So, I'm from the UK, and in the past have wagered at online sportsbooks based offshore. A lot of these sportsbooks stopped allowing people from the UK to be customers and/or stopped us from depositing by the usual methods (debit card, skrill, neteller etc). I was left with a $2800 balance in one of these sportsbooks at the start of the year, and the only way they would pay me was by Bitcoin.

So, knowing next to nothing about Bitcoin, I opened an account at Blockchain.com. I've had no issue with them. When I log in, they send me an email link, then a SMS code to my phone, so it seems secure enough. But now my initial balance has more than doubled, I'm wondering if a large amount is safe there? Especially as I have no intentions of selling any time soon and hope it grows more. I know a lot more about Bitcoin now (I've been a fan of Cathie Wood for a while now), but I still know little about the methods of keeping my Bitcoin safe.

As I say I'm happy with my current provider (and they pay me 4.4% interest), but wanted to double check. Thanks.