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.
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
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 Lessons
6 lessonsThe Crypto Scam Landscape
Irreversibility traps, Pig butchering scams, Ponzis, and the psychology of fraud.
~9 min readRug Pulls and How to Spot Them
Honeypots, backdoor drain functions, anonymous teams, and contract validation.
~9 min readPhishing, Fake Wallets and Social Engineering
Domain spoofing, fake mobile wallets, admin impersonations, and support hacks.
~9 min readWhat Are NFTs?
Non-fungible token standards (ERC-721/1155), off-chain metadata, and copyrights.
~8 min readThe NFT Market - Hype, Reality and Risk
Wash trading loops, counterfeit collections, Discord hacks, and royalty mechanics.
~9 min readProtecting Yourself Long-Term
Defense-in-depth threat modeling, revocation tools, hardware keys, and rescue protocols.
~10 min readYou Have Completed the School of Crypto!
Congratulations! You have completed all courses in the School of Crypto curriculum.