Beware Of Fake Bitcoin Wallets
Many of us find our way to Bitcoin with the idea that we’re going to make some money in this market, and without a doubt, there have been many success stories of people becoming Bitcoin millionaires. These stories only fuel the fire, and when investors are solely focused on making money or getting into Bitcoin […]
What Are ARC-20 Tokens?
As Bitcoin begins its approach towards the next halving and the possible price appreciation due to the supply shock, there have always been crazes that piggyback off of it and try to ride the wave. Remember ICOs in 2017? Or DEFI in 2021? Those fleeting fads that promised the world but fizzled faster than a […]
What Are BRC-420 Tokens?
Remember when Bitcoin was supposed to be about decentralisation, rebellion against the banks, and digital freedom? Yeah, those days are feeling further and further away as we venture deeper into the psychedelic undergrowth of Ordinals and Inscriptions. 2023 has been the year of blocks filled to the brim, and you’d think we’d all be happy […]
Why “Fair Mints” Drive BRC-20 Mania
If you’ve been trying to use Bitcoin over the last few months, you’ve likely noticed that you’re forced to cough up premium fees to secure a transaction in the next block. Fees are a function of block space demand, and when plenty of users are bidding to get into the next block, fees adjust upwards […]
Beware Of The Pivoting Bitcoin Influencer
Remember the heady days when Bitcoin influencers roamed Twitter like crusading knights, brandishing swords of righteousness against the insidious evils of altcoins and their massive marketing budgets? Their rallying cries – “scams!” “pump-and-dumps!” “Ponzi schemes!” – echoed through the crypto sphere, a chorus of caution against the siren song of get-rich-quick schemes. It was a […]
What Are CBRC-20 Tokens?
The fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have been absolutely ripping over 2023. Sure, that has something to do with the increased price action, but you don’t normally see a 3x gain over 12 months result in a 44x increase in fees, especially when we have layer twos helping offset transactions. As a Bitcoin user, you […]
What Are Address Poisoning Attacks?
In the crypto world, it’s all about moving fast and breaking things, and break they do; it seems like every month, millions of dollars worth of crypto are stolen or lost in some new scam, bug, or human error. You only have to hit up Google, Bing or Yahoo news and type in the search […]
Beware Of AI Phone Scams
We’ve all made the mistake of trusting a service provider with our phone number and having it leaked, sold off to a third party, or using a service like a job site that has seen our phone number scrapped and ending up on lists of scammers. Scam callers use these lists to call unsuspecting individuals, […]
What Is Sophon?
Since the launch of the ordinals protocol, we’ve seen a flurry of new activity on the Bitcoin network. Some see these new transaction types as a way to generate extra revenue for the miners as block space is filled more often. At the same time, ordinal users are willing to pay higher fees than the […]
Beware Of Bitcoin Blackmail Emails
Every day, billions of emails make their way across the internet, the vast majority being complete trash captured by spam filters and junk mail boxes, but every so often, one finds its way through. When an email from a strange contact hits your primary inbox, some of us would consider it an anomaly that our […]