If you decided to buy Bitcoin, or already did, then most likely you already know that first you need to get your own Bitcoin wallet, not the one provided by Coinbase or another platform where you don’t own the private key. You don’t own the cryptocurrency if you don’t own the private key, after all.
Remember that no matter how trustworthy the company is, you should keep your crypto on your own wallets, where you are the only one who owns the private key.
If you already have a wallet, we still encourage you to take this course, because it covers the explanation of what private and public keys are, as well as seed phrase, and gives practical tips on various types of wallets and safety recommendations.
There are four types of bitcoin wallets we will be reviewing in this guide: