<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hold To Crypto</title><description>Plain-language notes on holding crypto for the long term: custody, supply schedules, stablecoins, and exchange risk. No signals, no price calls.</description><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>A token allocation is not a promise</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/what-a-token-allocation-actually-reserves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/what-a-token-allocation-actually-reserves</guid><description>A governance proposal moves most of an unspent airdrop allocation into a growth fund. What a token allocation actually binds an issuer to.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Non-custodial answers the wrong question</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/non-custodial-does-not-mean-permissionless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/non-custodial-does-not-mean-permissionless</guid><description>A privacy proposal at Uniswap keeps user keys untouched and still decides which trades proceed. Why non-custodial and permissionless are separate properties.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Signed code is not honest code</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/announcing-a-trillion-dollar-security-grant-for-webcat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/announcing-a-trillion-dollar-security-grant-for-webcat</guid><description>The Ethereum Foundation is funding browser checks that prove a wallet app&apos;s front end matches its signed release. What the proof does not cover.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A deployment is not a copy</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/arfc-deploy-aave-v4-on-base</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/arfc-deploy-aave-v4-on-base</guid><description>Aave has proposed deploying its next version on Base. What a shared protocol name hides about ordering, asset issuance and price liveness.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exchange outages matter more than they look</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/exchange-outages-matter-more-than-they-look</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/exchange-outages-matter-more-than-they-look</guid><description>An exchange that goes down during a large move is showing you its counterparty risk under load. Why outages are a signal, not an inconvenience.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Read the supply schedule before the whitepaper</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/how-to-read-a-token-supply-schedule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/how-to-read-a-token-supply-schedule</guid><description>Emission curves and unlock cliffs are public, mechanical, and far more predictive than a roadmap. How to read a token&apos;s supply schedule.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Self-custody without the paranoia</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/self-custody-without-the-paranoia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/self-custody-without-the-paranoia</guid><description>Most self-custody advice defends against nation-states. Here is the version for someone whose real risk is losing their own keys.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stablecoins are not one thing</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/stablecoins-are-not-one-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/stablecoins-are-not-one-thing</guid><description>Fiat-backed, overcollateralised and algorithmic stablecoins share a price target and almost nothing else. Where the differences surface.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What holding actually costs you</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/what-holding-actually-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/posts/what-holding-actually-costs</guid><description>Holding is presented as the option with no downside. It has several — custody risk, tax drag, opportunity cost, and the attention it quietly consumes.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to set up a hardware wallet without locking yourself out</title><link>https://holdtocrypto.com/guides/hardware-wallet-setup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://holdtocrypto.com/guides/hardware-wallet-setup</guid><description>A hardware wallet protects you from attackers and hands you a new way to lose everything. The setup that matters is the recovery, and almost nobody tests it.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>