I am so glad I moved all my BTC to exchanges years ago, after a nearly a decade of stress with cold storage.

I had hardware wallets, I have all my BTC on Ledger for a long time.

And every time there was a firmware update, I had a heart attack.

Every time the software updated and I had to relog in, I panicked.

Every time I had to re-download the BTC app, I sweated through my shirt hoping my BTC would show back up.

I hoped my device wouldn't short out or fail. I realized I couldn't use any USB-C on the device, that was a tough day, I thought I lost access to my Ledger.

I was praying the business wouldn't go under, blocking access even for an instant.

I worried about someone stealing my Ledger, my phrases.

I prayed every time I made a transaction because it was all on me with basically no re-course.

And now, It's all on Coinbase and Robinhood.

I was not hacked this weekend, nor will I be. I have all my funds available right now, and I'm not losing any sleep.

Please stop overthinking this, you're not some dark web hacker who needs to be able to go-bag your BTC and escape to Argentina under the cover of night under complete anonymity assuming you'll never log into your old accounts again. It's not that serious, Fidelity will not go under like Mt. Gox or the other trash crypto companies.

Move it to a major brokerage, and have a good night of rest.

*This is general advice, some of you have legit reasons for using Cold Wallets, but for the vast majority my advice is sound.