On-chain Safety Education
Onchain Diary is an independent Web3 safety education site: 112 deep-dive articles, a 232-term glossary, and the complete BIP-39 wordlist — covering crypto scams, smart contract security, and on-chain analysis. No jargon. No sign-up. No tools to install. Just the knowledge you need to stop getting rekt.
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Igloo Inc., the parent of Pudgy Penguins, is shutting down its Abstract L2 on December 15, 2026. Funds not bridged out by then become inaccessible. Official exit routes, the fake-migration scam wave, and how this differs from Blast.
The task scam pays you first — that is the product. How the like-and-earn funnel documented by the FBI escalates into frozen withdrawals, and how the 'merchant account' job quietly turns your wallet into a laundering pipe for other victims' money.
The FBI-documented scam where 'exchange employees' call you about an account problem. How the fake-admin funnel works, the three ways it ends — phishing, a malicious signature, or remote access — and the one rule that filters all of it.
MetaMask disclosed a security incident on September 30 that hit part of its Ethereum validator infrastructure. Around 17,000 validators holding roughly 523,000 ETH began exiting, and one researcher traced about 0.36 ETH in skimmed rewards. Yet wallets and funds were never exposed — because of how Ethereum splits validator keys from withdrawal keys. Here is the timeline, the architecture, and what actually deserves your attention.
Blast announced on October 2, 2026 that it is winding down its Ethereum L2. Users have until October 26 to withdraw through the normal interface. Full timeline, the L1 bridge-contract path after the deadline, and the scam wave every shutdown attracts.
NEAR Intents lost $3.87 million on October 1, 2026 when a bug in its Omni deposit-and-withdrawal system let an attacker withdraw funds with valid signed notes. Full timeline, where the money went, and why no user signature could have prevented it.
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Take the quiz → T-02Sixteen scenario questions sort you into one of sixteen security personas — hunter or prey — with a safety index and a shareable result card.
Find your type →A few terms to get you going — the full glossary has 232+.
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