When “Wallet” Stopped Meaning Wallet - My Solana Journey.

I already had some exposure to Ethereum, so I thought I understood what a blockchain account was. In my head, it was simple: A decentralized version of a traditional account; no central authority, no company controlling it. You own it, you control it, end of story. That mental model worked… until Day 11 of the 100daysofsolana. What I Thought I saw accounts like this: Wallet = my personal account (stores and sends money) Programs = shared logic (like smart contracts) Even though I knew they were