I am doing that too... I have also upgraded my wallet security, generating my wallet and signing TXs offline.
You're absolutely right, I'm sure that people who do things properly sleep much better than those who don't take the time to do so
Are you only using EXCH? Because I believe we should use multiple tools for privacy reasons. Am I wrong?
Yeah I only use eXch, but I only use the service for my "liquidities". For example the
BTC I earn here, or when someone pays me with altcoin; I always swap them to XMR first, no matter if I want to keep
BTC.
You're right, I should probably use some other services, but I haven't found a better one for now. I am not worried about it, as I use Tor, internet data not under my name, and I believe eXch when they say they don't keep logs.
On the other hand, for the
BTC I HODL for the long term (I mean for my old days), I don't want them to be linked to any online service/exchange. I prefer only hodl what I am mining myself. Who knows, maybe X or Y service could be categorized "non-compliant" in the future and some coins could be tainted (scenario easy to imagine with USDT/USDC for example). I am probably over-paranoid, but I have the feeling that the futures regulations in general will give a disadvantage for people using some privacy-friendly services today or in the past.
Perhaps one day our
intrusive gov friends will realize that some
naughty Asians dressed in green and red suits are using X or Y service to exchange funds, and that BTC accumulated by said service would become as rotten as those held by a certain forum campaign manager following recent events? I don't hope so, but it's possible.