Bitcoin 101 : Episode #6/7 Self Custody - Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins

If you've bought Bitcoin and it's still sitting on an exchange — this episode is urgent.I'm walking you through exactly why exchanges are a ticking clock, what actually happened to the people who lost everything at Mt. Gox, QuadrigaCX, and FTX, and the one thing you need to do before anything else goes wrong.We cover:What "not your keys, not your coins" actually means in plain EnglishHow a hardware wallet works (and why it's not as scary as it sounds)How to protect your seed phrase like your financial life depends on it — because it doesThe 25th word trick that adds an invisible layer of protectionWhat I realized mid-flight that changed how I think about all of thisThis isn't fear mongering. This is just the thing nobody told you when you bought your first sat.The exchange is a bus stop. Cold storage is home.#corporateescape #fatherhood #financialfreedom #bitcoinlife #bitcoinjourney #bitcoindad #coldcard #hardwarewallet #seedphrase #bitcoinsecurity #coldstorage #btc #bitcoineducation