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What crypto-assets are, how buying them differs from trading crypto CFDs, why they are so volatile, and how to avoid the scams. No hype.
Crypto week in review 44/2026: a record Binance hack and a $1.5 billion liquidation wave
Hackers took about $6.3 billion from Binance hot wallets on Thursday 29 October, the largest crypto theft on record, on a day when a tech sell-off and forced liquidations had already pushed bitcoin below $80,000. Bitcoin ended the week down 2.28%, ether down 2.36%, XRP down 3.51% and solana down 6.76%.
- Five Ways North Korea Breaks Into Crypto Firms—and How Binance Was Hacked
- Epidemic of Hacked Freezers Spreads Across Europe
- Wall Street killed Bitcoin’s wild rallies: 10x’s Markus Thielen
- Binance traces $6.3B hack to fake job interviews, compromised AI tool
- UK Says AI-Powered Ransomware Attack on Critical Infrastructure 'Highly Likely' by 2028
- Justin Sun seeks sanctions against World Liberty, alleging Trump-linked firm hid UAE ties
- Bitcoin price defends $76K lows as analysts see stocks pricing in ‘political gridlock’
- CFTC approves individual stock perpetual futures trading in US for the first time
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all guides →- What is cryptocurrency? Blockchains, keys, exchanges and why prices swing so hard
- Bitcoin explained: supply cap, halvings, mining, custody and spot ETFs
- Ethereum and altcoins explained: smart contracts, staking, gas fees and the risks
- Stablecoins explained: how they hold a peg, how they lose it, and the MiCA rules
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What is cryptocurrency? Blockchains, keys, exchanges and why prices swing so hard
A plain explanation of what a cryptocurrency actually is, how a blockchain agrees on who owns what, what your keys do, how exchanges differ from CFD brokers, and why prices move as violently as they do.
Stablecoins explained: how they hold a peg, how they lose it, and the MiCA rules
Stablecoins are meant to be the calm corner of crypto. Here is how fiat-backed, crypto-backed and algorithmic designs work, what happened when TerraUSD and USDC lost their pegs, and how MiCA regulates them in the EU.
Ethereum and altcoins explained: smart contracts, staking, gas fees and the risks
What Ethereum does that Bitcoin does not, how proof of stake replaced mining in the Merge, why gas fees rise and fall, and the liquidity and concentration risks that come with smaller altcoins.
Crypto wallets and custody: who really holds your coins
Whoever controls the private keys controls the coins. Here is how hot and cold wallets, seed phrases and exchange custody work, what went wrong at FTX, and the self-custody mistakes that cost people everything.
Crypto volatility and risk: why prices swing and how losses build
Crypto prices can move more in a day than a major currency pair moves in a month. This guide explains why, what liquidations and gaps do to positions, and how to size trades when a large move is normal.
Crypto scams and regulation: how to spot fraud and check a provider
Pig-butchering, fake exchanges, pump-and-dumps and recovery scams follow recognisable scripts. Learn them, understand what MiCA does and does not protect, and check any crypto provider in minutes.