Socratic Seminar #2
Bitcoin Wallets: Keys, Custody & Privacy · 26 July 2025
Location
Port Harcourt
Announcements
Join us for another Bitcoin Socratic Seminar!
Attendance: 9 participants
Reminders
- We prefer no photos and no videos during the event
- Chatham House Rule
- Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it
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Discussion Topics
Explored the core tenets of self-custody. The group differentiated between custodial and non-custodial models, examined the basics of public/private key cryptography, and debated operational security practices for individuals.
- Self-custody principles — why 'not your keys, not your coins' matters
- Custodial vs. non-custodial wallet models and their trade-offs
- Public/private key cryptography fundamentals
- Operational security (OpSec) practices for individual Bitcoin holders
- Wallet backup strategies: seed phrases, metal backups, and geographic distribution