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ExchangesA crypto kiosk is a cash window, not a wallet
A bitcoin ATM is not a bank and not a hardware wallet. Hawaii stopped the cash-in side on 1 October 2026. Thirty-four states then told Coinme to leave the kiosk business. The machine was always a money transmitter with a spread.EasyCryptoGuides · · 5 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
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 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 readReviewMajor 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 ·ExchangesAn exchange balance is an IOU, not a wallet
A centralised exchange credits you in its ledger. The chain may not know your name. That is convenient until the company pauses, gets hacked, or goes to court. Here is the custody map without a venue ranking.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
SecurityCoinbase’s contractor breach is an insider story, not a chain failure
In a 14 May 2025 filing, Coinbase said overseas support contractors stole account data and that it would not pay a $20 million ransom. Keys in cold storage were not the headline. Names were.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
SecurityThe Bybit theft was a company wallet. The chain did what signatures do.
Bybit lost a record sum from a wallet its signers controlled. Later attribution pointed at North Korea. A 2026 lawsuit tries to freeze what can still be reached.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readRegulationWhat “regulatory clarity” actually means when you read it in a headline
Policymakers, exchanges, and token issuers all love the word clarity. It rarely means the thing a retail reader hopes: that the hard questions have been retired.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
SecurityDMM Bitcoin’s theft is Japan’s custody lesson, again
On 31 May 2024 DMM Bitcoin reported an unauthorised outflow of 4,502.9 BTC. A company wallet was emptied. Bitcoin’s rules were not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readRegulation