
Ask anyone who's been in crypto for a few years and they'll have a story about a platform. A "temporary pause" on withdrawals. An email saying your funds are "safe but inaccessible." A login page that one day just stopped working. That's usually the moment self-custody stops being a buzzword. It's not about distrusting everyone. It's about not needing to trust anyone with the one thing you can't get back. More responsibility? Yes. Also the whole point.
