I've been using one for a couple months now and it's given no reason to mistrust it. But it seems weird to me sending my money to an intermediary that's neither a wallet nor a bank and is entirely online. Feels like the money is hanging out in some nowhere zone that isn't completely under my control...
Dies any one else feel this way or do I just not understand this stuff well enough yet?
Thanks!
You feel like the money is hanging out in some nowhere zone because it is Never leave you bitcoin on exchanges for longer than you need to it is not safe to not control your own bitcoin there is a saying if you don't control the private key you don't own bitcoin and that is true. Any minute they could up and leave and what could you do?
there is a saying if you don't control the private key you don't own bitcoin
same aplies to gold, always always remember the goldrule, it applies to all:
if it's not in your hands, it's not yours.
etch it on your brain