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I still don't get how people get scammed so easily in 2025. Shit is so obvious. Writting seedphrases on a browser, facepalm.
Part of the problem is that people think that their physical hardware wallet contains their bitcoin. People talk about moving their bitcoin off of exchanges. Which wallet should I store my bitcoin, etc. Bitcoin is always on the blockchain and never moves off it, Bitcoin is never in a "wallet". More precisely, UTXOs are on the blockchain. Your keys are encrypted and stored securely in a hardware wallet. The keys are what needs to be moved off exchanges and protected. Not so much the hardware wallet itself. People mistakenly think that if they protect their physical hardware wallet, then they have it all covered because they think their bitcoin are in the wallet itself. I encourage we communicate these terms accurately to help newbies build a better mental model of how Bitcoin works. Knowledge is the key.
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8 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 18h
The keys are what needs to be moved off exchanges and protected
you don't move keys off exchanges though, you’re sending bitcoins to an address for which only you have the private keys
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs 16h
Ek's a studied fine letter printer.
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8 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 16h
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 16h
As long as they don't start humping me, I'm as cool as Jon Snow.
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You are right
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