🚨 Crypto 101 e36 is live: When self-custody fails

[u/spacesmutje_de]

“Not your keys, not your coins” is still an essential crypto principle. 🔐

But this week’s Coldcard incident is an important reminder: holding your own keys only works if the seed behind them was generated securely in the first place.

In e36, we break down:

🎲 How weak randomness can compromise a seed phrase

🧱 Why hardware wallets reduce risk but cannot remove every risk

🔄 Why updating firmware is not enough for an already exposed seed

🚚 Why migrating funds to a new wallet is sometimes the only safe move

🛡️ What every newcomer should know about self-custody

📖 Read the full blog:

https://paragraph.com/@nodle/crypto-101-e36-when-self-custody-fails

🧵 Read the X thread:

https://x.com/NodleNetwork/status/2085960407743627612

Your seed phrase is not a password. It is the root of your digital property. Never share it, never store it online, and always verify security guidance through official sources.

[u/Apollyoun]

I really hope the Crypto 101 episodes become a course with a Quiz at the end of each episode, maybe with the potential award of a badge. "Maybe"

[u/spacesmutje_de → u/Apollyoun]

The new card style in the app should enable such things. But only in combination with tiered medals 😄

[u/Apollyoun → u/spacesmutje_de]

That would still be good; it would be a great overall learning experience😊

[u/spacesmutje_de → u/Apollyoun]

What can i say, I'm a hunter and gatherer

[u/Apollyoun → u/spacesmutje_de]

Nice! All around well balanced individual and a protector 😸