In cryptocurrency, custodial solutions are those where a third party holds the private keys to the user’s funds. They’re the only ones able to actually send and receive the user’s coins. While the owner of the cryptocurrency owns it in a legal sense, they have no ownership at the protocol level. Virtually all exchanges employ a custodial approach, as it allows them to provide a better user experience.

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