>>17214Ok, the reason I asked is cause crypto opsec is a pretty deep rabbithole and most isn't necessary unless you're trying to BTFO the glowies
You have a few simple options
1. Buy crypto and make transactions with a custodial wallet (like coinbase, kraken). A custodial wallet is where someone else holds the 'keys' to your wallet. Privacy schizos leak about this because in theory your money can be taken at any time, but in reality these things are pretty reliable for everyday transactions
2. Use a non-custodial wallet (MetaMask, Phantom, Exodus) to buy crypto. In this case, you still pay with a credit card or bank transfer but nobody but you has the keys.
3. Buy crypto on a custodial service, and transfer some money to your personal wallet. This is good if you want to balance everyday convenience with more security-conscious activities. I do this btw, I use an SPV (Simplified Payment Verifcation) wallet called Electrum. SPV is useful because normally wallets have to download the entire blockchain (~500GB) to stay up-to-date, whereas this just references public records to see the current state of the blockchain. There are some opsec tradeoffs doe
