Week in literacy
Friday digests: 3–5 short items each, original paraphrases with explicit source lines. Not a news desk—no price calls, FOMO, or trade advice. Educational content only — not investment advice.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-10-30
What source verification checks, explorer match types, misleading comments in partial matches, proxy contracts, and upgrade timelocks—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-10-23
Off-chain signatures used later, reading the EIP-712 domain, permit deadlines, wallet security-alert labels, and airdrop-claim lures—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-10-16
EIP-7702 account upgrades, sponsored gas under ERC-4337, paid “rescue” services, unvetted social ads, and why reporting scams matters—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-10-09
ENS names as pointers, look-alike names and normalization, search-ad impersonators, and QR-code swaps—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-10-02
Transaction-simulation limits, browser-extension caution, domain checks after link previews, reading prompts before signing, and FTC urgency patterns—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-09-25
Custom-network/RPC caution, seed offline habit, spend-limit reminders, FTC scam patterns, and explorer verification—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-09-18
Fake support spoofing, verifying real MetaMask channels, hardware-wallet vs seed custody, bridge caution, and gas literacy pointers—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.
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Week in literacy — edition dated 2026-09-14
Address poisoning warnings, wallet simulation vs on-chain execution, spend limits, revoking allowances, and FTC crypto-scam patterns—each with a source line and a link to a related Ascent doc.