Crypto safety, in plain English
Your keys. Your choice. Your responsibility.
Short, no-hype guides for people who want to own crypto without losing it to a scam or a lost backup.
Start here
Three guides that prevent most losses
Most people who lose crypto aren't hacked in a clever way. They lose a backup, trust a fake support agent, or sign something they didn't read.
Keys and seed phrases
What a seed phrase is, why it matters more than your password, and how to back it up.
Read the guide →Spotting crypto scams
The six scams that take the most money, and the one rule that blocks nearly all of them.
Read the guide →Choosing a wallet
Exchange, app or hardware wallet? How much you hold decides which one fits.
Read the guide →Practice
Scam or safe?
Four real-world messages. Decide before you look.
0 of 4 answeredGlossary
Words you'll run into
- Seed phrase
- 12 or 24 words that can rebuild your wallet on any device. Also called a recovery phrase.
- Private key
- The secret that signs transactions. Your seed phrase generates it.
- Address
- Where people send you crypto, like 0x71C…9A2f. Safe to share.
- Gas fee
- What you pay the network to process a transaction. It changes with demand.
- Token approval
- Permission for an app to move your tokens. Old, unlimited approvals are a common way funds get drained.
- Self-custody
- Holding your own keys instead of trusting an exchange. More control, more responsibility.