Why is my own hardware wallet treated as an external beneficiary by an exchange?

An exchange may ask you to identify or verify control of self-hosted wallets for compliance purposes.

The answer

An exchange may ask you to identify or verify control of self-hosted wallets for compliance purposes.

What to do next

Follow the platform's self-custody flow and avoid sharing private keys or recovery words.

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