- How to secure your crypto exchange account in 2026
A step-by-step hardening guide for Binance, OKX, Coinbase and any other exchange: 2FA, anti-phishing codes, withdrawal whitelists, API keys and session hygiene.
- How to spot a crypto phishing site or fake support agent
Fake exchange logins, poisoned search ads, Discord 'support' and wallet-drainer sites: the tells, the tricks and the habits that make you immune.
- Seed phrase security and hardware wallets: the complete guide
How seed phrases work, where to store them, which hardware wallet to buy, how to use a passphrase, and how to test your recovery before you need it.
- Token approvals explained: how to review and revoke them
What ERC-20 approvals, setApprovalForAll and Permit signatures do, why unlimited approvals are dangerous, and how to revoke them on Ethereum, L2s, BNB Chain and Solana.
- How to evaluate whether a crypto exchange is safe
A due-diligence framework: proof of reserves, licensing, insurance funds, hack history, withdrawal reliability and the red flags that preceded FTX, Mt. Gox and DMM Bitcoin.
- Airdrop scams, wallet drainers and pig-butchering: how they work and how to avoid them
The playbook behind fake airdrops, drainer kits, romance and 'investment' scams, fake job offers and address poisoning, with the specific defence for each.
- What happens to your funds when a crypto exchange is hacked
What follows an exchange breach: withdrawal freeze, the protection-fund question, phased reopening, the incident report, and what to do in the first 24 hours, with Bitget, Bybit and FTX as cases.
- How stolen crypto is laundered, and why it matters to you
Peel chains, destination tags, THORChain and round-lot parking: how the Bitget and Bybit proceeds were moved, what can be frozen, and why it matters to ordinary holders.
- Security checklist
20 checks for exchange accounts, wallets and devices.
- Hack and collapse timeline
The biggest losses since Mt. Gox, and the lesson from each.