1. Hot vs cold context
“Hot” wallets connected to markets are constantly exposed to phishing, exit scams, platform hacks and account takeovers. “Cold” storage refers to wallets kept offline, away from day‑to‑day interactions.
2. Segregating long-term holdings
TorZon‑related guides sometimes stress that any funds a person cannot afford to lose should live in cold storage that has never interacted with darknet services or untrusted devices.
3. Human factors
Complex cold‑storage schemes can fail when people forget passphrases, lose backups or misconfigure devices. Security and simplicity need to be balanced in ways that match real human behaviour.