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by matt2000 2697 days ago
Another interesting alternative is multisignature wallets, like the new Gnosis Safe: https://safe.gnosis.io/

An on-chain contract holds your funds and requires some number of signatures to authorize transactions (for personal use usually 2, i.e. one from your desktop computer and one from your phone). That way at least you know two separate devices would have to be compromised to cause loss of funds. This also allows for interesting key recovery strategies like having a third paper wallet that is also authorized. You could use that as a backup key that would allow authorization of a new key if your phone were stolen, etc.