The Coin Workbook

Do it once, with the steps written down

Tagged "custody"

10 articles on this topic.

  1. 01
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    Writing a Handover Note So Someone Else Can Find the Funds

    Nine lines that let another person recover a position without you. The document that most holders never write.

    October 17, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
  2. 02
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    Auditing Which Apps Still Have Access to Your Accounts

    Permissions granted once stay granted. A quarterly review takes ten minutes and closes doors nobody remembers opening.

    October 8, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
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    Doing a Practice Recovery Before You Need a Real One

    A rehearsal that takes thirty minutes and converts a backup from an assumption into a verified fact.

    September 26, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
  4. 04
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    Splitting a Recovery Phrase Across Two Locations Safely

    Naive splitting makes a phrase easier to break, not harder. Three approaches that work and one that does not.

    September 3, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
  5. 05
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    Turning On Withdrawal Allowlists and What They Block

    An allowlist restricts withdrawals to addresses you approved in advance. Five steps to set one up and what it does not cover.

    August 23, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
  6. 06
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    Verifying a Wallet Download Signature in Four Steps

    How to check that the wallet software you downloaded is the software the developers published.

    August 18, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
  7. 07
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    Recovering a Wallet on a New Device, Correctly

    Six steps to restore access, and the three mistakes that turn a recovery into a loss.

    August 8, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
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    Checking an Address Before You Press Send

    Four checks, thirty seconds, and the end of the single most expensive mistake in crypto.

    August 3, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
  9. 09
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    Moving Funds Off an Exchange, Step by Step

    Seven steps from an exchange balance to a wallet you control, with the two irreversible moments marked.

    July 29, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do
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    custody

    Setting Up a Hardware Wallet Without Losing the Recovery Phrase

    The device is the easy part. These eight steps are about the twenty four words, which is where people actually lose money.

    July 24, 2026 · 2 min to read, longer to do