeguarded by a passphrase only given to you, that consists of 12 or 24 random words.

Seed phrase, not passphrase. I feel like the author needs to be very clear about this, because the two are not the same but are often confused 