According to Cas Abbé, leaving assets on exchanges means relying on the exchange to keep funds safe, while a hardware wallet returns control to the user with no middleman and no counterparty risk, source: Cas Abbé on X, Nov 14, 2025. According to Cas Abbé, OneKey has open-source, transparent, fully air-gapped hardware wallets that are now officially available in the UAE through a local distributor, with a 5% discount via code CAS5, providing a self-custody option relevant to traders seeking to reduce exchange counterparty exposure, source: Cas Abbé on X, Nov 14, 2025.