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Who holds the keys to your digital wallet?
Custodial and self-custodial wallets solve different problems.
Editorial illustration · not a photograph of a news eventA custodial service manages access to assets on behalf of its users. A self-custodial wallet gives its user control over the keys and responsibility for recovery.
Look beyond the app’s appearance: understand who can authorize transfers, how recovery works and what happens if the provider is unavailable.
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