Canada, Japan, US, Europe: a hacked exchange, government seizure, a dishonest exchange, a hostile government, a fractional crypto reserve policy. History is littered with exhibits of a cliché “not your keys not your coins”. The legacy system has bred a cohort of clients depending on an intermediary, a form of delegated responsibility that came with limits, censorship, delays, permission, trust, and regulator control. Private keys empower the masses with one the highest forms of private property, the ability to possess what is owned under encryption, free from anyone’s admission and capture by coercion. For the last time and for the guys at the back, GET YOUR COINS OFF EXCHANGES!