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.
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Security
Hacks, exploits and the habits that prevent losses. We report what was taken, how, and what has been confirmed, then separate the verified from the claimed. Practical guidance lives in our guides.
Liquid Network pauses after an Elements bug drains 3,996 BTC
A bug in Elements let someone mint L-BTC from nothing, and the federation paid out real bitcoin against it. The holder claims to...
Coldcard flaw lets attackers drain 1,816 BTC, about $116 million
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