Overview Cryptocurrencies offer the ability to send secure, irreversible payments to any person anywhere in the world. These borderless technologies are powerful tools for payments — but with this comes power scammers can use to steal, leaving victims with no way to get their money back. There are several common types…

Why Have a Plan? Your digital assets should be treated like any other personal property when estate planning, and it is important that you take steps to include them in your Will. However, the assets will only be available to your heirs if you have developed a plan. That plan…

Overview Cryptocurrency exchanges serve as convenient on and off ramps for users. These services allow people to trade fiat currency (such as dollars, euros, or yen) for cryptocurrencies, or to trade between various digital assets. These exchanges often serve a second function — as custodial wallets. Most major exchanges will allow…

Overview Cryptocurrency exchanges are a vital part of the ecosystem, as they allow users to buy and sell various coins and tokens for common currencies such as the US dollar. Exchanges also serve as an entry-level wallet without having to understand seed phrases and other self-custody security procedures. While exchanges are…

Overview One of the core components of blockchain technology is the concept of “private keys” which may be viewed as the mechanism to authorize a transaction on the blockchain. One of the fundamental decisions one must make is who is in control, or custodying, those keys. One may choose to have…

Bitcoin Pizza Day is an annual event celebrated by Bitcoiners on May 22nd every year. Bitcoin Pizza Day commemorates the first documented real-world transaction using bitcoin. This transaction is historically significant in the development and adoption of cryptocurrencies. Plus, what’s better than pizza plus decentralized finance?! On May 22, 2010…

A Beginners Guide to Cryptocurrency Wallets Before we discuss types of wallets, it is a good idea to first have a general understanding of what cryptocurrency is and why it is important. Many cryptocurrencies work by utilizing public networks and ledgers (a ledger is a record of financial transactions) called blockchains. At its simplest level, cryptocurrencies…

Overview Hardware wallets are dedicated, special purpose devices that generate and store cryptocurrency private keys. These devices are only used to securely generate cryptocurrency keys and to sign transactions, and offer no other functionality like a typical mobile phone or laptop computer. In contrast, a software wallet is any wallet that…

A recovery phrase (sometimes known as a seed phrase) is a series of words generated by your cryptocurrency wallet that gives you access to the crypto stored within that wallet. Think of a wallet as being similar to a password manager for crypto, and the recovery phrase as being your…