A Pearl wallet address always begins with prl1p. It's your public address — the string you give someone so they can send you PRL, and the one you use to look yourself up on the block explorer. Sharing it is safe.
What your address is, and what it isn't
Public address (prl1p…) | Seed phrase / private key | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Receives PRL | Controls and spends PRL |
| Safe to share? | Yes | Never |
| Share it with | Senders, exchanges, support tickets | Nobody, ever |
Giving someone your prl1p… address lets them send you PRL. It does not let them take anything. Support will sometimes ask for your address — that's normal and safe. Support will never ask for your seed phrase.
Checking an address is genuinely a Pearl address
- It starts with
prl1p. Anything else is not a Pearl address. - Look it up on the explorer. A real Pearl address resolves at: https://explorer.pearlresearch.ai/. A fake one won't.
- Compare both ends. Check the first and last several characters against the original — address-swapping malware relies on you checking only the beginning.
- Never reuse an address from a screenshot or a DM. Get it from the recipient through a channel you trust.
Addresses from other networks won't work
PRL exists on the Pearl blockchain. Sending PRL to a Bitcoin, Ethereum, or exchange deposit address for a different asset will result in permanent loss. If a platform asks where to send your PRL, give it a prl1p… address and nothing else.
Why one wallet has several addresses
Pearl wallets are hierarchical-deterministic (HD), which means they can generate many addresses from a single seed phrase. Your wallet may give you a fresh address for each deposit — that's normal and good for privacy. All of them are yours, all are recoverable from your seed, and your wallet totals them into one balance.
This is why a single address on the explorer may show less than your wallet does: you're seeing one address, not the whole wallet.
A note on Pearl's address design
Pearl standardises exclusively on Taproot addresses and deliberately doesn't support older legacy formats. Pearl also includes groundwork for post-quantum signatures, so addresses remain secure against future quantum attacks. The practical consequence for you is simple: Pearl addresses all look the same, and they all start with prl1p.
Keeping your address safe to use
- Always copy and paste — never retype.
- After pasting, check the result matches. Some malware replaces clipboard contents with an attacker's address.
- For a large transfer, send a small test amount first and confirm it arrives.