#CryptoSecurity101 🔐 Hot Wallets vs Cold Wallets

#CryptoSecurity101 | Stay SAFU 🛡️

🔥 HOT WALLETS

Connected to the internet

Examples: MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Coinbase Wallet

✅ Easy to access for trading, DeFi, NFTs

❌ Vulnerable to phishing, malware, exchange hacks

❄️ COLD WALLETS

Offline storage

Examples: Ledger, Trezor, Paper Wallets

✅ Immune to online hacks

❌ Less convenient; need physical access

🧠 Best Practices to Stay SAFU

✅ Use hardware wallets for large balances

✅ Split assets across wallets (DeFi, HODL, yield farms)

✅ Keep private keys offline & backed up in secure locations

✅ Never store seed phrases on cloud or phone

✅ Use password managers like Bitwarden

✅ Be wary of “airdrop” DMs, fake MetaMask popups, phishing emails