Oddbean

Yeah, I lost some bitcoins recently because I was too stupid to double check... Thanks a lot, why would you recommend non-kyc bitcoin? If I got you right, you are getting cashback in sats using shakepay, isn't it KYC?

KYC bitcoin can be tracked. So if you send BTC to an unpopular person or cause, the govt could figure it out who you are by the KYC meta-data attached to your active wallet, track your exchanges, and punish you for it. Non-KYC BTC means no one knows you have it, so when you spend it, no one knows. Im not too picky about where my sats come from. They don't stay in just one wallet for very long and eventually all sats get to sent to the #Bitbox02 for safe keeping. Running your own node and verify every transaction. DON'T TRUST. VERIFY. Work in small amounts and don't stack more than I can afford to lose. Staying solvent is everything above all else.

Yes I hold the 24 words (seed phrase) thats required to access the block addresses stored within. Self custody is the only way to ensure your sats can't be confiscated by the government or anyone else for that matter. Not your keys not your coin.