"Not your keys, not your coins." This is the *most* vital rule. Your "private key" is the secret password to your crypto. On an exchange, *they* hold that password, not you. You see a balance, but *they* control access.

Remember exchange implosions? Millions gone. Your assets. Vanished overnight. The exchange, like a bank freezing assets, controlled the keys. Without *your* private key, it was never truly *yours*.

I lost a fortune trading. Don't lose yours to an exchange collapse. Any crypto not actively trading? Move it *now* to your personal wallet – software or hardware. *You* hold the key. *You* control your money. Protect your stack.

#SelfCustody #CryptoSecurity #NotYourKeys #ProtectYourFunds