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Is it bitcoin's fault when people trust others to manage their own btc? "Not your keys not your bitcoin" is a manthra that gets repeated by the BTC community every single day.

If you can't manage your own coins then btc is not for you, use fiat, trust the bankers[1][2] to hold your money.

[1]https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-america-customers-report... (January 18, 2023)

It is the US dollar's fault when people trust Paypal to manage their own US dollar?

See how a ridiculous argument it is?

Yes. Paypal exists because fiat currencies can't be moved without an intermediary or in paper form.

So yes! IT IS the fault of fiat currencies.

With Bitcoin there is no need to keep your money at an exchange.

Not your keys, not your coins.