Why We Believe Volatility Makes Crypto a Poor Savings Choice It’s 3 a.m. on a Tuesday in June 2022. You roll over, grab your phone, and open your Bitcoin portfolio app with that familiar knot in your stomach. The £12,000 you’d carefully set aside over eighteen months—intended as a deposit on a flat in Manchester—now…
Navigating the Maze: Our UK Team’s Guide to Crypto Tax Reporting Basics Let’s be honest—when we first started tracking our portfolio, the thought of filling out a Self Assessment for a few satoshis felt more daunting than securing a wallet seed phrase. We’ve spent countless hours untangling transaction histories, deciphering HMRC’s evolving guidance, and helping…
How Our Team Spots and Stops Phishing Patterns in Crypto Last Tuesday, our lead researcher nearly lost £4,000 in Bitcoin. The email looked flawless — a security alert from a well-known exchange, complete with branding, a case number, and a link to “secure your account.” The only thing that stopped him was a tiny discrepancy…
How to Read Blockchain Explorers: A Practical Guide for Beginners We still remember the first time we stared at a blockchain explorer. It felt like walking into the cockpit of a jumbo jet without a minute of training. Strings of random letters and numbers, flashing green arrows, and technical jargon that made absolutely no sense….
Custody Risk: What ‘Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins’ Actually Means We remember the sinking feeling clearly. It was a grey November morning in London, and our group chat was pinging relentlessly. A colleague had a substantial six-figure sum locked on FTX, a platform many of us had casually recommended to friends looking for yield….