If you have time, I would love some answers.
Can you get a wallet/keys without a specific app?
How easy is it to buy coins from any major currency like USD or CAD? Thanks in advance for any info. Probably will never do it, but I am curious.
Discussion
You can theoretically generate your own Bitcoin keys by hand, or you could write code to do it yourself. But you'd have to be kind of nuts to do that, IMO.
You can generate a "mnemonic seedphrase", which is essentially a big random number used to generate Bitcoin keys, using dice rolls or coin flips and a piece of paper. You would still want to use some existing software to get keys from that mnemonic phrase. However, you can use what's called an "offline signing device", where your keys stay permanently off any internet connected device.
Buying depends entirely on where you are. Can be very easy (like in most Western countries), or very difficult (if you are in Nigeria, for example).
Thanks. Still seems risky. Lose the keys, lose your money. Bet it happens all the time.
People take key security seriously in proportion to how much they have. If you don't have any, it might seem risky because you haven't thought about what security options you have. If you take them seriously and plan ahead, you will sleep like a baby.