Security, in plain English.
The recurring ways people lose crypto — scams, phishing, malicious approvals, address poisoning, rug pulls — and the verification habits and due diligence that prevent them.
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What are the most common crypto scams?
The most common scams rely on deception, not hacking: fake support, impersonation, 'guaranteed return' schemes, phishing…
What are phishing and fake websites?
Phishing tricks you into entering secrets — keys, seed phrases, or logins — on sites or messages that imitate trusted on…
What are dangerous wallet approvals?
An approval grants a smart contract permission to use a token from your wallet. Overly broad or unlimited approvals — es…
What is address poisoning?
Address poisoning is a trick that plants a look-alike address into your transaction history, hoping you'll copy it from …
What is a rug pull?
A rug pull is when the people behind a crypto project suddenly take the funds or abandon it, leaving holders with worthl…
How do I verify an address, asset, and network?
Before sending, confirm three things: the address (check first and last characters against the true source), the asset (…
What can and cannot be recovered after a mistake?
On most blockchains, a confirmed transaction is permanent: funds sent to a wrong address or wrong network usually cannot…
What is practical crypto due diligence?
Due diligence means checking before you act: verify the source, be skeptical of promises, confirm you understand the ris…