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Self-custody in plain English

Freedom and responsibility arrive in the same box.

What ‘not your keys’ means without the lecture voice.

Self-custody means you hold the keys that move the coins. An exchange holding them is a company balance.

That freedom means backups, address checks, and no magical undo button.

Start tiny. Graduate tiers as amounts and confidence grow.

Plain English beats bravado: if you cannot restore it, you do not control it yet.

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