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Another reminder of “Not your keys, not your crypto”: The WAX MyCloudWallet

17 Oct 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Diver_

So Cloudflare blocked access to MyCloudWallet, the popular online wallet for the WAX ecosystem. This incident reminds me of the complex relationship between blockchain technology and traditional internet infrastructure. So what is Cloudflare and what...

Self-Custody Wallets And Why They Matter So Much

4 Jan 2023 5 minute read 8 comments Pillar

The recent events with FTX have led people to recall the famous rule in the crypto world: Not Your Keys, Not Your Crypto. This phrase becomes more popular whenever a crypto-based company experiences something catastrophic, as it happened with Mt Gox,...

The Ultimate Fallout from the FTX Failure

9 Dec 2022 3 minute read 9 comments Allen Taylor

You’ve likely heard by now about the failure of FTX, the world’s second largest crypto exchange, founded by Richie Rich aka Sam Bankman-Fried aka SBF aka self-avowed book skeptic. I’m not going to bother you with the details of the so-called collapse...

Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins - Don’t DeFi Where There Isn’t Decentralization

25 Jun 2022 3 minute read 8 comments hifi.bitcoin

Read now to learn how even popular "DeFi" protocols aren't immune from the urge to confiscate your funds. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past few weeks, it’s that bear markets provide ample opportunities for Bitcoin users to learn the im...

Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins - The Fall Of Celsius Network

18 Jun 2022 4 minute read 12 comments hifi.bitcoin

Read now to learn how your Bitcoin can only truly be yours through self-custody If there’s one thing we can say about the Bitcoin space, it’s that it certainly keeps us on our toes. And that has definitely been the case this week as Bitcoin’s fiat-b...

Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins - Get Your Bitcoin Off Of Exchanges

17 May 2022 2 minute read 2 comments hifi.bitcoin

Read now to learn how Bitcoin you leave on an exchange might be as good as gone when push comes to shove. For decades, the finances of everyday people have been tied up in the hands of governments and corporations, and have been manipulated or outri...

Why Bother With Self-Custody?

29 Mar 2022 5 minute read 4 comments hifi.bitcoin

Read now to learn why self-custody is worth all the risk and, likely, the least risky option of all when it comes to custody of your Bitcoin. ⬆️Listen to the audio of this article⬆️ In our last conversation, we spoke about how the rise of Bitcoin...

Do This To Avoid Massive Crypto Heartbreak

20 Aug 2021 4 minute read 6 comments johnwege

We have reached the part of the cycle where it is time for us to sit down and have the talk. For those of you who have been in the cryptocurrency market for a few years, or got in during dips; it is likely that your portfolio has seen significant gai...

Why Taking Self-Custody of Bitcoin is So Important

27 Apr 2021 5 minute read 28 comments johnwege

To take self-custody of your bitcoin; it is at the very soul and philosophy of what it means to be a bitcoiner.  In fact, it is one of the key reasons that bitcoin was created. You have most likely heard the famous phrase, “Not your keys, not your co...