Blockstream CEO Adam Back on $BTC self-custody fundamentals: control hinges on private key ownership.
Basic but critical reminder as institutional adoption accelerates and custodial solutions proliferate. Counterparty risk remains binary—keys or no keys.
Relevant for portfolio construction: weigh operational security costs against third-party custody risk premiums. Self-sovereignty = zero counterparty exposure but requires robust key management infrastructure.
Basic but critical reminder as institutional adoption accelerates and custodial solutions proliferate. Counterparty risk remains binary—keys or no keys.
Relevant for portfolio construction: weigh operational security costs against third-party custody risk premiums. Self-sovereignty = zero counterparty exposure but requires robust key management infrastructure.