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How To Keep Your Recovery Phrase Safe

How To Keep Your Recovery Phrase Safe

by Coinstop Hardware
A recovery phrase, also known as a seed phrase, is the (often) 24 words generated by your hardware wallet during the initial setup process. It is u...
Security
What’s the Difference Between Bitcoin Pins, Seeds & Passphrases?

What’s the Difference Between Bitcoin Pins, Seeds & Passphrases?

by Coinstop Hardware
Bitcoin seeds, passphrases, pins, recovery phrases… when you’re new to the world of cryptocurrency it can be overwhelming getting your head around ...
Security
FTX Exchange Collapes: Why You Need To Remove Your Coins From Exchanges

FTX Exchange Collapes: Why You Need To Remove Your Coins From Exchanges

by Coinstop Hardware
If you’ve been keeping up with the latest news in the crypto sphere, you’ll surely have heard about the collapse of FTX, one of the world's largest...
Cryptocurrency Security
The Ultimate Guide To Keeping Your Crypto Secure

The Ultimate Guide To Keeping Your Crypto Secure

by Coinstop Hardware
Are you serious about keeping your cryptocurrency safe & secure? Then you're going to want to keep reading! Below we are running you through th...
Security
How To Set Up The Billfodl

How To Set Up The Billfodl

by Coinstop Hardware
If you’re reading this article, it’s safe to say that you already know about the importance of securing your 24-word recovery phrase (the 12/18/24 ...
Cryptocurrency Security
How to Manage Your Crypto

How to Manage Your Crypto

by Coinstop Hardware
Getting started with crypto investing is as easy as purchasing your first bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), or any other cryptocurrency. The tricky part ...
Bitcoin Security
Bull vs. Bear Crypto Market: What's The Difference?

Bull vs. Bear Crypto Market: What's The Difference?

by Coinstop Hardware
Typically, the terms "bull" and "bear" are used to indicate how the stock markets are operating – whether their value is increasing or decreasing. ...
Cryptocurrency Security
Why A Bear Market Is The Most Important Time To Secure Your Crypto

Why A Bear Market Is The Most Important Time To Secure Your Crypto

by Coinstop Hardware
To state the obvious: we are currently in a bear market. Bitcoin prices have dropped dramatically since its peak price of $69,000 in November 2021 ...
Cryptocurrency Security
The Ultimate Guide To Protecting Your Recovery Phrase

The Ultimate Guide To Protecting Your Recovery Phrase

by Coinstop Hardware
A recovery phrase, or seed phrase, is the 12/18/24 words generated by your hardware wallet during the initial setup process. It is used to encrypt ...
Security
Decentralised Exchanges: Are They Safe To Use?

Decentralised Exchanges: Are They Safe To Use?

by Coinstop Hardware
By now we are sure you know how Coinstop feels about storing your cryptocurrency on an exchange. When you store your assets on an exchange you are ...
Cryptocurrency Security
What is The Difference Between Your Private Key and Recovery Phrase?

What is The Difference Between Your Private Key and Recovery Phrase?

by Coinstop Hardware
Blockchain technology might seem super futuristic and hard to understand, and whilst that may be true to some extent, there are some basic concepts...
Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet Security
What is Sim Swapping and How Can You Avoid It?

What is Sim Swapping and How Can You Avoid It?

by Coinstop Hardware
Recently the FBI warned about a big increase in scams using smartphone SIM swapping to defraud victims. A SIM swap attack happens when a hacker has...
Security