Who exactly should be referred to as a
HODLER? As we already know, hodlers are people who hodl bitcoin for long periods of time; they are determined not to sell for the long term irrespective of the price change.
Now here comes my question: If those who buy and hodl their coins on a noncustodial wallet where they have full control over the coin are referred to as hodlers, are those who also hodl under a custodial service where they don’t have full control of the coins also regarded as hodlers?
If you leave your coins on a custodial exchange, the exchange is the one holding your coins and not you. What's available in your balance is what they can manually input. Since you don't have full control of the coin, you shouldn't be considered a hodler.
When you keep your coins on exchange, you don't have access to them, you just see the numbers, that's all. You can't sign a message, you can't export keys, you can't do anything, so you don't
HOLD or
HODL coins in this case.
You only
HODL coins when you have them in your hardware or software wallet, for example you are a
HODLer if you own coins on your Electrum wallet, if you own coins on your ColdCard wallet and so on.
Not your keys, not your coins (and not being a
HODLer)
Your keys, your coins (and you are
HODLer)