Wallets and custody
Wallets and custody: where your crypto actually lives
Hot wallets, hardware wallets, and the choice between holding your own keys or letting a processor hold them for you.
A wallet is not where your money is stored so much as the keys that let you spend it. Understanding that one idea clears up most of the confusion, and most of the security advice, in one go.
These articles cover the wallet choices a merchant actually faces: self-custody versus a processor, hot versus cold storage, and how to keep the keys that matter safe.
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