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How to protect yourself from cryptocurrency theft.
Of course, the safest way is to store money on a popular crypto exchange such as Binance. In case of loss of access, you can provide your documents to restore it. And even if your Binance wallet is stolen, you can contact technical support and block this transaction. It is also extremely important to set only one verified address in Binance to withdraw funds, only to it you will be able to withdraw funds later. This can be the address of your other Binance account or a cold wallet. In addition, it is advisable to use 2 phones, the first of which will require face control when entering the exchange, the second of which will request your face when withdrawing funds. In this case, even if your phone is lost, the criminal will not be able to withdraw your funds.
But storing funds on the exchange carries a risk, because your money is essentially stored in other people's wallets and if the exchange is hacked or ceases to exist for some reason, you will lose your funds. Therefore, it is best to save your cryptocurrency in a cold wallet. There are plenty of them on the Internet. One of them is, for example, Exodus. Here it is very important to hide your secret 12 phrases away from the device from which you plan to access the wallet itself. Well, this device itself, for example, a laptop or phone should be protected by modern antiviruses and it is advisable to never go to suspicious websites, open emails, download files from these devices. It is best to buy a new inexpensive laptop or tablet and install a cold wallet on it. And then use this tablet only to work with your wallet. Do not go to any other sites from this tablet. And then your cryptocurrency will be safe.
It is better to store 12 secret phrases separately. For example, write down 6 phrases in one book, another 6 in another. Or take a photo of 6 phrases on 2 different phones. But remember that in the case of, for example, a fire, which occurred in Malibu, your books can burn, and with them the secret phrases.
