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Six short reads, in order. Skip around if you already know a piece. None of it is a prompt to buy.
- 1What is cryptocurrency?A shared ledger and keys — not an app, a company, or a guaranteed investment.4 min read
- 2How does blockchain work?Why a public record is hard to rewrite, and what that does not protect you from.3 min read
- 3What is Bitcoin?The first widely used cryptocurrency, without the trading-floor jargon.7 min read
- 4How do crypto wallets work?The network holds the coins. Your wallet holds the keys.4 min read
- 5How do you buy cryptocurrency?On-ramps are companies. Withdrawals are the product. Test amounts exist for a reason.3 min read
- 6How do you keep crypto safer?Phrases, phishing, and the difference between a hack and a hurried send.3 min read
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SecurityBTCPay says old servers were drained. A self-hosted wallet is still a hot wallet.
BTCPay Server warned on 1 November that some hot wallets on its software had been drained, and told operators to take servers offline. On 2 November it said the vector targets version 2.4.1 and older, and that it has no credible reports of drains on 2.4.7.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
Securityb14g says 97 million CORE left its staking contracts. The bitcoin stayed locked.
At 09:29 UTC on 31 October 2026 about 97 million CORE staked through b14g was withdrawn without permission. The project paused the contracts. It said bitcoin locked through the same product was not taken.EasyCryptoGuides · · 5 min read
SecurityzkLink stopped Nova after a bridge exploit. A halt is not a refund.
On 29 October 2026 zkLink suspended block production on Nova and disabled withdrawals after an attack on its Arbitrator contracts on Ethereum and Optimism. The project published no loss figure and no cause beyond the contract it named.EasyCryptoGuides · · 5 min read
SecurityHumanode says 12.8 million eHMND was taken. Native HMND was not.
At 15:00 UTC on 28 October 2026 an attacker took 12,773,243.03 eHMND from 436 accounts on Humanode’s contract environment. The project fixed that path in about 40 minutes and said every owner will be repaid in eHMND.EasyCryptoGuides · · 5 min read
SecurityBloom says a trading bot lost 9,408 SOL. A bot that can send is a hot wallet.
On 26 October 2026 Bloom said a flaw in a third-party module drained about 9,408 SOL from 49 addresses belonging to nine users. It took the bot offline and promised to repay those users in full.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
SecurityInitia halted after unbacked tokens left a bridge. A pause is not a refund.
Initia halted its layer-1 and its rollups at 15:41 UTC on 23 October 2026. It later said a script-caching bug let an attacker take unbacked WETH, iUSD, and USDC across bridges. A post-mortem was still outstanding.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min readGuides
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ExchangesHow buying crypto actually works
Buying cryptocurrency is usually buying from a company, then optionally taking the keys. Confusing those two steps is how people think they “own Bitcoin” when they own a balance in an app.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
Crypto BasicsHow to read a crypto headline without getting played
A calmer reading method for the news cycle: separate what happened from what someone wants you to feel, and notice which facts would still matter if the candle were red instead of green.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readSecurityA practical checklist for keeping crypto safer
Security here is less about secret knowledge and more about boring habits: slow down, verify destinations, and treat your recovery phrase like a spare house key — because that is what it is.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
Crypto BasicsStablecoins: useful, not magic
Stablecoins are how a lot of crypto activity avoids living entirely in volatile units. They are also how people forget that “stable” is a product claim, not a law of nature.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min readWalletsA backup is an estate plan, not a treasure map
Self-custody without a tested restore and a boring instruction for the living is a story you tell yourself. Company accounts inherit like company accounts. Clever schemes you cannot explain will fail your future self.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
EthereumEthereum without the jargon
Bitcoin is mostly a ledger of coins. Ethereum adds a way to run small programs on that shared computer. Here is what that means in ordinary language, including the bits that confuse newcomers.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min readReviews
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ReviewStarter hardware wallet
Score 4.2 of 5. 4.2A solid first device if you want keys offline and can store a recovery phrase properly.EasyCryptoGuides ·
ReviewModern software wallet (category)
Score 3.8 of 5. 3.8Fine for small balances and learning, if you practise recovery and treat every signature as real. Not a substitute for a hardware device once the number would ruin your month.EasyCryptoGuides ·
ReviewMajor centralised exchange (category)
Score 3.5 of 5. 3.5A reasonable on-ramp if you use withdrawals, enable real two-factor authentication, and never store more than you are willing to treat as a balance at a private company. The marketing is louder than the account agreement.EasyCryptoGuides ·Stay a little clearer on crypto
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