<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>docas21 wrote</title><author_name>docas21 (npub1mp…za2e5)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1mp0ul3w550x3xu9yvemzcnp3tx2hujzcqupskmhmkmgtswqu2hysyza2e5</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Since the news about the big exchange hack, a few people have messaged me.&#xA;Same question, asked in slightly different ways.&#xA;&#34;Okay, I understand why it matters now. But where do I even start?&#34;&#xA;&#xA;I&#39;m not the right person to give a complete answer. I&#39;m a doctor, not a security expert, and my own setup is still unfinished. But I can tell you what I did, and what I would say to a friend sitting next to me.&#xA;&#xA;First, start small. Embarrassingly small.&#xA;Before moving anything meaningful, send a tiny test amount from the exchange to a wallet you control. Wait until it arrives. It&#39;s like confirming the patient&#39;s name before a procedure. Boring, and it catches mistakes while they are still cheap.&#xA;&#xA;Second, the seed phrase.&#xA;When you create a wallet, it gives you a list of words, usually twelve or twenty four. That list is not a password to your wallet. It is the wallet. Whoever holds those words holds the coins, and if you lose them, there is no customer service to call.&#xA;So write them by hand, on paper. Don&#39;t take a photo. Don&#39;t save them in a notes app. Don&#39;t send them to yourself &#34;just for now.&#34;&#xA;Boring again. That&#39;s the point.&#xA;&#xA;Third, you don&#39;t have to move everything in one night.&#xA;I didn&#39;t. I moved a small piece, watched it confirm, and gave myself time to get comfortable. Rushing is how people make permanent mistakes. Slow is allowed.&#xA;&#xA;That&#39;s it. Not a full guide. Just the first three steps.&#xA;And to be honest about where I stand: my own homework isn&#39;t done. My seed phrase is still on paper, which is fragile against water or fire. I haven&#39;t made a steel backup yet. Most of what I have is still on exchanges.&#xA;&#xA;So please don&#39;t see me as a finished example. See me as someone a few steps ahead, still walking.&#xA;&#xA;If you&#39;re just starting, there is no deadline.&#xA;But start before you feel ready. Small is enough. 🟠&#xA;&#xA;#Bitcoin #SelfCustody #Nostr #Beginners #Medicine</html></oembed>