SSP Academy

Guides, tutorials, and deep dives to help you master self-custody with SSP.

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Multisig Explained

How 2-of-2 multisignature actually works in SSP — and why it matters.

8 articles

Crypto Basics

Foundational concepts every crypto user should know.

2 articles

Security & Self-Custody

Protect your crypto: seeds, phishing, hardware, threat models.

8 articles

How-To Guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for common SSP tasks.

1 article

Coin & Chain Guides

Deep dives into individual coins and chains SSP supports.

1 article

DeFi & Account Abstraction

Staking, lending, swaps, and ERC-4337 explained.

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Multisig Deep Dive

7 parts

Self-Custody Fundamentals

6 parts

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Navy SSP cover with shield, key, eye-off and CPU icons on a dark gradient, the failure-modes chapter of Multisig Deep Dive

Multisig failure modes and how SSP mitigates them

Five multisig failure modes: lost device, lost seed, key compromise, server outage, total destruction — and the recovery path for each in SSP.

10 min read
Navy SSP cover with key, lightning and shield icons on a dark gradient, the single-signer UX chapter of Multisig Deep Dive

Single-signer multisig: how SSP makes two devices feel like one wallet

How SSP collapses 2-of-2 multisig into single-signer UX, what is hidden, where it breaks, and why the friction you see is the security.

9 min read
Navy SSP cover with key, shield, fingerprint and lock icons on a dark gradient, the social-recovery comparison chapter of Multisig Deep Dive

Social recovery vs multisig: two answers to losing a key

Multisig protects against theft; social recovery protects against loss. Side-by-side comparison of when each wins for solo, joint and team setups.

8 min read
Navy SSP cover with key, shield, CPU and lightning icons on a dark gradient, the Schnorr chapter of the Multisig Deep Dive series

Schnorr signatures and multisig aggregation

How Schnorr's linearity lets multisig become a single on-chain signature, what MuSig2 does, and what aggregation changes for SSP fees and privacy.

9 min read
Navy SSP cover with key, shield and CPU icons on a dark gradient, the BIP48 chapter of the Multisig Deep Dive series

BIP48 explained: the derivation path behind SSP

How BIP48 standardises multisig wallet construction, why SSP follows it, and what that means for recoverability outside SSP.

8 min read
Navy SSP cover with key, shield and lock icons on a dark gradient, the m-of-n picker chapter of the Multisig Deep Dive series

2-of-2 vs 2-of-3 vs m-of-n multisig: picking the right threshold

Multisig threshold guide for solo, joint and team setups: when 2-of-2 suffices, when 2-of-3 starts to pay for itself, when teams need 3-of-5.

8 min read
Navy SSP cover with key, shield and lock icons over a dark gradient, opening the Multisig Deep Dive series

What is multisig, and why it matters

Plain-English intro to multi-signature wallets — what m-of-n really means, how it differs from a single-key seed backup, and when it's worth the friction.

7 min read
Navy SSP cover for Self-custody checklist for your first $1,000, with wallet, key, shield and fingerprint icons over a dark gradient

Self-custody checklist for your first $1,000 — the concrete starter playbook

Eight ordered steps to set up SSP 2-of-2, write down both seeds, test recovery, and move your first $1,000 off the exchange in one afternoon.

8 min read
Navy SSP cover for Self-custody without going to cold storage, with wallet, key, shield and lightning icons over a dark gradient

Self-custody without going to cold storage — the middle path most users need

Self-custody isn't a single setup. The right point on the spectrum is warm storage — a multisig you actually use — not air-gapped cold storage.

8 min read
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What self-custody actually requires of you — the honest list

Backups, opsec, device management, recovery planning, time and attention — the five-category bill self-custody puts on you, no marketing softening.

8 min read
Navy SSP cover for The 7 failure modes exchanges can suffer, with shield, lock, hidden-eye and lightning icons over a dark gradient

The 7 failure modes exchanges can suffer (and what each one looks like)

Insolvency, hacks, freezes, exit scams, sanctions, KYC locks, withdrawal halts — the seven ways your funds can leave a custodial exchange.

9 min read
Navy SSP cover for Custodial vs. non-custodial wallets, with wallet, key, shield and CPU icons over a dark gradient

Custodial vs. non-custodial wallets: definitions, trade-offs, and the wallets that quietly are one

What custodial vs. non-custodial actually means, the 12-word test that tells them apart, the wallets that pretend to be one and aren't.

7 min read