What is a Hardware Wallet? When you buy crypto through a brokerage, like Coinbase, it is stored in a wallet that they control, not you. It can be thought of like a bank. The bank holds your money and protects it, but it’s only yours because the bank tells you it is, and because you trust them. Of course, it also helps that the Federal Government insures that money. Crypto exchanges have been hacked in the … read more Ledger—Securing Your Crypto