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#4: Secure Your Wallet

Photo: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP
Photo: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP (Getty Images)

Like your real wallet, your crypto wallet is where you store all your cash. Just like you wouldn’t want someone to pick your pocket, you don’t want some digital miscreant to get inside your online one either. The security of your wallet depends on the kind that you’re using, but suffice it to say: keep that thing locked down. Never give out permissions or personal information related to it to an internet rando. There are tons of how-to security guides, so check those out.