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Custody

Who holds and controls your crypto assets.

Definition

Who holds and controls your crypto assets. 'Self-custody' means you control your own keys, while 'custodial' means an exchange or service holds them for you. After FTX collapsed, 'not your keys, not your coins' became even more popular.

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Self-Custody

Holding your own private keys rather than trusting an exchange or service to hold them.

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A scam where attackers send tiny transactions from addresses that look similar to ones you've interacted with, hoping you'll accidentally copy the wrong address from your transaction history.

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