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Do NOT keep your coins on an exchange.
Store your own coins in your own crypto wallet.
Keep your private keys private and make a backup.
Understand that your private key, together with your public key, gives you (or anyone else) full control over your coins. Note: if you have multiple wallets/coin types, you will have multiple private keys.
A public or private key (also called address) will look similar to:
1Vvp22BBY7Cn6nHIWQQSaF3jhzD9syq2C
Address protocols for coins vary:
BTC (Bitcoin) addresses start with 1
: 1Vvp22BBY7Cn6nHIWQQSaF3jhzD9syq2C
ETH (Ethereum) addresses start with 0x
: 0xYHdkso937sjs8JLySWSKNdQJEU
LTC (Litecoin) addresses start with L, M or 3
: LjNpYd7C811Adkfjd043GDJJso5e
A: There are different types of crypto wallets: online, on your phone, on your laptop, on a USB thumb drive
and paper wallets.
A: The most secure crypto wallets are a paper wallet or a Trezor or KeepKey wallet (USB Thumb drives).