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As I understand it, the software surrounding and managing the wallets is always what’s compromised, right? So it’s really the exchanges are the only place that
by lukevp 2y ago
As I understand it, the software surrounding and managing the wallets is always what’s compromised, right? So it’s really the exchanges are the only place that the money is being lost, because the protocol itself is sound.
- FabHK 2y agoYes, it's always the user's fault if they lose their crypto, because crypto outsources the hard parts, such as key management, to the user.
- stouset 2y agoCountless amounts of money has been lost off-exchange. The entire reason people use exchanges is because holding your own crypto is laughably hard. Forgot your password? All your money is gone. Hard drive crashed and no backups? All your money is gone. Accidentally installed malware? All your money is gone. Spouse or parent with all the coins died? All the money is gone. Fat-finger a value in a transaction? Lots of your money is gone. Yes there are “solutions” to all of these problems. All of them are Rube Goldberg contraptions themselves and have their own failure modes.