The DeBot incident tells you something crucial: who holds your keys matters. A lot.

Here's the problem—when recovery phrases get generated on servers or online platforms, you're not really in control anymore. The moment it hits a connected system, the security model breaks. You've essentially handed someone else the master key to your funds.

That's why offline-first matters. If your recovery phrase never touches the internet, never gets created on any connected device, you maintain actual sovereignty over your wallet. It stays yours. Not cached somewhere, not logged anywhere, just offline where it should be. This is how self-custody is supposed to work.