Wallet essentials
Your first wallet: a practical guide to self-custody
Understand keys, recovery phrases, and the decisions to make before moving your crypto.
Start with the essentials
Self-custody means taking responsibility for the keys that control your assets. A wallet helps you use those keys; the assets themselves are recorded on the network.
A recovery phrase can restore access to a compatible wallet. It should never be shared with someone claiming to offer support, entered into an unfamiliar website, or treated like an ordinary account password.
Before using a wallet, understand its supported networks and its recovery process. Read the provider’s official documentation and recognize that different wallets make different trade-offs between convenience and control.
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