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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.6 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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SecurityLedger devices from one reseller had an extra part. The chip was not the hole.
Buyers from a Southeast Asian reseller were told not to set unused devices up. Researcher estimates of the loss run from the tens of millions into the mid-nineties. Ledger has not confirmed a total. The Secure Element was not the clipboard.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
RegulationThe CFTC asked questions about a crypto exchange licence. Questions are not the licence.
On 5 October 2026 the CFTC published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM. The Federal Register printed it on 13 October. Comments run to 14 December. There is no rule text in force.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationFinCEN withdrew two wallet proposals that had never taken effect.
On 5 October 2026 FinCEN withdrew the December 2020 unhosted-wallet proposal and the October 2023 plan to treat crypto mixing as a primary money-laundering concern. Both withdrawals took effect on 6 October. Neither draft had ever been in force.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationThe SEC’s crypto custody proposal lets the adviser hold the coins. That is not your keys.
On 1 October 2026 the SEC proposed custody rules for advisers and regulated funds that hold crypto. State-chartered trust companies could qualify. An adviser could self-custody only under conditions. Clients holding their own keys is a different sentence.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationTreasury published the GENIUS Act’s state forms. A form is not a licence.
On 30 September 2026 Treasury published an interim final rule, FR Doc. 2026-19966, for states that want their stablecoin regimes treated as substantially similar to the GENIUS Act. The Act’s own start date is still 18 January 2027.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityBitget lost about $387.5 million from hot wallets. That is an exchange ledger.
On 24 September 2026 Bitget halted withdrawals after unauthorised transfers from hot and warm wallets. The first figure was $351.6 million. A later count, including Zcash and TRON, put it at about $387.5 million. Customer keys were not the story Bitget told.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 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 readCrypto 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 read
SecurityA 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 readCrypto 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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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 ·
ReviewBlockchain.com
Score 3.3 of 5. 3.3The explorer is a public lookup tool. The wallet and exchange are company products. Use the name carefully, enable real two-factor authentication, and do not treat a web login as cold storage.EasyCryptoGuides ·Stay a little clearer on crypto
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