Clear Signing vs Blind Signing: The Crypto Safety Shift of 2026
Blind signing, approving transactions you cannot read, causes huge crypto losses. A 2026 Clear Signing standard aims to fix it. Here is what changes.
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Wallets, chains and the rules that govern them.
Secure Your Crypto Exchange Account: 2026 Checklist
Most crypto account thefts come from user-side weaknesses, not exchange hacks. Here is a practical checklist to lock down your exchange account in 2026.
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Account Abstraction: How ERC-4337 Fixes Wallet UX
ERC-4337 turns crypto wallets into programmable smart accounts with gasless transactions, passkey logins, and social recovery. Here is how it works.
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Crypto Inheritance: Passing On Bitcoin Safely in 2026
Tens of billions in crypto are already lost to death. Here is how to plan your crypto inheritance so your heirs can actually access it, without exposing it now.
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The US CBDC Ban Through 2030: What the New Law Actually Does
Congress moved to block a Federal Reserve digital dollar until 2030 while exempting private stablecoins. Here is what the rule changes and what it does not.
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Bitcoin ETF Flows Swing Hard in 2026, and a New Income Fund Arrives
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw record outflows then a rebound in 2026, while a new options-income product debuted. Here is what the numbers actually say.
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Blockchain Finality and Reorgs, Explained
Finality is the point a crypto transaction can no longer be reversed. Here is the difference between probabilistic and deterministic finality, and why it matters.
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Crypto Bridge Hacks in 2026: Why Cross-Chain Bridges Keep Getting Drained
Bridges lost hundreds of millions to exploits in 2026 despite holding a fraction of DeFi's value. Here is why the verification layer keeps failing.
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Yield Farming Explained: How It Works and the Risks
Yield farming puts idle crypto to work for returns, but the risks are real. Here is how it works, what realistic 2026 yields look like, and what to watch.
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The Stablecoin Yield Fight: Why Lawmakers Want to Ban Interest on Your Tokens
A central debate in 2026 crypto policy is whether stablecoins can pay yield. Here is what 'passive yield' means and why Congress wants to prohibit it.
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Crypto Staking in 2026: How Rewards Are Taxed and Where the Risks Hide
Staking can earn yield, but rewards are taxable income and liquid staking and restaking add layered risks. Here is what to understand before you stake.
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Flash Loans and Flash Loan Attacks, Explained
Flash loans let anyone borrow millions with no collateral, repaid in one transaction. Here is how they work and how attackers weaponize them in DeFi.
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Form 1099-DA: What Crypto Investors Need to Know for 2026
Brokers now send the IRS a 1099-DA for your crypto sales, and 2026 adds cost-basis reporting. Here is what the form covers and where the gaps are.
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Social Recovery Wallets: Life After the Seed Phrase
Smart wallets can replace the seed phrase with guardians, passkeys, and timelocks. Here is how social recovery works and its trade-offs in 2026.
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Why Stablecoins Depeg: Risks Behind the Dollar Peg
Stablecoins promise a steady dollar value, but they can and do break their peg. Here is how pegs are maintained and what causes them to fail.
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Address Poisoning: The Copy-Paste Scam Draining Crypto Wallets
Attackers seed your transaction history with look-alike addresses so you paste the wrong one. Here is how the scam works and how to stop it.
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The CLARITY Act Stalls in the Senate: Where U.S. Crypto Market-Structure Rules Stand
After clearing committee in May, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act hit closed-door obstacles in June 2026, with passage odds falling sharply.
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Crypto OTC Desks: How Big Trades Avoid Slippage
Large crypto orders eat into the order book and get a worse price. OTC desks fix this with one private quote. Here is how over-the-counter trading works in 2026.
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Privacy Coins in 2026: Monero, Zcash, and Delistings
Privacy coins like Monero face waves of exchange delistings while Zcash adapts. Here is how they work and where they stand under 2026 regulation.
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Real-World Asset Tokenization in 2026: Past the Hype Numbers
Tokenized real-world assets jumped past $25 billion on-chain in 2026. Here is what the category actually contains and where the real growth is.
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Cold Wallet vs Hot Wallet: Which to Use in 2026
Hot wallets are convenient but exposed; cold wallets are secure but slower. Here is how they differ and how to split your crypto between them in 2026.
