Guides, tutorials, and deep dives to help you master crypto self-custody.
Foundational concepts every crypto user should know — wallets, keys, transactions, and blockchains explained.
16 articles
Protect your crypto: seed phrases, phishing, scam patterns, and hardware wallet best practices.
17 articles
Decentralized finance explained — staking, lending, swaps, yield, and how to use DeFi safely.
38 articles
NFTs, digital collectibles, and on-chain ownership: how they work and how to manage them.
13 articles
Step-by-step walkthroughs for common crypto tasks — sending, receiving, swapping, and recovering.
21 articles
Deep dives into individual coins and chains — what they do, how they work, and how to hold them.
51 articles
A new SEC proposal puts crypto custody by investment advisers and funds in focus. For wallet users, the key question is who can authorize a transfer, not simply whose name appears on the account.
Reported diversion of staking rewards prompted MetaMask to exit Ethereum validators. ETH stakers should check reward destinations, withdrawal credentials, and exit status as separate issues.
zk.money has returned as an option for private payments connected to Ethereum. Here is what a deposit can still reveal and what to check before using the new release.
Chainlink’s September 28 CCIP 2.0 launch puts configurable security checks and faster transfers in focus. Here is what those changes mean when you move assets between chains from a self-custody wallet.
Tether can restrict transfers of its USDT on supported networks even when you control your wallet keys. A September 28 Senate report and Tether’s response bring that distinction into focus.
Recent Bitcoin and Ether ETF inflows show how regulated funds can connect traditional markets with crypto liquidity. They can influence market sentiment, but holding ETF shares does not give you the same control as holding coins in a self-custody wallet.
Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade has reached both public test networks, moving its proposed faster-finality design closer to real-world testing. Here is what the change could mean for wallet confirmations, exchange deposits, and bridge safety.
The reported Bitget hot-wallet breach highlights how exchange wallets concentrate custody risk, why withdrawals may pause during an incident, and what on-chain tracing can—and cannot—recover. Here is how the reported $387.5 million figure fits with the different estimates in public reporting.
The GENIUS Act creates a federal framework for payment stablecoins, while new Federal Reserve rulemaking would help determine how safeguards work in practice. Here is what reserve quality, capital requirements, redemption rights, and issuer controls mean for people holding dollar tokens in self-custody wallets.
Nearly $20 million in XRP was reportedly drained from 6,678 DCENT wallets across six attack waves. The incident highlights why users must treat a compromised wallet app or key-management system as a reason to stop using old addresses and migrate funds.
On Ergo, a box unmoved for four years can be claimed by anyone. How storage rent works, what happened to Flux's reserve, and how to protect your tokens.
Binance is reported to have purchased a $100 million stake in Circle and agreed to a five-year USDC promotion partnership. The arrangement could improve USDC liquidity and access, but self-custody users should still evaluate networks, redemption assumptions, and exchange concentration.
