The Kit

A toolkit bridge for newly onboarded traders who want to move from app-level clicks to first-principles control. Learn the systems, risks, and habits that keep you safe as you go deeper into web3.

Principle

Don't trust, verify

Goal

Control is convenience

Signal

Not your keys, not your crypto

Wallets

Hot and cold setups for custody control.

Sparrow (BTC)

PSBT + privacy tooling.

Wasabi (BTC)

CoinJoin + Tor support.

Phantom (Solana)

Solana DeFi + NFT wallet.

MetaMask (EVM)

Default EVM wallet.

Coldcard Mk4

Bitcoin-only, air-gapped.

Trezor Safe

Open-source security.

On-Ramps

KYC and non-KYC routes to get started safely.

Kraken

Low fees, advanced trading.

Coinbase Exchange

Beginner on-ramp.

Decentralized P2P

Bisq, Hodl Hodl, RoboSats

Non-KYC exchanges

MEXC, Bybit

Decentralized swaps

Uniswap, 1inch

Contribute to the Network

Run your own node

Bitcoin Core with Umbrel or RoninDojo

Self-hosted infra

Run RPCs to reduce dependency on centralized gateways with Start9.

Lightning

Umbrel, Alby

Monitoring

UptimeRobot, Grafana

Infrastructure Kit

Explorers

Etherscan, Solscan, Mempool.space

Charts

DexScreener, TradingView, Birdeye

Data

CoinGecko, DeFiLlama, Dune

Infrastructure

Alchemy, QuickNode, Helius, DAppNode

OpSec

Know the trust model; every shortcut shifts your risk surface.

Layering

Chain your moves: acquire → isolate → swap → cold storage.

Hygiene

Use your own node, coin control, and avoid KYC/non-KYC mixing.

CoinJoin (BTC)

Wasabi Wallet, Whirlpool, JoinMarket, Whir

Cross-Chain Privacy

Houdini Swap

Research & Intel

Nansen, Arkham, Bubblemaps

Security & Audit

Revoke.cash, De.Fi Shield, GoPlus

Study threat models before touching any mixer or CoinJoin flow. Non-custodial tools are preferred.