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Dren Hima

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Dren Hima is Head of Research at Coincub, leading research across digital asset regulation, licensing, market structure, tokenization and institutional adoption.

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That Random Token in Your Wallet Is Probably a Trap 
The token isn’t the attack. Your reaction to it is. On Bitcoin, dusting is a surveillance game. On Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, it’s bait for theft. Address poisoning is the dirtiest variant going. Someone slips a lookalike address into your transaction history and waits for you to copy the wrong one. One curious click, […]...
6 months ago
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How to Secure Your Future Wealth with Digital Assets
Summary Separate venue from vault, and test recovery on a clean device. Write one page that states goal, horizon, drawdown, and rebalance rules. Build on- and off-ramps now and run small transfers both ways. Protect the downside with rules you will keep when it hurts. Leave instructions, name a digital executor, and document control, not […]...
12 months ago
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12 Crypto Hacks That Made History
Summary Most damage starts with keys or validators. Bridges mix speed and trust, so they stay fragile until proofs and governance harden. Multisig works only when signer separation and staged flow are enforced. Fast attribution and coordinated freezes now change outcomes in real time. One giant breach can still define a year. The word “hack” […]...
1 year ago
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15 Biggest Mistakes New Crypto Investors Make
Summary Buy for a reason you can explain, not because a feed is loud. Size positions so one headline cannot wreck your month. Move savings to a wallet you control, back up the seed, test the restore. Count fees, slippage, and taxes before you count profits. Keep an incident checklist, act on facts, not on […]...
1 year ago
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Does Gemini Report to the IRS? – 2026 Guide
Summary Gemini reports certain customer activity to the IRS, including eligible income and digital asset sales. For 2025 activity, Gemini reports proceeds from sales and trades on Form 1099-DA during the 2026 filing season. Gemini does not report cost basis to the IRS for 2025 Form 1099-DA activity, so users still need their own records. […]...
1 year ago
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North Korean Hackers Using Fake Job Listings to Steal Crypto
Summary Fake recruiters are now a frontline attack vector. Job listings and interview requests have become one of the most common ways North Korean hackers steal crypto. The campaigns are highly organized. Groups like Lazarus run operations such as Contagious Interview, using fake companies, AI-generated identities, and malware families tailored for different systems. The financial […]...
1 year ago
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Recover Your Crypto Funds: A Complete Walkthrough
Summary You can recover your crypto funds in some cases, but prevention remains the strongest defense. Documenting transactions and preserving evidence immediately improves recovery odds. Forgotten seed phrases and wrong-address transfers are hardest to recover. Professional recovery services and legal action can work, but scams are common. Cold storage, secure backups, and inheritance planning re...
1 year ago
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The Biggest Crypto Rug Pulls
Rug pulls remain one of the most damaging scams in cryptocurrency, causing billions in investor losses every year. Despite a drop in the number of incidents, losses surged to nearly $6 billion in 2025, reflecting the growing scale and sophistication of these schemes.  Rug pulls involve developers abandoning projects and disappearing with investor funds, leaving […]...
1 year ago
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Crypto Phishing Scams: How to Avoid Them
Phishing remains the most common way crypto investors lose their assets. Phishing exploits people. Scam tactics have grown more sophisticated, and losses now stretch into the billions each year. These aren’t just isolated cases. They affect everyone from newcomers using fake wallet apps to seasoned users tricked into signing malicious transactions. As crypto adoption expands, […]...
1 year ago
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Trust Wallet Scams: What to Watch Out For
Trust Wallet ranks among the most popular decentralized mobile wallets worldwide, with over 130 million users managing assets across more than 100 blockchains. Its non-custodial design gives users full control over their private keys, offering increased security and autonomy compared to centralized platforms. However, this very independence also attracts scammers targeting less experienced users. ...
1 year ago
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How to Sell Pi Coin Safely
Pi Coin is the native cryptocurrency of Pi Network, a blockchain project that allows users to mine coins using a mobile app. Since its launch, millions of users have accumulated Pi through mining. Now that Pi Network has transitioned to its open mainnet, users can transfer and trade their coins on supported exchanges. Selling Pi […]...
2 years ago