CRYPTO INVESTING

There’s no globally accepted standard or definition of what constitutes a Hardware Wallet. They can take almost endless shapes and forms, however the most common ones allow the user to generate and store their Private Keys, display receive addresses for confirmation and sign new transactions for spending. This is usually done on dedicated hardware separate from any other computer or phone.

If you have funds that are more than what you’re willing to lose, typically anything more than pocket change, then we heavily recommend you purchase a Hardware Wallet as part of our Advanced Bitcoin Security. Hardware Crypto Wallets are cheap ($50+ USD), easy to setup and use and ensure that your Private Key is never exposed to an insecure computer or the Internet. This dramatically increases your security and is the only true way to safely store your bitcoins.

While exit liquidity has a legacy financial meaning, in crypto it usually refers to the poor retail investors that are tricked into buying worthless coins or tokens from the founders or early investors as they exit their positions into cash. This leaves the new investors with worthless assets

Yes and no. While the income you earn through routing fees on a Lighting Node might happen automatically and while you sleep, there is a large amount of manual configuration and ongoing tweaking that is required to ensure it runs smoothly.

Bitcoin has been around since 2009 and has a few risks, just like all investments do. These risks include things like volatility, hacking, scams and regulation changes. Regarding legality, Bitcoin is legal in most countries around the world, but some like China do not allow it.