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DePIN in 2026: Can Token Incentives Really Build Real-World Infrastructure?
DePIN projects pay people in tokens to deploy hardware like wireless hotspots and GPUs. Here is what is genuinely working in 2026 and what is still hype.
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The FATF Travel Rule for Crypto: 2026 Status
The Travel Rule forces crypto exchanges to share sender and recipient data on transfers. Here is how it works, the thresholds, and why it affects you.
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Self-Custody Done Right: Backing Up Seed Phrases and Using Multisig
Losing a seed phrase loses your crypto forever. Here is how to back one up properly and when a multisig setup is worth the extra complexity.
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Solana's Firedancer Client in 2026: What It Changes and What It Does Not
Firedancer is now live on Solana mainnet, promising huge throughput and client diversity. Here is the realistic picture behind the headline TPS numbers.
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How Crypto Staking Rewards Are Taxed in 2026: The Dominion-and-Control Rule
The IRS taxes staking rewards as ordinary income when you control them. Here is what that means, the open court fight, and the bill that could change it.
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EIP-1559 Explained: Base Fees, Tips, and ETH Burning
EIP-1559 reshaped how Ethereum charges gas and burns ETH. Here is how the base fee, tips, and the burn mechanism actually work, in plain language.
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The GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules: Where Things Stand in Mid-2026
Federal regulators are finalizing GENIUS Act rules for payment stablecoins. Here is what the law actually requires and what is still being decided.
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The 25th Word: How a Hardware Wallet Passphrase Creates a Hidden Vault
A BIP39 passphrase adds an optional 25th word to your seed phrase, creating a separate hidden wallet that survives even if your seed leaks.
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Wallet Drainer Scams in 2026: How Approval Phishing Works and How to Stop It
Drainers do not steal your seed phrase; they trick you into signing an approval. Here is how to spot, block, and revoke malicious permissions.
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How to Bridge Crypto Safely in 2026: A Step-by-Step Risk Checklist
Cross-chain bridges remain one of crypto's biggest hacking targets. Here is a practical routine for moving assets between chains with less risk.
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Crypto Wash Sale Rule and Tax-Loss Harvesting 2026
The wash sale rule still does not apply to crypto in 2026, creating a tax-loss harvesting edge. Here is how it works and why it may not last.
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Ethereum ETFs Start Paying Staking Rewards: What the 2026 Approval Changed
After a regulatory ruling cleared staking rewards as non-securities, Ethereum ETFs began distributing yield. Here is how staked ETFs work and what to weigh.
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Perpetual DEXs in 2026: How On-Chain Perps Work
Perpetual futures DEXs let you trade leverage with no centralized exchange. Here is how perps work, why funding rates matter, and the risks involved.
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Bitcoin Mining Economics in 2026: Life After the Halving
Two years after the subsidy halved, Bitcoin mining settled into a new equilibrium of thin margins, record hashrate, and ruthless efficiency demands.
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Why a Wave of New Crypto ETFs Is Hitting the Market in 2026
The SEC's generic listing standards cut crypto ETF approval times dramatically. Here is how the new fast track works and what it means.
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Stablecoins Become Payment Rails: Visa, Stripe, and the 2026 Settlement Push
In 2026 stablecoins moved from trading chips to settlement plumbing, with Visa, Stripe, and Mastercard wiring them into mainstream payments.
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Wrapped Bitcoin Explained: WBTC, cbBTC, and tBTC
Wrapped Bitcoin brings BTC into Ethereum DeFi as a token. Here is how WBTC, cbBTC, and tBTC work, and the trust trade-offs between them in 2026.
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DAO Governance Tokens and Voting, Explained
Governance tokens let holders vote on how a crypto protocol is run. Here is how DAO voting works, where it breaks down, and how it is evolving in 2026.
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DePIN Explained: How Crypto Is Paying People to Build Real Infrastructure
DePIN networks use token rewards to crowdsource wireless, storage, and compute from everyday hardware. Here is how the model works and where it can break.
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EIP-7702 Explained: How Your Ethereum Wallet Got Smart Account Powers
Ethereum's Pectra upgrade let ordinary wallets temporarily act like smart contracts. Here is what EIP-7702 changes and what to watch out for.
