Merkle trees secure the blockchain. Nothing secures your DMs from scammers.Satoshi Nakamoto (not really)
Cryptographic data structures protect billions in value. Your inbox, however, remains completely unguarded against "hey bro, guaranteed 100x."
"Not your keys, not your coins" is the most important rule in Bitcoin. When you hold your own private keys, no bank, government, or exchange can freeze or seize your funds. But this power comes with responsibility — lose your seed phrase (the 12 or 24 words that back up your wallet), and your Bitcoin is gone forever. An estimated 3-4 million BTC (worth hundreds of billions) are permanently lost due to forgotten passwords and lost keys.
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