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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At 09:29 UTC on 31 October 2026 about 97 million CORE staked through b14g was withdrawn without permission. A later post says the recovered pile goes back within five to seven days, about 70% of each stake. The rest is a promise against future revenue.EasyCryptoGuides · · 7 min read
SecurityNomic’s nBTC broke. Osmosis froze allBTC. A voucher is not bitcoin.
On 9 September 2026 Osmosis said about 39.84 nBTC — roughly 36% of Alloyed BTC backing — was affected. An emergency upgrade froze 22.65 BTC. Mint and redeem are paused.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityLiquid printed unbacked L-BTC. Bitcoin did not break.
On 6 September 2026 a bug in Elements let unbacked L-BTC be minted and pegged out. About 3,996 BTC left the federation reserve. 3,400 came back the next day. The rest had not, as of the incident reports.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationNasdaq Texas got a 15% buffer. That is listing plumbing, not a commodity blessing.
On 3 September 2026 the SEC approved Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d) changes: a 15% NAV buffer, a “digital commodity” definition, and active management. Bitcoin did not become a new asset that afternoon.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
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
MarketsDelayed prices on a publication are not a bug
Our header quotes a cached snapshot copied from the same production table the old site used. If it says delayed, it is telling the truth — on purpose.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readWhat is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is software that keeps a shared record of who can spend which coins — without a bank in the middle. Here is the mechanism, the limits, and the ways a headline turns that into something it is not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 7 min read
WalletsHow crypto wallets actually work
If you remember one idea, make it this: the network holds the coins. Your wallet holds the keys. That distinction explains most of the fear, the scams, and the recovery phrases.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min readBlockchainWhat is a blockchain?
Strip away the slogans and a blockchain is a ledger that many computers keep in sync, with a method for agreeing on the next page. That design choice has costs as well as benefits.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is a cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is an entry on a public ledger that you can move if you hold the matching keys. That one sentence explains most of the wonder and most of the ways people get hurt.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min readMining