STAGE 04 - PROTECTION
Course 08

Scams, NFTs & Staying Protected

Equip yourself with the operational security practices, threat-modeling skills, and knowledge of smart-contract traps needed to navigate the digital asset landscape safely.

6 Lessons~55 minFREEBeginner

What You Will Learn

The anatomy of the crypto fraud landscape: Pig butchering, Ponzis, and key vectors

How to spot and avoid DeFi rug pulls, honeypot contracts, and liquidity locks

The mechanics of phishing, app store fake wallets, and Telegram/Discord scams

What NFTs are technically, what metadata contains, and what you actually own

The history of wash trading, celebrity endorsements, and secondary market risks

How to build a complete defense-in-depth, 2FA gold standard, and recovery plan

Course Lessons

About This Course

Scams, NFTs & Staying Protected is the ultimate security manual for the modern cryptocurrency participant. We strip away the hype and speculative mania to reveal the actual technical, operational, and psychological risks of open networks.

You will develop professional security habits, learn to perform contract due diligence, audit token approvals, threat-model your own portfolio, and establish a permanent Operational Security (OpSec) shield.

COURSE COMPLETE

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