One of the reasons people are hesitant to jump into the crypto space is the possibility of scams. And that is what this podcast episode is all about.

Here, Nils and Justin help you avoid getting yourself into being scammed by sharing a few of their firsthand experiences and, ultimately, what they have learned from them. This conversation is going to be very insightful, especially with the recent Bored Ape Yacht Club phishing scam on Instagram!

Join in the conversation here in the Ball and Blockchain podcast!

Show Notes:

Bored Ape Yacht Club: HACKED

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/26/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-hack-theft-art-simian-oblivion

Watch Out For These 4 Bitcoin Scams

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-scams-fraud/

Common Cryptocurrency Scams and How to Avoid Them

https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/cryptocurrency-scams

Definition of Terms

2FA

https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/

APY

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/what-is-apy/

Doxxing/Doxxed

https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-doxing

Hardware Wallets

https://medium.com/radartech/hardware-wallets-explained-da8bd93ce801

KYC 

https://bit.ly/38DwT2E

Metamask

https://metamask.io/

Phishing Scam

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams

https://www.phishing.org/what-is-phishing

Rug Pull

https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/rug-pull

VeeFriends

https://veefriends.com/

Whitelist

https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/whitelist

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