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How to keep your crypto safe in 2023: a few tips from an analyst

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Lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode, James Check, explains why taking self-custody of your private keys has become more important than ever and how to do it in a few simple steps. There is no excuse for not putting a few hours of research into how to properly custody your crypto , according to lead on-chain analyst James Check. Joining the latest debate around self-custody, the analyst pushed back against the notion that managing Private Keys is too complicated and risky for the average crypto user.  “If you have gold in your vault, if you have cash in your wallet, it's the same concept: you need to exercise a level of responsibility,” said Check in our latest Cointelegraph interview. Check argued that, while third-party custody and semi-custodial solutions such as collaborative custody may appear more user-friendly for the average user, they also have their own, even bigger, vectors of risks. To the analyst , when it comes to custody "there are no solutions, only trade-...