Self-custody
Glossary · Operator-grade terms Maximalist
Holding your own Bitcoin keys instead of a claim on someone else’s. If it is on an exchange it is a claim, not the coin. An exchange balance is a note; the keys are the thing.
The first of the two things the thesis asks. Self-custody is the default, not the expert option.
Coverage
- Sep 4THE WHOLE SELF-CUSTODY STACK PATCHED IN ONE WEEK — PASSPORT FIXES MULTISIG BUGS THAT COULD FAKE ‘CHANGE’ — FOURTH VENDOR IN FIVE DAYS, SAME LESSON: RUN CURRENT
- Aug 20HARDWARE WALLET VENDOR RESPONSE MAP — BITKEY, BLOCKSTREAM JADE, FOUNDATION PASSPORT LED IN HOURS. LEDGER TOOK 14. NGRAVE + ELLIPAL SAID "WORLD'S SAFEST."
- Aug 9BRAZIL PUTS A 24-HOUR LEASH ON THE WITHDRAWAL — NOT YOUR KEYS UNTIL BC BB SAYS SO
- Aug 2LEDGER, TREZOR NOT AFFECTED — DIFFERENT ENTROPY STACKS. HARDWARE-WALLET CLASS SORTS ITSELF IN UNDER 48 HOURS.
- Aug 20SECTION 10604 + SECTION 10605 — THE OPEN-SOURCE DEVELOPER SHIELD AND THE KEEP YOUR COINS ACT DIE IF CLARITY FAILS SEPT 15. POLYMARKET SAYS 25%.