Appendix: Additional Reading
Crypto as a whole is revolutionary technology that puts the control of your assets into your own hands. With crypto it is you who controls your own assets. Here we have compiled some additional reading material for you, if you wish to learn more:
Security
When controlling your own assets, the responsibility of securing them is in your hands. You can take additional measures to make sure you will never lose your funds to accidents or hackers. Below are some options you might consider:
Get a hardware wallet : https://medium.com/radartech/hardware-wallets-explained-da8bd93ce801
Protect your devices with a firewall : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_firewall
Set up a social recovery backup plan : https://medium.com/airgap-it/how-social-recovery-can-prevent-you-from-losing-all-your-funds-1259e685ee8b
Backup your seed phrase on a metal engraving sheet : https://blog.lopp.net/metal-bitcoin-seed-storage-stress-test/
Storing your MetaMask password within a password manager : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_manager
Understand the concept of a cold wallet vs hot wallet : https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cold-storage.asp
Ethereum
StripCoin is built on the Ethereum blockchain. When you are a StripCoin holder, it is a good idea to study the underlying technology a bit to get an idea of how StripCoin works.
What is Ethereum? : https://ethereum.org/en/what-is-ethereum/
Your STRIP tokens will initially be held by a vesting smart contract. What are smart contracts? : https://www.ibm.com/topics/smart-contracts
StripCoin is an ERC20 token on Etherem. What are ERC20 tokens? : https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-tokens-fbd5611fe30b
The world of crypto is an endless rabbit hole. You can never learn everything, so don't worry if all this feels like too much. For the purposes of becoming a StripCoin recipient, it is enough to simply set up the wallet and get a bit of Ether. Good luck!
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