tkx bro, yea been following bitcoin since around may/june. so i will trade it thru broker and buy hold thru wallet also. any recommendation on where i could buy some bitcoin/eth for my wallet? say i wanted to buy 1k in bitcoin..i live in NYC, what would be good wallet for USA also? if u know any

hello group, so after finally having no $ to invest in bitcoin when it was still below $2k as i really had none to invest,SMH, ive got a few bucks to invest now. Im not new to trading as i trade the forex market, ive done some research and think trading thru broker, not exchange, would be best bet, which is right up my alley, but really only plan to buy and hold, not trade it too often. any advice or tips on this would be helpful also, ty. now my question is, if i buy bitcoin or etherium and just put it in a wallet, would that be considered "investing" in it? like would my wallet acct grow as bitcoin or etherium price rises?
tkx group, appreciate any feedback..
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