Self-custody is becoming a bigger conversation in Bitcoin, and not just among Bitcoiners.
At Bitcoin 2026, speakers including Joe Kelly and Congressman Nick Begich argued that self-custody should be treated as a civil liberty, linking private keys directly to financial sovereignty and personal freedom.
The argument is simple: if you do not control the keys, you do not fully control the money.
Read link below:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-self-custody-framed-civil-liberty
Should self-custody protections be treated as a basic digital right?
#Bitcoin #SelfCustody #SelfSovereignty #Privacy #Freedom #Decentralisation
beitmenotyou1 / Michael J Burgess
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