Crypto Impersonation Scams: How Fake Celebrity Giveaways Steal Bitcoin
Crypto impersonation scams use the name, face, voice or account of someone you recognize to persuade you to send cryptocurrency. Fake Elon Musk giveaways…
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What Is Shielded Bitcoin? Private BTC Without a Soft Fork
Shielded Bitcoin is a new research proposal for private Bitcoin-denominated transfers whose data would be published on Bitcoin’s base layer without changing Bitcoin’s consensus…
Clipboard Hijacking Attacks: When Copy and Paste Can Cost You Crypto
Clipboard hijacking attacks can swap a copied crypto address before you paste or approve a transaction. Learn the simple checks that stop the mistake.
Bitget Hack Explained: What Happened to $351.6 Million?
Bitget says unauthorized transfers affected approximately $351.6 million in assets on September 24, 2026. The exchange suspended withdrawals, kept deposits and trading open, and…
Address Poisoning Attacks: The Wallet History Scam
Address poisoning attacks hide fake twin wallet addresses in your transaction history. Learn how the scam works and how to avoid copy-paste mistakes.
Proof of Burn: What Is It?
Proof of Burn is a crypto mechanism where users destroy coins on purpose to prove cost, commitment, or eligibility for new coins or block…
Liquid Network Exploit: What Failed
Illustration: Proof of Tech. On September 6, 2026, attackers exploited Liquid Network’s software to create roughly 4,000 unbacked L-BTC, then exchanged it for real…
Bitcoin Mempool Explained: What Happens Before a Transaction Confirms
Bitcoin Mempool Explained: What Happens Before a Transaction Confirms The Bitcoin mempool is the temporary waiting area where valid transactions sit before miners include…
Bitcoin Multisig Wallet Explained: When More Than One Key Makes Sense
Learn what a Bitcoin multisig wallet is, how 2-of-3 signing works, and when multisig security is worth the extra recovery work.
SafePal Data Breach: Why Customer Data Still Matters
SafePal Data Breach: Why Customer Data Still Matters SafePal says an order-tracking plug-in flaw exposed order information for about 39,798 customers, but not seed…