If your bitcoin is on an exchange, it’s at risk. This guide covers key steps—self-custody, wallets, backups—to help you secure your bitcoin and take full control.
As the allure of holding fractional reserves increases, proof of reserves can help clients of custodial platforms verify if their funds are there or not.
BIP 324, proposed by Jonas Schnelli, is designed to protect Bitcoin peers against man-in-the-middle attacks using an action called a “handshake” to share keys more privately.