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A plain-spoken 30-year tech veteran who lost money in crypto — now teaching regular people how not to get wrecked in scams, DeFi, and the market.

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Jun 10, 2026

David's Security Alert: $3.4M Gone Before Anyone Could Sell: The Rug Pull Architecture Behind the Squid Game Token

The three technical mechanisms that trap your money — and the 5-minute check that catches them before you buy

Jun 8, 2026

Crypto Clarified: $340M Stolen from Bridges in 2026 — 5 Things to Check Before You Move Assets Cross-Chain

The Kelp DAO $292M collapse, why bridge risk spreads to every connected protocol, and a simple rule that eliminates most of it

Jun 5, 2026

Portfolio at $9,269 — Down 10.2% in a Week BTC Fell 17%

Extreme Fear at 16, the LP is out of range, and Hyperliquid just proved its thesis in real time

Jun 3, 2026

$1.35B Liquidated Today — And the DeFi Yield Protocols That Fail First When Markets Crash

The four structural signals you can spot before the collapse — and what tonight's crash is revealing right now

Jun 1, 2026

Crypto Clarified: Before You Buy Any Token, Do These 5 Things. Most Rug Pulls Don't Survive Step 2.

Free tools, no coding required — and HYPE's 19% week shows exactly what "passing the check" looks like in practice

May 29, 2026

David's DeFi Update: Portfolio at $10,318 — The Protocol Behind 80% of Solana's DEX Volume (And Why I'm Not In Yet)

Jupiter deep dive, $80B market wipe in context, and Samsung's balance sheet bet on crypto

May 27, 2026

David's Security Alert: The Letter in Your Mailbox, the Coinbase Leak, and the Approve Button — Three Social Engineering Attacks Running Right Now

All three target regular crypto holders in 2026. One of them may already be in your mailbox.

May 25, 2026

Crypto Clarified: That 200% APY Pool Is Paying You With Someone Else's Money — Here's the Math

Four sources of DeFi yield, which ones are sustainable, and why the SEC's $320M liquidation week makes this the right lesson right now