#walrus $WAL

How to Store Your WAL Safely

There are two main categories of wallets for holding Walrus:

$WAL

1. Custodial Wallet (Exchange Wallet)

Keeping WAL on the exchange you bought it from (like KuCoin or WEEX) is easy and good for quick trading.

Drawback: “Not your keys, not your crypto” — exchanges control your private keys.

2. Non-Custodial Wallets

These give full control over your assets and are essential if you plan to stake WAL:

✔️ Sui Wallet

✔️ Martian Wallet

✔️ Stashed Wallet (Web3, simple onboarding)

✔️ Ethos Wallet (browser extension)

You store the private keys:

👉 Only you can access your WAL — this reduces the risk of theft if the exchange gets hacked.

Security tip: Always backup your seed phrase offline, never share it, and don’t store it online.