Cointelegraph Research：2026自托管的未来：化所有权为安全性研究报告（英文版）（24页）.pdf

1、The Future of Self-CustodyTurning Ownership Into SecuritCointelegraph Research Repor Cointelegraph:2026All Rights are ReservedThe Future of Self-Custody:Turning Ownership Into Securit0ContenIntroductio0The Reckoning with Custodial Ris0Investor Sentimen0Modern Wallet Architectur1Threat Modelling and

2、Real-World Vulnerabilitie1Compromised Host Device1Phishing and Fake Firmware Update1Device Trust Limit1Theft,Temporary Access,and Evil Maid Attack1Physical Extortion and Coercio1Backup and Recovery Mechanism2Future Outloo2Disclaime2IntroductioThe foundational promise of cryptocurrency is decentraliz

3、ed,sovereign ownership.Digital assets can be held and transferred without intermediaries,permissions,oridentity-based controls.Yet,for many years,the industry operated on the implicit assumption that centralized exchanges or custodians could be trusted to safeguard assets for both retail and institu

4、tional users.A series of catastrophic collapses and high-profile security breaches over the past few years has forced a critical reckoning with this custodial risk.Consequently,retail users and institutions alike have increasingly migrated their assets from exchanges to self-custody wallet infrastru

5、cture for greater security andcontrol.A properly managed wallet does not require KYC to receive,hold,ortransfer funds.There is no account to freeze,no counterparty to compel,andnowithdrawal policy to change.While a wide range of self-custody configurations exists,hardware wallets have emerged as the

6、 default endpoint for long-term asset storage among retail users.They strike a practical balance between security,usability,and operational simplicity,and are typically the first self-custody tool users adopt once assets leave centralized platforms.This report examines 375 survey responses from Coin