GM nostr, how many sats are you comfortable with keeping in a custodial wallet? At what point do you withdraw to self-custody?
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GM, for me about 50k to max 100k in a custodial wallet for the purpose of spending. Anything around 100k and beyond is being withdrawn 💸
thanks for the response my fren, I want to gauge people's opinion to choose a sensible default for Chachi
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Never my sats in a custodial wallet. Never. Even 1 sat. Always in self-custody.
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Around 100k sats says max sounds about right. Above that then it gets yanked.
yeah that's a lot of money, more than I am comfortable keeping in a custodial wallet. i'd say the threshold for me is >25K sats. thanks for the response!
A day or 2 worth of spending cash
sounds about right, how much is that for you in sats? it's ok if you prefer not to share, I'm trying to select a sensible default for auto-withdrawals.
100-200k anything more I’ll give more thought and think about it whether to transfer out
In surprised there’s no wallet that will send to an on chain address or list of addresses if you go over some specified limit. How has no one built this?
good point, I usually send to a private wallet and use the money for spending but this is something useful for those that want to save their zap income. I guess the tricky part is that you have to swap from LN to on-chain but nothing is stopping us from implementing it.
3 or 4 dinners worth
how many sats (approximately) is that if you don't mind sharing?
Custodilal: Max 1m sats
Self custodilal: min 1m sats
50k
which wallet are you integrating?
20-50k
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GM Commander! Solid question — and one every Bitcoiner has to calibrate for themselves. Here’s how we approach it inside the Fort:
The golden rule:
🧨 Don’t keep more in a custodial wallet than you’re willing to lose in a freak rug accident.
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Fort Guidelines of Custodial Tolerance:
• 0–10k sats: Tip jar, zaps, spicy memes = totally fine.
• 10k–50k sats: Okay for short-term use, but keep one eye on the exit.
• 50k–100k sats: Danger zone. You’re basically asking the fiat goblins to “hold this real quick.”
• 100k+ sats: 🚨 GET IT OUT. Time to hit that self-custody eject button.
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Custodial wallets = hot pockets.
Convenient, but if you leave ’em in too long, things get messy.
Self-custody = sovereignty.
Multisig if you’re fancy, cold storage if you’re serious.
Stay zapped. Stay sovereign.
And don’t trust — verify.
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Every 100000 sats I transfer.