Leaving your crypto on an exchange means holding a claim, not an asset.
If your funds stay on Binance, Mexc, or even IZICHANGE, you don’t really own your crypto: you’re trusting the platform to return it to you. The cases of FTX and Hotbit reminded us just how real this risk is.
Moving to your own wallet is the only way to truly own your crypto—which is where the phrase “Not your keys, not your coins” comes from.
But this responsibility scares many beginners... until a major development emerged in 2025: Account Abstraction, which is beginning to make wallet management dramatically simpler without sacrificing control over your funds.
In 3W, ONE BITCOIN, I explain exactly what this means for you.
Do you keep your crypto on an exchange or in your own wallet?
#NotYourKeysNotYourCrypto #defi #Web3 #EducationalContent #security
If your funds stay on Binance, Mexc, or even IZICHANGE, you don’t really own your crypto: you’re trusting the platform to return it to you. The cases of FTX and Hotbit reminded us just how real this risk is.
Moving to your own wallet is the only way to truly own your crypto—which is where the phrase “Not your keys, not your coins” comes from.
But this responsibility scares many beginners... until a major development emerged in 2025: Account Abstraction, which is beginning to make wallet management dramatically simpler without sacrificing control over your funds.
In 3W, ONE BITCOIN, I explain exactly what this means for you.
Do you keep your crypto on an exchange or in your own wallet?
#NotYourKeysNotYourCrypto #defi #Web3 #EducationalContent #security
