Your guide to crypto and Web3
Topic
Spot scams and protect your crypto assets.
An anti-phishing code is a short string you choose that the exchange adds to its genuine emails. This guide covers setup on Binance and OKX from their official help centers, how to check an email, and which scams the code can't stop.
How one seed phrase can control several account addresses, what the private key and address each do, and what to check when a restored wallet doesn't show the address you expected.
A hardware wallet keeps your keys offline. When you actually need one, how to choose safely, and the mistakes that still lose funds.
Real support never contacts you first, never asks for a code, and never needs remote access. Six tells, plus what to do if you already engaged.
Attackers plant a lookalike address in your own transaction history and wait for you to copy it. One rule defeats it completely.
A whitelist limits withdrawals to addresses you approved in advance — so a stolen password and 2FA code still are not enough.
Use an authenticator app over SMS, save the setup key offline before you finish, and register a backup. Plus both recovery paths after a lost phone.
Practical controls for OKX P2P: verified-name payments, real balance checks, in-order chat, evidence, and appeals.