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Quote from: BitcoinBill68 on Today at 01:10:15 PM

1. What are a few good Crypto exchanges?

If you want decentralized one: bisq.network or robosats.org

Read more for some other ones here: https://kycnot.me/service/robosats

For centralized and requiring KYC, it depends on your country. Binance, Bybit, Bitget are common ones. Coinbase for people living in United States.

Quote from: BitcoinBill68 on Today at 01:10:15 PM

2. what are some good Hardware wallets?

I can recommend Foundation Passport. Trezor is not also bad. That are both open source wallets.

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3. I assume that when i send crypto to my hardware wallet, i use the wallet address ? so any wallet i choose this can be accomplished?

You mean any address generated from the same seed phrase on the wallet can be used? Yes. It is even advisable not to reuse address.

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4. from what I understand that when I use a hardware wallet , the crypto I purchase is actually not on the wallet but stored on the block chain? if so, could the block chain be hacked? has it before?

I do not know for altcoins, but for bitcoin it is not possible. Although, it is possible theoretically but not possible with the hash rates bitcoin miners are generating and with how a single mining pool does not have up to 51% hash rates. Even miners know that the bitcoin mining will be profitable for them than to attack the blockchain where they are earning money.

Quote from: BitcoinBill68 on Today at 01:10:15 PM

5. what is the most secure way to store crypto?

Cold wallets (also called offline wallets). Example are wallet on an airgapped device like this one and airgapped hardware wallet like Foundation Passport.

hasn't coinbase been hacked several times? once was this year?
I was looking at Trezor with some others
so is bitcoin stored on my actual wallet ?

thanks for the info will check it out