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Visa’s New Card Deposit Rules for Forex and CFD Brokers Take Effect Globally
Visa’s October 18 deadline requires qualifying MCC 6211 brokerage card deposits to use AFT processing. What changes for forex and CFD brokers and traders.
Prop Trading
Topstep Trader Alleges Account Was Closed Despite Completed Identity Verification
Futures proprietary trading firm Topstep is facing a new customer complaint after a Japan-based trader alleged that the company terminated a Trading Combine account despite its dashboard showing that identity verification had been completed, before subsequently citing a different reason for the closure. The allegation appeared in an October 17, 2026, Trustpilot review from a […]
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How to Tell If Your Ledger Hardware Wallet Has Been Tampered With
A practical inspection and response guide for the 2026 hardware-wallet supply-chain threat, from delivery box to recovery-phrase migration. A hardware...
How Can a Hidden SIM Card Steal Crypto From an Offline Hardware Wallet?
The SIM Card Is Not Hacking the Blockchain A hardware wallet does not normally put cryptocurrency inside a device, and...
Can Stolen Crypto Be Recovered After a Hardware Wallet Supply Chain Attack?
The on-chain record can show exactly where stolen tokens went. Recovery is a different problem: assets must be contained, the...
Is It Safe to Buy a Crypto Hardware Wallet From an Authorized Reseller?
An approved storefront lowers counterfeiting risk, but the October 2026 CryptoBilis case exposes a more important question: who can prove...
Is Ledger’s Genuine Check Enough to Detect a Compromised Device?
The mathematics of device attestation are sounder than the claim sometimes attached to them: authenticity is not comprehensive physical integrity....
Can a Hardware Wallet Be Hacked Before You Buy It?
A cryptocurrency hardware wallet is typically bought to remove private keys from a phone, browser or centralized exchange. Yet that...
Why Do Most Retail CFD Traders Lose Money?
The headline statistic is familiar: a majority of retail accounts lose money trading contracts for difference. The explanation is usually...
How Crypto Exchanges Make Money Beyond Trading Fees
The most revealing number in an exchange's financial statements is no longer necessarily its trading volume. Coinbase reported $2.83 billion...
Are Crypto Exchange Proof-of-Reserves Reports Enough to Protect Customers?
What a Merkle proof really verifies, what remains off-chain and why a 102% reserve ratio is not an insurance policy....
Trump’s Financial Conduct Under Scrutiny: Crypto Income, Congressional Questions and Trading Allegations
Standfirst. Donald Trump's financial disclosures, his family's crypto ventures and recently reported securities transactions have prompted questions from lawmakers and...