5 Essential Scam Prevention Rules for Newbies in the Crypto World (2025 Edition)



In the crypto world of 2025, the growth of trash coins has become exponential, making survival much more difficult than a few years ago! For newbies entering the field, remember these 5 iron rules in the first phase to significantly enhance your asset safety baseline:

Device security is fundamental: try to use Apple phones. Do not download software from non-Apple official App Store channels! This is the first line of defense against malware.

Only choose the giants of exchanges: Only consider the current largest exchanges. The risk of new exchanges going bankrupt or running away is extremely high. Binance can be the first choice, and if using Gate for trading small coins, be sure to research carefully. OKX and Bybit are of a decent size, but be cautious of their historical security issues. Stay away from small and new exchanges!

Wallet management should be done with caution: Newbies are not advised to use the built-in wallets of exchanges directly (too convenient and easy to mistakenly authorize leading to theft). Choose well-known wallets like MetaMask, imToken, or TokenPocket (make sure to download the official version from the official website!). The most important thing: Keep your mnemonic phrase and private key stored offline, do not take screenshots or put them online, and normal usage should not cause major issues.

Stay away from high-risk plays: Meme coins (such as Dogecoin) and futures contracts (especially with high leverage), newbies should absolutely not touch them! Unless you are mentally prepared to "give away money." Survive first before talking about profits.

Dex authorization requires restraint: When using decentralized exchange (Dex), authorization operations must be extremely cautious! Do not authorize casually unless necessary. If it must be used, only authorize to the most mainstream and trustworthy ones like Uniswap. Random authorization ≈ opening the door for hackers to steal assets.

Keep your mnemonic phrase safe and stay vigilant; this is the first step for your survival in the crypto world in 2025! Safety first!

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