I left no private key to my identity. You left yours in a Discord DM.Satoshi Nakamoto (not really)
OpSec legend vs. OpSec disaster. One is worth a billion dollars. The other is worth whatever was left in that compromised wallet.
"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 ā 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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