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 People who hold their own keys are rare. Those using multisig are even rarer.

My parents don’t want to hold their own keys, and 75% of my friends don’t either. If we’re serious about Bitcoin adoption, there needs to be an option for them.

We can’t keep saying that Bitcoin is for enemies, that no one controls it, and that it’s an open protocol anyone can use how they wish—only to complain when people use it through a different method.

ETF adoption is Bitcoin adoption. It’s simply another step in the process. If in the future it gets confiscated, a fork occurs, or something else happens, people will adapt and learn.

Some people like living in a cage where they’re fed on time and their risks are limited. It’s not my place to tell them to leave the cage. All I care about is that the cage remains unlocked, so they can leave whenever they want. As long as that option is available, that’s good enough for me.