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Sparkasse Crypto Custody: Why You Get No Key to Your Bitcoin and What to Check First
From October, Sparkasse customers are to be able to buy Bitcoin and Ether inside their own banking app, with DekaBank acting as custodian. What you get is a custody position rather than a private key. What that means in practice and what you should settle before your first purchase.
21 days ago
Humanity Protocol Unlock of September 23: What H Holders Should Know Now the Kraken Deadline Has Passed
Recap as of September 27, 2026: Humanity Protocol was scheduled to release 292,857,143 H on September 23, 2026, and Kraken withdrawals for H and HUMANITY ended on September 25. This article recalculates the tranches and describes what holders should have checked before those dates.
21 days ago
Tokenized Assets on Solana: How to Check Whether Your Token Can Be Frozen or Clawed Back
At Dominion Market, SILV holdings were removed from wallets on September 11 after an exploit. Our query of 32 tokenized assets on Solana shows that every single one carries this permission, and how you can read it up yourself.
21 days ago
Your Volksbank's Crypto Licence: Why You Have to Check Custody Separately
14 of the 16 newest CASP entries in the ESMA register were German cooperative banks, and each one carries order execution only. Our count of the BaFin database shows that not one of the 21 cooperative institutions is registered as a crypto custodian.
21 days ago
Staking Lock-Up Period: How Long You Wait for Your Coins After Unstaking
Eight days on Ethereum, exactly 21 on Cosmos, not a single hour on Cardano: the lock-up period decides when you reach your coins again after unstaking. We queried the deadlines directly at the chains on September 13, 2026, and show you how to check them yourself before every decision.
21 days ago
Symbiosis Hack: How to Check Whether Your Bridged Bitcoin Can Still Get Out
An attacker minted billions of unbacked syBTC on the cross-chain bridge Symbiosis and pulled out roughly $336,000. We checked for ourselves on September 12 which routes are still running: the way into the bridge is suspended, the way out is open.
21 days ago
VeChain Interstellar on September 16: What VET Holders Should Know About the Hardfork
Recap as of September 27, 2026: the VIP-255 hardfork was set for block 25,902,540, not for a fixed time of day. Before the fork, cryptoticker.io measured the mainnet's block time and the software versions of 105 nodes itself, and recalculated the activation point from them.
22 days ago
Crypto CFD or Buying Real Coins? How Leverage, Margin Calls and Tax Differ
With a crypto CFD you own a contract; with a direct purchase you own the crypto asset itself. From that one difference follow the 2:1 leverage cap, forced close-out, the tax burden and the question of who is liable for your money if things go wrong.
22 days ago
Ethereum Staking Fees: What 14 Providers Take From Your Rewards
On September 12, 2026 we pulled the staking pages of 14 Ethereum providers and noted which commission figure appears in the text there. Only five name a specific number, and the range runs from zero to fifty percent.
22 days ago
Revolut Data Breach: Am I Affected, and What About My Bitcoin History?
After a forged government request, Revolut handed identity documents, account statements and complete Bitcoin transaction histories to an unauthorised party. Here is how to establish whether you are affected, and which protective measure actually achieves anything in this case.
22 days ago