Cold wallet: Strategic priorities for long-term cryptocurrency investors in the risk-driven era

For long-term cryptocurrency investors, a cold wallet is becoming a strategic necessity amid the growing security threat. Hackers have suffered more than $2.8 billion in losses in the past two years. Cold wallets comply with the NIST cybersecurity framework to minimize attack surface and enhance asset protection. Despite some compromises in convenience, its zero trust model is crucial as the industry matures, as mainstream exchanges have already stored more than 98% of their funds offline.