The story of BEAMX brings up a question: why do we still entrust our assets to platforms for custody?

Over the years, people have become accustomed to being controlled by platforms. Accounts are in someone else's hands, private keys are in someone else's hands, and the fate of assets is beyond one's control. Every time a platform encounters issues, users are forced to bear the consequences — this should have changed long ago.

Self-custody changes the game. When assets truly belong to you, no one can move them. Not an exchange, not a bank, and not any intermediary. You control the keys, you control the future. This is the core promise of Web3.

Your assets, your keys, your rights to choose. This is not an ideal; it is the baseline.