If anything, holding bitcoin (with self custody) protects you from this sort of thing because there's no counter party risk. From that standpoint, holding bitcoin does not have counter party risk, unlike holding gold or equities in an online account.
If anything, holding bitcoin (with self custody) protects you from this sort of thing because there's no counter party risk. From that standpoint, holding bitcoin does not have counter party risk, unlike holding gold or equities in an online account.
don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.