Blink Wallet Introduces Inactivity Fee on Custodial Accounts to Encourage Self-Custody
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Blink Wallet has announced the addition of an inactivity fee for its custodial accounts. The move is reportedly intended to encourage users to migrate their funds to self-custody solutions. The change affects users who leave funds idle in Blink's custodial wallets.
WHY IT MATTERS
When you use a custodial crypto wallet, the company running the wallet holds your funds for you, similar to how a bank holds your money. A self-custody wallet, by contrast, is like keeping cash in your own safe at home — you control it directly, but you are also responsible for not losing the key. Blink Wallet is now charging a fee if you leave money sitting in their custodial wallet without using it, which is meant to nudge people toward taking direct control of their own bitcoin. For beginners, this is a reminder that custodial services can change their terms at any time, and understanding the difference between custodial and self-custody wallets is an important part of managing cryptocurrency.
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