There are several
types of cold wallets; paper, physical and hardware bitcoin wallets.
Not exact matches
It is an offline
wallet, and is usually regarded as a
type of «
cold storage» (extra-secure storage that does not make contact with the hackable internet), although it has some important differences that make its presence in that category debatable (more on this further down).
There are a number
of different
types of wallets including ones you download to your phone or computer, online
wallets and even offline,
cold storage
wallets.
As part
of questionnaires issued in late August, the FSA asked exchange applicants how their assets were distributed in the two
types of accounts [
cold and hot
wallets]... After the company [Coincheck] filed for registration in September, the FSA highlighted the risk
of unauthorized accesses taking place in its computer system and urged it to strengthen security.
It's thus recommended to use both
types of wallets — hot
wallets to hold small amounts
of bitcoin for daily transactions, and
cold, or offline,
wallets for storing larger sums.