Crypto wallet security in four decisions and one habit
Most wallet theft targets people and process, not cryptography. Four decisions and one monthly habit cover the attacks that emptied wallets in 2025 and 2026.
Guides
Guides
The mechanics behind the news: how an airdrop is decided, how a listing reaches an exchange, how to read a token's supply schedule and how to keep your keys. Each guide is checked against primary sources and updated when the rules change.
How exchange listings work and what they do to a token's price
A listing opens a token to an exchange's customers, usually in set stages. Each stage has rules you can read in the notice, and the price reaction ranges from flat to...
How to farm airdrops safely with separate wallets and approval checks
Farm from a separate wallet that holds only what a campaign needs, keep long-term funds on a hardware wallet, and review token approvals monthly. The setup takes an...
How to spot airdrop scams before you sign anything
A real airdrop can cost network gas but never a fee to the project or your recovery phrase. Scams ask for one or the other, or for a signature that hands over your...
How to read a token's supply, float, FDV and unlock calendar
Three public numbers show how much of a token trades today, how much is still locked and when it arrives. Monad's October 2026 figures work as a worked example.
What a crypto airdrop is, who qualifies and what it costs
Airdrops pay wallets for past or ongoing use of a product. The pool is fixed, the crowd is large, and a real claim never asks for a fee or a recovery phrase.
How spot bitcoin ETF flows work, and how to read them
A daily flow records a change in a fund's share count, not a purchase on an exchange. This guide shows how the figure is made, where to find it and how to read a real...
A pre-flight checklist for claiming an airdrop safely
A claim page can ask your wallet for a transaction, a signature or an approval, and they are not the same. Run these five checks, with prompts walked through.
How a perp DEX works, from funding rates to liquidation
Perpetual futures never expire, so funding and margin rules decide how long a position survives. One $10,000 trade is worked through to its liquidation price, with five...
How prediction markets work, and what a 0.62 price means
A share priced at 0.62 costs $0.62 and pays $1 if the event happens. The price is a quote, not a forecast, and the rules behind it decide whether a win gets paid.
How stablecoins work, how they fail and what the new rules require
Fiat-backed, crypto-collateralised and algorithmic stablecoins fail in different ways. This guide checks reserves, two depegs, GENIUS and MiCA status, and a risk...
How airdrop teams use points and sybil filters to pick wallets
Teams score activity with points, then group wallets by funding source and behaviour to drop sybils. Public write-ups show what is known and what is not.
What the CLARITY Act would change after its failed Senate vote
The bill sorts tokens into securities and commodities, splits oversight between two agencies and fights over stablecoin yield, DeFi and ethics. The Senate has not passed...
How crypto airdrops are taxed in the US, UK, Germany and France
The US taxes airdropped tokens you control as income. The UK and Germany ask what you did in return. France taxes sales, and we found no airdrop rule.