Custody Corner

Adoption is only half the story. These guides cover the other half: holding bitcoin so it stays yours.

• Why Self-Custody

  Bitcoin on an exchange is an IOU. Self-custody is what makes it yours.

• Hardware Wallets, Explained

  A signing device keeps your keys off the internet — where attackers can't reach them.

• Seed Phrase Hygiene

  Twelve or twenty-four words are the whole ballgame. Here's how people lose them — and how not to.

• Multisig & Collaborative Custody

  One key is a single point of failure. Multisig removes it — without handing your coins back to a company.

• Inheritance Planning

  Bitcoin that dies with you defeats the purpose. Custody isn't finished until someone else can recover it.

Custody Corner is education, not endorsement or financial advice. The Beacon names categories, not products; if a guide is ever presented by a sponsor, the sponsor buys adjacency — never the conclusions. Verify everything independently before moving real money.