Very true words spoken here.
If you don’t have the keys then you don’t own the coins. I am sad to think of the losses that people incurred here, but exchange hacks are just part of the crypto life! I agree 100% keep your coins in wallets protected by your keys and don’t depend on anyone else.
In an interesting parallel the President of Venezuela was recently denied access to over 250 million dollars worth of gold his government had stored in a bank in the U.K. !
If you don’t have the keys, you don’t control your money! It’s that simple!