Over $1.8 billion in crypto was lost to exchange failures and hacks in the last three years alone. That is not a market risk. That is a custody risk.
→ FTX customers are still waiting on roughly 20 cents per dollar of their original claims. The blockchain did not fail them. A centralized balance sheet did. Your exchange balance is an IOU, not an asset.
→ Self-custody means you hold the private keys. A hardware wallet keeps those keys offline and signs transactions without exposing them to an internet-connected device. That single design choice removes the most common attack vector in crypto.
→ Data from on-chain analysts shows wallets using hardware signing have seen near-zero incidents of remote key theft. Software-only setups remain the primary target.
→ The trade-off is real. You manage seed phrases, backups, and device integrity. That is the cost of removing counterparty risk entirely.
Exchanges are useful for liquidity and execution. They are a poor vault. Treat them like a bus stop, not a destination. Move what you are not actively trading into keys you control. The bear market punished leverage. The next shock will punish complacency.
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→ FTX customers are still waiting on roughly 20 cents per dollar of their original claims. The blockchain did not fail them. A centralized balance sheet did. Your exchange balance is an IOU, not an asset.
→ Self-custody means you hold the private keys. A hardware wallet keeps those keys offline and signs transactions without exposing them to an internet-connected device. That single design choice removes the most common attack vector in crypto.
→ Data from on-chain analysts shows wallets using hardware signing have seen near-zero incidents of remote key theft. Software-only setups remain the primary target.
→ The trade-off is real. You manage seed phrases, backups, and device integrity. That is the cost of removing counterparty risk entirely.
Exchanges are useful for liquidity and execution. They are a poor vault. Treat them like a bus stop, not a destination. Move what you are not actively trading into keys you control. The bear market punished leverage. The next shock will punish complacency.
Your thoughts?
#TradingTips #CryptoTips #Web3 #Trading #Investing
📱 Follow @PoorCryptoMan