While Tonkeeper for Android is a “hot wallet” designed for convenient everyday use, it promotes the security principle that large amounts of crypto should be stored in “cold storage” – on devices completely disconnected from the internet. The wallet facilitates this by making it easy to transfer funds between a hot and cold wallet. A user might use tonkeeper for daily transactions and DeFi interactions with a small balance, while keeping the majority of their holdings on a hardware wallet or even a paper wallet generated from an air-gapped device. The wallet’s interface allows for easy sending to any external address, including one belonging to a cold storage solution. This best practice, often summarized as “different wallets for different purposes,” is a key tenet of cryptocurrency security. Tonkeeper fits perfectly into this strategy as the versatile and secure hot wallet component of a comprehensive personal security setup for an Android user.
