ExchangesAn exchange balance is an IOU, not a walletA centralised exchange credits you in its ledger. The chain may not know your name. That is convenient until the company pauses, gets hacked, or goes to court. Here is the custody map without a venue ranking.EasyCryptoGuides · 24 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
CompaniesQuadrigaCX’s missing coins were a company, not a locked laptopCanada’s then-largest crypto shop told customers the CEO was gone. Creditor protection followed. One person with the passwords is not a custody design. It is a single point of failure — or a cover.EasyCryptoGuides · 14 Jan 2019, 18:00 UTC · 1 min read