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      <title>What is a seed phrase, and why does it matter?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A seed phrase is the 12- or 24-word master key to a crypto wallet. Here is what it does, how to store it safely, and how scammers try to steal it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:54:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <title>SEC closes another batch of crypto enforcement cases — what it means for newcomers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The SEC dropped major exchange lawsuits in 2025. Here is what that actually changes for newcomers — and what it does not.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <title>How to spot a crypto drainer before it takes your wallet</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Crypto drainers stole over $1 billion in 2024. Learn the approval mechanism they abuse and the four habits that stop them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:54:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How do Ethereum rollups work, and why do they make transactions cheaper?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rollups process transactions off Ethereum's main chain and post a compressed record back to it, inheriting Ethereum's security while cutting fees — but optimistic and zero-knowledge designs prove that record is honest in very different ways.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Jacob Hoffman</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is a seed phrase, and how does it actually protect your wallet?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A seed phrase is a list of words that encodes the master key to every address in a crypto wallet. Here is what that word list is actually doing, based on the technical standard that defines it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:44:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is a SIM swap attack, and how does it drain a crypto wallet?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Rekha Patel</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is a pig butchering scam, and how does it target crypto newcomers?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A slow-building fake friendship, a convincing fake trading app, and a payment that never comes back — here's how the scam works and how to spot it early.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:44:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is a spot bitcoin ETF, and how does it actually work?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A plain-English look at how spot bitcoin ETFs are built, who holds the coins, what they cost, and what changed when regulators allowed funds to trade bitcoin directly instead of cash.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:44:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Malik Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is a smart contract, and how does it actually work?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A plain-English look at the code that runs itself on a blockchain — and why that automation cuts both ways.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:44:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <title>Crypto in retirement accounts: what to know</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Crypto can sit in U.S. retirement accounts via self-directed IRAs or select 401(k) plans. Custody, fees, prohibited transactions, and risks explained.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Malik Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is a spot bitcoin ETF, and how does it work?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A spot bitcoin ETF lets investors get exposure to bitcoin's price through a regular brokerage account, without holding a wallet or private keys themselves.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:44:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Malik Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Strategy&apos;s $216 million bitcoin sale, explained</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for about $216 million in early July 2026, its largest bitcoin sale ever. What it says about treasury companies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wallet compromised? The order: move assets to a new wallet first, revoke approvals second, report to IC3 and the FTC — and skip recovery-fee scams.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Malik Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Jacob Hoffman</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tomás Ferreira</dc:creator>
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