Crypto Wallets Are Getting Smarter—But Are They Smart Enough?
M y buddy Dave’s the kind of guy who’d lose his keys in a one-room apartment. So when he dove into crypto a couple years back, I figured he’d be toast—private keys, seed phrases, all that sounded like a disaster waiting to happen. Fast forward to 2025, and he’s still hodling strong, thanks to this slick AI-powered crypto wallet he won’t shut up about. It’s got auto-backups, phishing detectors, even a voice assistant that walks him through trades. “It’s like a financial babysitter,” he says, grinning over his third coffee. And I’ll admit, it’s got me thinking: are these brainy wallets the future of crypto, or just another shiny toy we’ll ditch in a year? The Evolution of the Crypto Wallet Crypto wallets used to be dead simple—digital lockboxes, nothing more. You had your private key, you guarded it like your life depended on it, and if you messed up, poof, your Bitcoin was gone. Remember the horror stories? That guy who lost $200 million because he forgot his password, or the dude who c...