There's no better reminder that you are balls deep in crypto than getting a new device and having to get that device crypto-functional

So, I thought I was self aware. I enjoy crypto, think it's cool. I'm invested in it, but I always thought, "I'm not crazy about it." I also thought that it would be relatively easy for my spouse to recover my crypto if something happened to me (as she knows where I store my seed phrases).

Today, I got a new laptop and went to set it up, and my oh my, was there a lot more than I thought. Here's the overview of everything I had to do.

• First, get securely hidden documents with seed phrases listed
• Laptop came pre-installed with Chrome. Go on Chrome, download Brave.
• In Brave, set up wallets/extensions
• Import Brave wallet
• Connect Brave to Gemini
• Next, download metamask extension
• In metamask, first imported my Reddit vault
  • Add Polygon Network

1. Add wETH
2. Add USDC
3. Add wBNB
4. Add Bitcone (Reddit Avatar Memecoin)

• Add Arbitrum Nova Network

1. Add Moons
2. Add USDC
3. Add Moon/ETH LP token

• Add Binance Smart Chain
• Import TheAvatarFaucet.com wallet
• Add Polygon Network

1. Add wETH
2. Add USDC

• Add Arbitrum Nova Network

1. Add Moons

• Go to Opensea and connect my Reddit vault to OS.
• Connect wallet to DEXes and DeFi apps (sushi, rcp swap, quick swap, uniswap)
• Set up Bitcoin Hot Wallet (download/import seed)
• Next, download AlgoSigner extension so I can use Algorand DApps
• Next, set up Algorand Wallets
  • Import seed for hot wallet
    • Connect hot wallet to DeFi and Dex
  • Go to set up Ledger X
    • Get Ledger out of secure location
    • Connect Ledger X to computer
    • Set up Ledger X on new computer
    • Import Ledger through MyAlgo
• Next, add Eternl extention (Cardano wallet)
  • Import Cardano Hot Wallet
    • Connect hot wallet to DeFi, Dex, and NFT Marketplace
  • Import Ledger account
• Download CKB Full Node Wallet (Neuron)
  • Download
  • Import seed
  • Sync

Between all the downloads, finding seeds, and finding contract addresses on Metamask, the process took me about 4 hours to complete, and I know exactly what I was doing. I also only hold 6 tokens (plus free BAT that I convert to BTC). I can't imagine how long the process would take if I had a portfolio of 15+ coins.

We preach about the importance of self-custody, and I agree it's incredibly important. However, currently the average person would not be able to figure out how to recover all the lost coins of a relative. I think within the next 5 years, we will start seeing "crypto basic" courses being taught to high schoolers and at least giving people the fundamental understanding of what needs to be done to recover the loses