Cold Storage wallets are a must to keep your digital assets safe. I use both Trezor and Ledger. No transactions can take place without you physically pressing the necessary buttons on the device. Check them out.It is widely admitted, by our own government no less, that North Korea has effectively mapped out the crypto world to the point they can steal at will. It's like keeping your money in an unguarded safe surrounded by criminals that all have the combination. How is that an investment worth considering? It's not secure and it has failed in its mission to be a currency that is not controlled by governments and the current banking system. I just can't see the point or why it is deemed "the way". Granted, our current currency is a hot mess at best and there really is no where to put money these days that has a chance of keeping up with inflation but still. I just can't make sense of it. Maybe I'm just not smart enough to understand.
I believe the US Guberment has already demonstrated that crypto (including BTC) can be traced/hacked after the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. They recovered the funds from that hack.