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Tokenized Money Market Funds: BlackRock's 2026 Push
BlackRock filed to put money-market funds on-chain in 2026, joining a tokenized Treasury market past $30 billion. Here is what that actually means.
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Tornado Cash and the Roman Storm Retrial: What It Means for Crypto Developers
A mixed 2025 verdict, a 2026 retrial push, and a delisted sanction leave the question of code-as-speech and developer liability still unresolved.
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Ethereum After Fusaka: What the 2026 Upgrade Roadmap Actually Delivers
Fusaka shipped in late 2025 and Glamsterdam is next. Here is a plain-language tour of Ethereum's scaling roadmap and what each upgrade changes.
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How to Spot a Crypto Rug Pull: Red Flags for 2026
Rug pulls drained $1.8 billion from investors in a single year. Here are the red flags and free tools that help you spot a scam token before you buy.
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Layer 2 Gas Fees Explained: Reading the Real Cost of a Transaction
Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism cut Ethereum fees to pennies, but the fee has hidden parts. Here is how L2 gas costs are built and how to read them.
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Wallet Drainers in 2026: How They Steal Crypto and How to Stop Them
Wallet drainers trick you into signing a transaction that hands over your funds. Here is how the scam works and the habits that defeat it.
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Bitcoin Lightning Network: Fast Payments Explained
The Lightning Network makes Bitcoin payments instant and cheap by moving them off-chain. Here is how it works and where adoption stands in 2026.
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Airdrop Farming in 2026: Why Sybil Filters Killed the Old Playbook
Spinning up dozens of wallets no longer works. Here is how 2026 airdrops detect Sybil farming and how to qualify as a genuine user without getting scammed.
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North Korea's Crypto Theft Surge: The 2026 Numbers
DPRK-linked hackers stole the majority of all crypto hack value in early 2026 with just two attacks. Here is what happened and how to protect yourself.
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Oracle Manipulation Attacks in DeFi, Explained
Oracle manipulation lets attackers feed false prices into DeFi protocols and drain them. Here is how the attacks work and how protocols defend against them.
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Restaking and Liquid Restaking Tokens Explained: The Yield Stack and Its Risks
Restaking lets staked ETH secure extra services for extra yield, but it stacks new risks on top of staking. Here is how it works and what can go wrong.
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Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade and PeerDAS: How Blob Scaling Cut Layer-2 Fees
Fusaka brought PeerDAS to Ethereum, unlocking roughly 8x more data throughput for rollups and pushing many Layer-2 fees below two cents.
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Proof of Reserves: How Exchanges Prove They Hold Your Crypto
Proof of reserves uses Merkle trees to let exchanges show they hold enough assets to cover deposits. Here is how it works and what it misses.
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Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Crypto: Privacy Meets Scaling
ZK proofs let you verify something is true without revealing the details. Here is how they power both private payments and faster, cheaper rollups in 2026.
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CLARITY Act in 2026: How the Crypto Market-Structure Bill Splits SEC and CFTC Power
The CLARITY Act would hand most crypto oversight to the CFTC and reserve securities-style tokens for the SEC. Here is where the bill stands and what it changes.
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MiCA Explained: The EU Crypto Rules Hitting in 2026
The EU's MiCA transitional period ends July 1, 2026. Here is what the rules require of exchanges and stablecoin issuers, and what it means for users.
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DeFi Lending in 2026: How It Works and Where It Breaks
DeFi lending pools let you earn yield or borrow against collateral with no bank. Here is the mechanism, the real risks, and what April 2026 exposed.
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Impermanent Loss Explained: A Liquidity Provider Guide
Impermanent loss is the hidden cost of providing liquidity in DeFi. Here is what causes it, how big it gets, and how to manage it in 2026.
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Liquid Staking Tokens Explained: stETH in 2026
Liquid staking tokens like stETH let you earn Ethereum staking rewards while keeping your capital usable. Here is how they work and what to watch.
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MEV Explained: The Invisible Tax on Your Crypto Trades
Maximal extractable value lets block builders reorder your transactions for profit. Here is how sandwich attacks work and how to reduce your exposure.
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Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in 2026: Where It Actually Stands
A year after the executive order, the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve still lacks a law. Here is the federal status, the state race, and what is next.
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