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Security

Plain guides for keeping crypto safe: lock down exchange accounts, spot phishing, store seed phrases, revoke token approvals, and learn from the biggest hacks.

Guides

  1. 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. 8 min.

  2. 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. 7 min.

  3. 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. 10 min.

  4. 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. 6 min.

  5. 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. 9 min.

  6. 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. 8 min.

  7. Security checklist

    20 checks for exchange accounts, wallets, phishing and devices. Progress saved in your browser.

Major incidents

  1. Bybit · 2025-02 · $1.5B

    Even cold multisigs fail if signers cannot independently verify what they sign. Use hardware wallets that decode transaction data on-device.

  2. WazirX · 2024-07 · $235M

    Blind signing is the root cause of most large custody losses. Verify contract upgrades on-device.

  3. DMM Bitcoin · 2024-05 · $305M

    Deposit protection varies by country. Check what happens to your funds if the exchange fails.

  4. Poloniex and HTX · 2023-11 · $150M

    Hot-wallet key management is a recurring weak point. Keep long-term holdings off exchanges.

  5. Mixin Network · 2023-09 · $200M

    Custodial wallets carry exchange-like risk without exchange-like disclosure.

Full timeline (16 incidents) →

Security news

  1. White-Hat Hackers Route Coldcard Exploit Bitcoin Into 'Recovery Trust'

    Decrypt · · Security · Bitcoin

  2. White Hats Move Over $4.5 in Bitcoins From Coldcard to Recovery Trust

    Bitcoin Magazine · · Security · Bitcoin

  3. Crypto-draining FOMO app was available on Apple store for a week

    Protos · · Security

  4. White hats outrun Coldcard hackers in 52-Bitcoin evacuation

    Cointelegraph · · Security · Bitcoin

  5. Analysis | Joint Report by Japan, the US, Australia, and Germany: Job-Seeking Phishing and Laptop…

    SlowMist · · Security

  6. Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust

    CoinDesk · · Security · Bitcoin

  7. Google Admits Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies—It Stayed Silent for 7 Weeks

    Decrypt · · Security · Exchanges

  8. Crypto casinos might get doxxed after Curaçao regulator hacked

    Protos · · Security · Regulation

  9. $2M stolen in triple attack on Fetch.ai, NuNet, and SingularityNET

    Protos · · Security

  10. Threat Intelligence | PolinRider Poisons Nova, Using On-Chain Transactions as a C2 Manager

    SlowMist · · Security

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