Paper Wallets Are Not Recommended But Still Have Some Use Cases While most don’t use or make paper wallets anymore, it’s valuable to know why. They’re simply not secure and safe enough — or as convenient — compared to other crypto storage options. Don’t put all your crypto on a paper wallet you made — but you could load a little bit. Print out a couple private keys and put $1 worth of crypto on them and put them in some birthday or holiday cards;