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Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain Technology: Hardware Wallets

17 Necessary Requirements of a Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet

A comprehensive guide to safeguarding your crypto assets from online and physical attacks

Rukshan Pramoditha
18 min readDec 14, 2024

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With 8 years of experience in the cryptocurrency field, I believe security is the most important factor when it comes to protecting my crypto assets.

You’ve probably heard the well-known saying in the crypto world:

“Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins!”

This expression is all about taking true ownership of your crypto assets, a practice technically known as self-custody.

Absolute security and self-custody in crypto assets are only possible with hardware wallets — A physical device with a certified chip for storing the private keys and seed phrases of blockchain accounts offline.

This article will help you choose the best hardware wallet for securely storing your crypto assets and offer valuable tips to protect them from both physical and online threats.

By the end of this article, you’ll know how to securely manage your crypto assets using a hardware wallet and gain true ownership of them.

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Rukshan Pramoditha
Rukshan Pramoditha

Written by Rukshan Pramoditha

3,000,000+ Views | BSc in Stats (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) | Top 50 Data Science, AI/ML Technical Writer on Medium

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