Safety · Guide
Hardware wallet first hour
The first hour teaches the habits that matter later.
Unbox, verify, initialise — without letting a YouTube tab drive.
Buy from a source you trust. Inspect packaging. Initialise on a device you control — never a ‘pre-set’ unit from a stranger.
Write the seed offline. Do not photograph it. Confirm the device’s authenticity steps from official docs you typed.
Practice a tiny receive and send before migrating serious balances.
If a video asks you to enter the seed on a computer to ‘check,’ stop. That is the opposite of the product.
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