Crypto Alpha

How the automated market maker AMM constant product formula works, on a real ETH/USDC pool — why prices move and why big trades cost more.

How crypto clipboard clipper malware swaps wallet addresses at paste — a near-miss, why the first-4/last-4 check fails, and the verify-before-send habit I use.

A plain-language map of how MEV (maximal extractable value) works, why it quietly costs you on a swap, and the non-trader defenses I now use.

A non-developer’s take on zk-rollups vs optimistic rollups how they work: fraud proofs, the 7-day challenge window, validity proofs, and which L2 to reach for.

An EIP-7702 delegation phishing scam doesn’t rent one door — it hands over the whole house. Here’s how to check your address and why revoking isn’t enough.

Seedless wallet recovery vs seed phrase, decided per money bucket. The key never disappears — it moves. Pick the failure mode you can actually survive.

How to set up a burner wallet for safe minting in about 10 minutes: create and label it, fund only mint price and gas, mint, then sweep, revoke, and retire it.

A non-developer’s decision memo on metal seed phrase backup plates — threat model first, then metal grade, marking method, and storage, before any brand.

How shared sequencers work, explained by a non-developer who mixed up ‘shared’ and ‘decentralized’ — plus the 2026 reality check no glossary carries.

MPC wallet vs multisig wallet, decoded for a solo holder: threshold signatures vs on-chain smart contracts, the misconception vendors blur, and where I land.