#CryptoSecurity101

🔥 Hot Wallet vs 🧊 Cold Wallet – The Quick & Slightly Angry Version

Let’s not pretend like we’re all experts here. Some of you still click links that say “Free ETH.” So let’s get real.

Hot wallets are connected to the internet. They're easy to use — until your funds vanish because someone had a better day than you. Perfect for panic-buying dog coins at 3am.

Cold wallets are offline storage. Safe as hell, but a pain in the ass if you trade like a caffeinated bot. At least your coins won’t disappear overnight because you used “1234” as your PIN.

🛡️ My Security Setup (Because You Asked)

I don’t put all my eggs in one basket. I don’t even keep all baskets in the same room.

📌 90% in cold storage: Ledger Nano X with multiple encrypted backups stored like nuclear launch codes.

📌 5–7% in Trust Wallet: For daily moves, airdrops, and chasing that next 100x meme token.

📌 3–5% on Binance: For active trading only. Not sleeping on it — just using it.

Also:

- 2FA everywhere

- Hardware wallet PINs and passphrases enabled

- Recovery phrases written down and backed up digitally (not on my desktop, relax)

- Zero phishing link clicks since 2017 (a streak I intend to keep)

✅ Best Practices for Staying SAFU

1. No large funds in hot wallets or exchanges – treat them like public restrooms.

2. Use cold storage for long-term holds – unless you trade like a caffeine-fueled bot.

3. Back up recovery phrases — then back them up again

4. Use authenticator apps for 2FA – not SMS, that’s clown college security.

5. Avoid phishing scams – free ETH is never free. It’s usually theft.

6. Keep everything updated – outdated = hacked.

7. Spread your funds across wallets and chains – don’t basket all your eggs.

8. Test transactions with small amounts first – unless you enjoy sending $10k to Mars.

SAFU means you actually care about your keys, your funds, and sleeping through the night without waking up.

🧠 And remember: Not your keys, not your crypto.