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Self-Custody

Holding crypto in a wallet you personally control.

Self-custody means you hold the private keys — no third party can freeze, censor or lose your funds. The trade-off is full responsibility: there's no recovery if you lose your seed or sign a malicious transaction. Hardware wallets (Ledger, Trezor) are the standard for serious self-custody.

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