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So you don’t want to miss out on this bull run and you are fomoing in on all the hot cryptos and don’t know the safe place to store them?

Well, you are not alone. Most people still don’t own a hardware wallet and store their crypto assets in a hot wallet or a centralized exchange. These solutions are risky! It is easy to hack your computer and access your software wallet, and with the centralized exchanges; you don’t own the private keys.

If you don’t own your private keys, you don’t own your crypto

Hardware/cold storage wallets come to the rescue.

They allow you to take responsibility for your own money, giving you all the control, and unrestricted access anytime, anywhere.

There are a lot of wallets out there, and it is confusing to find which one is safe, reliable, easy to use, and supports all your favorite cryptos.

So which hardware wallet is best for you? Let’s find out.

I am not affiliated with any hardware wallet providers.

Trezor T

Credit: Trezor

Trezor Model T is one of the most popular hardware wallets out there. It has an LCD colored touch screen display that makes it easier to use and access without the need to type your pin on the computer. The model T cannot connect to the computer unless you unlock it with a pin.

Safety against potential risks-

• Tampering: Trezor Model T comes with a holographic sticker stick to its USB-C port. If this holographic sticker is missing or looks damaged, don’t use the wallet.
• Pre-configured Seed: If you receive the wallet with a Pre-configured seed phrase, don’t use that phrase. Trezor allows you to generate a seed phrase.
• Evil Maid Attack: If your hardware wallet gets stolen, don’t worry. Trezor comes with a pin protection mechanism which after every attempt locks the device for 2 to the power n seconds, giving you enough time to transfer funds to another wallet with a different seed phrase.