In this video, I discuss where your Bitcoin actually resides when you put it on a hardware wallet. Your hardware wallet holds your private key, not the actual Bitcoin itself, which is really just a number on the public blockchain. I also discuss private keys, and recovery seeds, and how you can use them to protect your Bitcoin and achieve your own monetary sovereignty. "Not your keys, not your coins." If you do not hold your Bitcoin private key, then you do not control your own Bitcoin. That is why I never leave my Bitcoin at Coinbase, and why I don't like GBTC or Robinhood's BTC. I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by either Coinbase or Trezor. I have no affiliation with either of them, except as a happy customer. Actually not totally happy, since Coinbase customer support is terrible, but it's true for all of the other crypto exchanges as well. Not investment advice! Consult a financial adviser. Top 100 richest Bitcoin addresses: https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html Bitcoin blockchain animation: https://chainflyer.bitflyer.jp/ Coinbase exchange: https://www.coinbase.com/ Trezor hardware wallet: https://trezor.io/ Trezor recover seed: https://blog.trezor.io/learn-about-trezor-recovery-seed-offline-backup-fe235873c69f What happens if Trezor goes out of business? https://wiki.trezor.io/Security:Threats#SatoshiLabs_shutting_down Matthew Kratter is the author of the Amazon best-seller "A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market": https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Stock-Market-Everything-ebook/dp/B07S31TBF5 If you like my teaching style and would like to learn more about investing and trading stocks, options, and futures, be sure to check out my online courses here: https://www.trader.university/join Use this secret coupon code to get a discount: YT99 #Bitcoin #HardwareWallet Disclaimer Neither Trader University, nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, personnel, representatives, agents, or independent contractors (collectively, the “Operator Parties”) are licensed financial advisers, registered investment advisers, or registered broker-dealers. None of the Operator Parties are providing investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, and nothing in this video or at www.Trader.University (henceforth, “the Site”) should be construed as such by you. This video and the Site should be used as educational tools only and are not replacements for professional investment advice. There is a high risk in trading. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVoblavOtLY

????? ?? ??? ????????? ???????➜➜➜ https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoin Use the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss another example of why DeFi (Decentralized Finance) is "decentralized in name only" (DINO). MakerDAO and DAI began as a clever idea for an algorithmic stablecoin, but they have become increasingly captured both by insiders, as well as by regulated institutions like Circle and Coinbase. As more and more of the collateral behind DAI is regulated, centralized stablecoins like USDC, it becomes increasingly easy to freeze the underlying collateral and cause liquidations across DeFi Land. What's even more laughable is that some of this USDC collateral is now being parked at Coinbase, thus adding in another regulated actor that can mess with DAI's collateral. There's only one credible neutral foundation for Decentralized Finance, and that is Bitcoin. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. DAI collateral pie charts: https://daistats.com/#/overview Circle can freeze USDC at any time: https://beincrypto.com/circle-pledges-action-after-freezing-75k-tornado-cash-linked-usdc/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2020/07/08/circle-confirms-freezing-100k-in-usdc-at-law-enforcements-request/ MakerDAO Votes to Custody $1.6 Billion in USDC With Coinbase: https://decrypt.co/112808/makerdao-custody-usdc-coinbase Coinbase blog post: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-launches-usdc-institutional-rewards-program-with-makerdao Ethereum validators are actively censoring addresses and transactions: https://www.mevwatch.info/ OFAC: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information MakerDAO not very good at negotiating yield: https://twitter.com/MakerDAO/status/1584595306871722002 MakerDAO's decentralization theater: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/07/20/makerdao-moves-to-full-decentralization-maker-foundation-to-close-in-months/ https://blog.makerdao.com/makerdao-has-come-full-circle/ VC's also control MakerDAO: https://medium.com/@MakerDAO/a16z-crypto-purchases-6-of-mkr-backing-stablecoin-vanguard-makerdao-ff410a692393 Chaos at MakerDAO: https://decrypt.co/113118/makerdao-splits-endgame-proposal https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1584879485748678656 I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale. Please do not contact me with any affiliate or advertising deals. #defi #makerdao #bitcoin Disclaimer Neither Trader University, nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, personnel, representatives, agents, or independent contractors (collectively, the “Operator Parties”) are licensed financial advisors, registered investment advisors, or registered broker-dealers. None of the Operator Parties are providing investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, and nothing in this video or at www.Trader.University (henceforth, “the Site”) should be construed as such by you. This video and the Site should be used as educational tools only and are not replacements for professional investment advice. There is a high risk in trading. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI9Uq6nO-nU

Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course: https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoin Use the discount code YT99 to get the best price. Get my best-selling Bitcoin book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08RX8Q4ZQ/ Join the Trader University email list: https://www.trader.university/email-list In this video, I discuss what makes the Bitcoin network so special, by comparing it to the US dollar network. Both are monetary networks with nodes that communicate with each other. However, the US dollar network is highly politicized and permissioned. You need special permission to move money on this network, or to become a node on this network. By contrast, the Bitcoin network is permission-less and open to anyone. You do not need permission, or a license, or a special degree to mine Bitcoin, validate transactions as a full node, or send or receive money on the network. The Bitcoin network is open to all tribes and races and people of all political persuasions. It is a truly neutral network and asset. It is also the only open monetary network that is truly decentralized, secure, and not operated by insiders like venture capitalists or founders. Bitcoin the network is completely open, and the monetary asset that moves on this network freely cannot be debased or confiscated. There's only one Bitcoin. Accept no substitutes. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. Image of network and nodes: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327030354/figure/fig1/AS:659753487306752@1534308897173/A-12-node-network-as-an-example-to-show-the-division-of-nodes-based-on-faction.png Federal Reserve members: https://www.bankrate.com/2020/11/12170407/The-Federal-Reserve_InLine-2.jpg Insider trading scandal at the Fed: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/10/federal-reserve-vice-chair-resigns-ethics-scandal-526849 https://news.yahoo.com/a-timeline-of-the-federal-reserves-trading-scandal-104415556.html ECB head is corrupt as well: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38369822 US freezes Russian central bank assets: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/us/politics/us-sanctions-russia-central-bank.html Iran and frozen US dollars: https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-37-year-standoff-over-irans-frozen-u-s-dollars-1482956855 US government can freeze your bank account too: https://btlaw.com/insights/blogs/the-government-has-frozen-my-bank-accounts-what-do-i-do-now-analyzing-asset-forfeiture-after Operation Choke Point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point FedWire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedwire Ethereum on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/blockchain/ DAO hack and transaction rollback: https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/the-dao-hack-makerdao Watch all of my free YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TraderUniversity/videos Check out my online trading courses: https://www.trader.university/join Use this secret coupon code to get a discount: YT99 Check out my Amazon best-seller, "A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market": https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Stock-Market-Everything-ebook/dp/B07S31TBF5 I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale. Please do not contact me with any affiliate or advertising deals. #bitcoin #usdollar #fed Disclaimer Neither Trader University, nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, personnel, representatives, agents, or independent contractors (collectively, the “Operator Parties”) are licensed financial advisors, registered investment advisors, or registered broker-dealers. None of the Operator Parties are providing investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, and nothing in this video or at www.Trader.University (henceforth, “the Site”) should be construed as such by you. This video and the Site should be used as educational tools only and are not replacements for professional investment advice. There is a high risk in trading. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FghNnUJptIU

Get my paid Bitcoin course here: https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoin In this video, I provide a basic introduction to mempool.space, how Bitcoin mempools work, and how transaction fees are set by the market. Every Bitcoin node has its own mempool, so there are actually many "mempools" rather than "THE mempool." A mempool (memory pool) is a waiting room for Bitcoin transactions that have not yet been included in a block by a miner. Transactions compete for the attention of a mining pool by including a juicy transaction fee that will tempt a mining pool to include that transaction in the next block. Transaction fee rates ebb and flow over time, though they have been markedly higher in 2023 mostly due to the ordinals/inscriptions/brc20 token craze. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Donate to mempool.space: https://mempool.space/about Satoshi to USD converter: https://www.kraken.com/learn/satoshi-to-usd-converter Introduction to the Sparrow Wallet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLi8p9aTlBQ&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversity How much data does your transaction take up? https://jlopp.github.io/unspendable-utxo-calculator/?ref=blog.lopp.net Pay-to-Witness-Public-Key-Hash (P2WPKH): https://river.com/learn/terms/p/p2wpkh/ Different Bitcoin address types: https://unchained.com/blog/bitcoin-address-types-compared/ 3-year chart of transaction fee rates: https://mempool.space/graphs/mempool#3yearsold Mempool as an Umbrel app: https://apps.umbrel.com/app/mempool I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale. Please do not contact me with any affiliate or advertising deals. #Bitcoin #mempool Disclaimer Neither Bitcoin University, nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, personnel, representatives, agents, or independent contractors (collectively, the “Operator Parties”) are licensed financial advisors, registered investment advisors, or registered broker-dealers. None of the Operator Parties are providing investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, and nothing in this video, on this YouTube channel, or at www.Trader.University or www.BitcoinUniversity.com (henceforth, “the Sites”) should be construed as such by you. This video, channel, and the Sites should be used as educational tools only and are not replacements for professional investment advice. Trading or investing in new and volatile assets like Bitcoin can be risky. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOQvqrfBTGY