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5 Open-Source IoT Tools Everyone Can Use for Free —and Support with Kivach
The Internet of Things (IoT) is all about connecting everyday devices to the Internet so they can share data and work smarter. Whe...
Educational Byte: What is “dusting” in Crypto, or Why Would Someone Send You $0....
A “dusting attack’ is when someone deliberately sends tiny amounts of crypto to many wallets to trace how they move. Criminal grou...
Moxie Marlinspike: The Cypherpunk Pirate Who Built Signal
Moxie Marlinspike is a cryptographer and creator of privacy-focused digital tools for everyone. His work led to the creation of th...
Layer 0, Layer 1, Layer 2… What Do These “Layers” Mean in Crypto?
The Lightning Network for Bitcoin allows small payments that settle later. On the Bitcoin blockchain, small rollups (bundled trans...
Educational Byte: What Happens to Someone's Crypto if They Die?
If you lose your private key to a self-custody wallet, the coins remain on the ledger but can never move again. If your crypto is...
Cypherpunks Write Code: Zooko Wilcox & Zcash
Bryce “Zooko” Wilcox is the founder of Zcash, a private and decentralized cryptocurrency. Wilcox grew up with a fascination with c...
Educational Byte: What is Phishing in Crypto and How to Protect from It
Phishing is a type of scam where someone tricks you into giving away private information. In crypto, this often involves fake webs...
5 Open-Source Private Messengers to Try for Free —and Support Via Kivach
About 80% of American users worry about how companies and the government handle their personal data. The apps we trust for private...
How 2025’s Crypto Laws Could Change the Game —in the US and Worldwide
The US passed the GENIUS Act in July 2025, treating stablecoins almost like digital dollars. Hong Kong passed a stablecoin bill in...
What Happens When You Sign a Crypto Transaction (And What Could Go Wrong)
In crypto, signing means using your private key to approve a transaction. Your private key stays hidden, but the signature you cre...
“Cryptos Don’t Have Intrinsic Value” —Well, There’s no Such Thing
Some people claim that cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic or inherent value. In reality, no asset (fiat, gold, crypto) has value u...
Educational Byte: Why You Can’t Always Trust Token Prices on CoinMarketCap
CoinMarketCap (CMC) and CoinGecko are some of the most popular tools in the crypto world. But they don’t always aggregate all exch...