How do I avoid getting scammed in crypto?

Slow down and read the water before you act. Check that a project has not already been exploited (Wrecks), that its stablecoins hold their peg (Ballast), that its yield is real rather than paid in emissions, and that a large token unlock is not about to flood the market (the Tide Table). Most losses come from skipping these five-minute checks.

What is the safest way to hold crypto in a bear market?

Understand what you actually hold. Stablecoins are ballast only while they hold their peg, yield is only safe if you know where it comes from, and any token can be diluted by an unlock you did not see coming. Safe Passage puts those honest reads in one place, on open data, with no buy or sell calls.

How do I check if a crypto project is real?

Look at whether the TVL is real depth or just incentives, whether fees and revenue exist, and whether it has a history of exploits. Soundings reads protocol economics as depth and Wrecks keeps a permanent record of exploits, so you can tell a real project from a story.

Is Safe Passage financial advice?

No. It is an open-data instrument for reading risk, not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Every number links to its source, derived reads are labelled as derived, and nothing here is a price call.

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Read the water before you sail it. Not alpha, not calls. The honest instrument for staying off the rocks: where the wrecks are, whether your ballast holds, and where the water is deep enough to be safe.

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WrecksScam Radar

Live

The live hazard chart: recent exploits plotted where they hit, kept on the chart for good, with stablecoin buoys.

BallastStablecoin Playbook

Live

The cash-layer tide and a live peg board: whether the ballast meant to steady you is actually holding a dollar.

The Tide TableUnlock tracker

Live

Upcoming token unlocks read as a tide: when the next supply flood hits, and how big it is in dollars.

Where the current comes fromReal vs fake yield

Live

Real fee yield split from emission bribes, so an APY is read as a current, not mistaken for a gift.

SoundingsOnchain due diligence

Live

Protocol economics read as depth: fees, revenue, and whether the TVL under a name is real.

The Risk MapOverexposure check

Live

Backing, redemption access, and wrapper risk across the products people actually hold.

Cast-Off CheckWallet Clinic

Editorial

The wallet-security pre-flight: the five-wallet fleet, revoking approvals, and spotting drainers before you sign.

Five-minute preflight

The check before a wallet, token, or yield offer gets your attention.

Safe Passage is built for the moment before action. It does not tell you what to buy. It tells you what must be visible before a product deserves trust.

01Source firstFind the page behind the claim.

A project page, issuer document, API endpoint, contract page, or public registry should carry the read. If all you have is a screenshot, treat the claim as unverified.

02Wreck historyCheck whether the hull has already cracked.

Recent exploits, unrepaid losses, admin-key incidents, oracle failures, and bridge failures change the starting question before any yield or narrative matters.

03BallastRead the cash layer before trusting the ride.

A stablecoin near one dollar is market evidence, not proof that every holder can redeem through the issuer. Peg, supply, and redemption access stay separate.

04Supply tideLook for incoming dilution.

A token can look calm until a team, investor, foundation, or staking tranche unlocks. The timing, recipient, and dollar size decide whether the calendar matters.

05Wallet pathCheck what you are signing.

Unlimited approvals, unfamiliar spender addresses, rushed mints, fake support links, and wallet prompts you do not understand are reasons to stop.

06Yield sourceSeparate revenue from emissions.

A high APY is not a safety signal. Ask whether the yield comes from fees, lending demand, incentives, leverage, or a token printing schedule.

Stop signals

Reasons to pause before you connect, bridge, mint, stake, or buy.

No source page, document, contract, or public data trail
Source is stale, changed, broken, or only an issuer slogan
Recent exploit with unclear recovery or unresolved controls
Huge unlock near thin liquidity or weak demand
Redemption requires eligibility, minimums, KYC, or private approval you do not have
Wallet flow asks for broad approval before the action is clear

What the lanes prove

WrecksWhere exploits, hacks, and large losses hitDoes not prove the future is safe

BallastStablecoin peg drift, supply movement, and market stressDoes not prove private reserves or direct redemption

The Tide TableScheduled supply releases and dollar sizeDoes not predict price direction

Risk MapBacking, redemption, wrapper, and source-risk questionsDoes not compress risk into a fake safety score

Staying off the rocks, in plain terms

How do I avoid getting scammed in crypto?: Slow down and read the water before you act. Check that a project has not already been exploited (Wrecks), that its stablecoins hold their peg (Ballast), that its yield is real rather than paid in emissions, and that a large token unlock is not about to flood the market (the Tide Table). Most losses come from skipping these five-minute checks.
What is the safest way to hold crypto in a bear market?: Understand what you actually hold. Stablecoins are ballast only while they hold their peg, yield is only safe if you know where it comes from, and any token can be diluted by an unlock you did not see coming. Safe Passage puts those honest reads in one place, on open data, with no buy or sell calls.
How do I check if a crypto project is real?: Look at whether the TVL is real depth or just incentives, whether fees and revenue exist, and whether it has a history of exploits. Soundings reads protocol economics as depth and Wrecks keeps a permanent record of exploits, so you can tell a real project from a story.
Is Safe Passage financial advice?: No. It is an open-data instrument for reading risk, not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Every number links to its source, derived reads are labelled as derived, and nothing here is a price call.

Every lane above is built on open data or clearly labelled as editorial guidance. We do not invent numbers, sources, or outcomes, and nothing here is a buy or sell call. Information, not financial advice. See the methodology.

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