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20 sats \ 4 replies \ @hodlstack 2 Feb 2022 freebie \ parent \ on: RT @GhostofStoney: "Get your fucking bitcoin off exchanges" bitcoin
I’m surprised that anyone into Bitcoin enough to be on SN doesn’t actually own their own Bitcoin.
Once you understand the implications,,you MUST hold your own keys to rest easy.
Even the now-shitcoiner antonopolous knows “not your keys not your coins”
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @thrown 2 Feb 2022
There’s always tradeoffs. Holding your own bitcoin is not a win-win.
As sovereignty increases, so does responsibility. People often have other responsibilities in life and can’t afford to add a whole bunch more. This is why “banks” were invented in the first place.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cointastical OP 2 Feb 2022
It's your funeral, pal.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @thrown 3 Feb 2022
or yours. i dont need to tell you how much bitcoin has been lost over the years.
most people don’t want to live a zero-trust life. humans are meant for community.
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @cointastical OP 2 Feb 2022
To be fair to Antonopolous, he is, as far as I know, the one who coined the term, "Not your keys? Not your bitcoin."
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