By rushbushandtush on Skatehive
Simple habits that protect your coins, your identity, and your sanity. New to crypto? The learning curve is real—but most disasters come from a small set of avoidable mistakes. Master the basics below and you’ll dodge the majority of headaches beginners run into. 1) Treating a seed phrase like a normal password What happens: People screenshot the 12 or 24 words, email them to themselves, or keep them in cloud notes. Anyone who sees that phrase can empty the wallet in seconds. Do this instead: Write the words by hand and store them in two separate safe places, or use a metal backup. Only type the phrase inside the official recovery screen of your wallet. Add a hardware wallet once the balance matters. 2) Following links from DMs and comments What happens: A perfect-looking site asks you to connect and sign. The URL is a look-alike. Approvals get granted to a scammer. Do this instead: Open sites from official sources only—project homepage or verified social profiles. Read the full domain