{"id":1578,"date":"2024-01-10T05:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T05:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2024-08-12T10:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:12:44","slug":"self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Custody Explained &#8211; &#8220;Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self-custody gives people\u00a0<strong>total control\u00a0<\/strong>over their digital assets <strong>without having to trust anyone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Ownership without trust is something that has never been possible in human history until now. And yet, many ignore it &#8211; even investors with hundreds of thousands in the cryptocurrency market.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll cover why and how a person should take control and responsibility over their digital assets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_60 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6765d694ab6c1\" ><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-6765d694ab6c1\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6765d694ab6c1\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#%E2%80%9CNot_Your_Keys_Not_Your_Coins%E2%80%9D_Explained\" title=\"&#8220;Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins&#8221; Explained\">&#8220;Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins&#8221; Explained<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#Crypto_Exchanges_vs_Self-Custody\" title=\"Crypto Exchanges vs Self-Custody\">Crypto Exchanges vs Self-Custody<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#%E2%80%9CReputable%E2%80%9D_Exchanges\" title=\"&#8220;Reputable&#8221; Exchanges\">&#8220;Reputable&#8221; Exchanges<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#How_to_Self-Custody\" title=\"How to Self-Custody\">How to Self-Custody<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#The_Seed_Phrase_%E2%80%93_Your_Proof_of_Ownership\" title=\"The Seed Phrase &#8211; Your Proof of Ownership\">The Seed Phrase &#8211; Your Proof of Ownership<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#The_Last_Steps_to_Self-Custody\" title=\"The Last Steps to Self-Custody\">The Last Steps to Self-Custody<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#Further_Reading\" title=\"Further Reading\">Further Reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/self-custody-explained-not-your-keys-not-your-coins\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNot_Your_Keys_Not_Your_Coins%E2%80%9D_Explained\"><\/span>&#8220;Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins&#8221; Explained<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The actual <strong>ownership\u00a0<\/strong>of a crypto wallet boils down to having the <strong>private keys <\/strong>that control it.<\/p>\n<p>Period.<\/p>\n<p>When you buy crypto on an exchange,\u00a0you don&#8217;t really have any control over your assets. The exchange does &#8211; they have the keys to the wallet where the cyrpto actually is.<\/p>\n<p>What you have is their <strong>promise\u00a0<\/strong>that, when you ask them to, they will <strong>allow<\/strong> you to transfer it or trade it for FIAT money.<\/p>\n<p>So you need to <strong>trust them <\/strong>that they won&#8217;t break this promise.<\/p>\n<p>And this relationship can last for years, even with a happy ending for many&#8230; But technically, you&#8217;re at the mercy the exchange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technically, you don&#8217;t own your crypto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_Exchanges_vs_Self-Custody\"><\/span>Crypto Exchanges vs Self-Custody<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Any exchange that you gave your coins to (i.e. where you hold your assets) can literally freeze your account, pause withdrawals, or simply disappear with your money. These actually happen more often than you&#8217;d expect.<\/p>\n<p>I often hear arguments that a certain exchange is <em>&#8220;established&#8221;, <\/em><em>&#8220;reputable&#8221;, &#8220;not a ponzi&#8221;, &#8220;not a scam&#8221;<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing wrong with having an opinion about who you trust.<\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s not pretend that it doesn&#8217;t boil down to <strong>trust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CReputable%E2%80%9D_Exchanges\"><\/span>&#8220;Reputable&#8221; Exchanges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Okay, let&#8217;s say we&#8217;re 100% sure that the exchange of choice won&#8217;t run away with our money, although technically they can.<\/p>\n<p>What we <strong>can\u2019t\u00a0<\/strong>be sure of is that the exchange itself won\u2019t suffer from a third-party attack, commonly referred to as <em>\u201cget hacked\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We <strong>can&#8217;t<\/strong> be sure that your password and 2FA won&#8217;t be bypassed by a social engineer, commonly referred to as <em>&#8220;a hacker&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We also <strong>can&#8217;t<\/strong> be sure that the local government won&#8217;t tell them to <em>&#8220;freeze all accounts of residents of country X&#8221;<\/em> and they&#8217;ll be forced to comply in order to stay in business.<\/p>\n<p>And this isn&#8217;t only applicable to third-world dictatorships or only to crypto exchanges&#8230; Western governments also use these tactics in traditional markets, for example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-60383385\">Canada freezing bank accounts of its citizens for protesting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever I say here, I won&#8217;t communicate it better than Jesse Powell, the former CEO of the crypto exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/kraken.com\/\">Kraken<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1581\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1581\" class=\"wp-image-1581 \" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KrakenCEO.png\" alt=\"self-custody\" width=\"574\" height=\"443\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jespow\/status\/1494462097161220104\">Link to the tweet<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>And worth mentioning, when you give your coins to platforms that generate <a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/dividend-investing-is-for-suckers\/\"><em>&#8220;passive income&#8221;<\/em><\/a>, you are even more vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>On top of everything I mentioned so far, you also bear the risk of the platform going bankrupt, as they&#8217;re taking financial risk (like Voyager, Celsius, BlockFi, FTX, QuadrigaCX, etc.). And if they do, to get your money back you&#8217;ll need to <strong>trust<\/strong> lawyers and judges, the bankruptcy laws of a (foreign) country, the legal framework that doesn&#8217;t care about your well-being, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The solution to avoid all of this is simple: <strong>take ownership of your assets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Self-Custody\"><\/span>How to Self-Custody<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ownership of a crypto wallet boils down to having the <strong>private keys <\/strong>that control it.