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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
SecurityTrezor’s shipping partner leaked customer details. The device is not the leak.
ShipMonk told Trezor it had unauthorised access to order data. About 13,700 recent buyers were exposed. Hardware wallets and keys were not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 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 readRegulationSamourai Wallet’s arrests are a legal theory about mixing as a service
On 24 April 2024 the US charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill over Samourai Wallet. Privacy software and a business that takes a fee are being argued in court, not on a mailing list.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
SecurityTrezor’s support portal leak was a helpdesk, not the device
On 17 January 2024 Trezor said a support ticketing vendor had been accessed. Hardware wallets stayed intact. The inbox did not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
RegulationOFAC listed Tornado Cash. That is a sanctions list, not a code review.
Treasury said the service had laundered billions, including proceeds attributed to North Korean hackers. Compliance desks now have addresses to avoid. A protocol mailing list is not the SDN list.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readSecurityLedger’s shop dump was a mailing list, not the device
A million emails, plus a large slice of postal details. Hardware wallets stayed intact. Phishing and, later, worse mail, used the list. Cold storage does not encrypt the invoice.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readCrypto BasicsWhat is Zcash (ZEC)?
Zcash lets you send in the open or in a shielded pool. The cap is 21 million ZEC. Since the 2024 halving the subsidy is 1.5625 ZEC, and a slice of that is kept for grants and a fund, not paid to the miner.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
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