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>private key<\/strong> is a string of alphanumeric characters that allow users to access and use the funds in a crypto wallet.<\/p>\n<p>Many beginners are afraid to start with self-custody because they think it&#8217;s too technical\/complex\/difficult.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not &#8211; crypto is now more mainstream and there are many user-friendly solutions available.<\/p>\n<p>It basically boils down to using a <strong>non-custodial wallet<\/strong> &#8211; a software you can use your <strong>private keys\u00a0<\/strong>with to enjoy full control over your assets.<\/p>\n<p>Such examples are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exodus.com\/\">Exodus<\/a> (multi-currency wallet, available as a standalone application), <a href=\"https:\/\/electrum.org\/\">Electrum Wallet<\/a> (the go-to Bitcoin-only wallet), <a href=\"https:\/\/metamask.io\/\">MetaMask<\/a> (the most popular wallet for Ethereum and EVM compatible networks, available as a browser extension), and many others.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Seed_Phrase_%E2%80%93_Your_Proof_of_Ownership\"><\/span>The Seed Phrase &#8211; Your Proof of Ownership<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>seed phrase <\/strong>is a sequence of English words, usually 12 or 24, which can be used to regenerate your\u00a0<strong>private key<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Remembering\/having these words means that you&#8217;ll always be able to access the digital assets on that address.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The seed phrase, and thus the ability to control your assets, lives in your head.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not<\/strong> on some server of a company and <strong>not<\/strong> in your laptop.<\/p>\n<p>This makes your digital assets independent of the specific software. If it stops being supported, you just import your seed phrase in another wallet and you&#8217;re all set!<\/p>\n<p>It also makes you unaffected by hardware malfunctions of your laptop or phone. You just import your seed phrase using another device and you&#8217;re good to go!<\/p>\n<p>But most importantly, you&#8217;re also not affected by\u00a0bankruptcies, negligence, centralized hacks, or border control bullies trying to meddle with your money.<\/p>\n<p>In summary and without getting too technical, ownership of your seed phrase means ownership of the address it controls. And although not the same, the term <em>&#8220;seed phrase&#8221;<\/em> became synonymous with <em>&#8220;private keys&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>because of how practically similar they are.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The one and only thing that you should do is not share your seed phrase with anyone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because whoever has those words, has <strong>total control\u00a0<\/strong>over the assets they control.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Last_Steps_to_Self-Custody\"><\/span>The Last Steps to Self-Custody<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the simple part.<\/p>\n<p>Upon set-up of your <strong>non-custodial wallet<\/strong>, it will provide you with an address you can deposit to. Do the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to the exchange which controls your crypto<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0withdraw all<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re finally an actual owner of your digital assets.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_Reading\"><\/span>Further Reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After you got accustomed to\u00a0<strong>being your own bank<\/strong>, I&#8217;d suggest looking into the following concepts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/protect-your-seed-phrase-10-tips-to-secure-your-crypto\/\">Better protection of your seed phrase<\/a> (i.e. use paper rather than a digital copy, don&#8217;t save it on your phone, don&#8217;t share it digitally, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/introduction-to-hardware-wallets-cold-storage-for-beginners\">Hardware wallets<\/a> &#8211; standalone offline devices that hold the private keys (i.e. the words will never be exposed to a machine connected to the internet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, understanding the concept of &#8220;not your keys, not your coins&#8221; is of paramount importance as your crypto portfolio grows.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you own your assets, absolutely no one can interfere between you and your wealth.<\/p>\n<p>And when third-parties decide to leverage their monopoly on violence to enslave you, they&#8217;ll endure defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, this is exactly what happened when the oppressive regime of Canada asked the non-custodial wallet provider <a href=\"https:\/\/nunchuk.io\/\">Nunchuk<\/a> to &#8220;freeze&#8221; users&#8217; accounts.<\/p>\n<p>This is the response they got:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nunchuk is a self-custodial, collaborative-multisig Bitcoin wallet. We are a software provider, not a custodial financial intermediary.<\/p>\n<p>We also do not hold any keys. Therefore:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We cannot &#8220;freeze&#8221; our users&#8217; assets.<\/li>\n<li>We cannot &#8220;prevent&#8221; them from being moved.<\/li>\n<li>We do not have knowledge of the existence, nature, value and location of our users&#8217; assets. This is by design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please look up how self-custody and private keys work. When the Canadian dollar becomes worthless, we will be here to serve you too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nunchuk_io\/status\/1494885897577271299\">Source Tweet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember: having full control over our money is the ultimate value proposition of cryptocurrency.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Need a step-by-step guide to buying Bitcoin and securing it safely with a hardware wallet? Head to: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/self-custody-manual-bitcoin-hardware-wallets\/\">The Self Custody Manual<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-custody gives people&nbsp;total control&nbsp;over their digital assets without having to trust anyone. Ownership without trust is something that has never been possible in human history until now. And yet, many ignore it &ndash; even investors with hundreds of thousands in the cryptocurrency market. 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