- The MetaMask Learn initiative is open to everyone interested in Web3.
- ConsenSys puts focus on self-custodial wallets as trust in CeFi is low.
- The first eight lessons of the interactive platform are available in 10 languages.
ConsenSys, the developers behind the most popular self-custodial wallet in the world, recently launched an educational platform available for users worldwide. The MetaMask Learn program provides an interactive user interface with the ability to choose between various topics.
To start with, MetaMask Learn offers eight topics, including introductory lessons to Web3, crypto wallets, digital identity, and NFTs, to going deeper into society’s shift to decentralized communities and digital ownership.
Moreover, the inaugural series of lessons are available in 10 languages, including Vietnamese, Chinese, Ukrainian, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish. Naturally, these languages are spoken by the TOP 10 countries by crypto adoption.
🦊 Meet the new educational resource #MetaMask Learn!
— Sequel (@sequelspace) February 2, 2023
It is a free platform designed for those who want to get acquainted with #Web3
The training is in an interactive format - you can learn how to work with MetaMask, learn about #NFT and decentralized finance in a simulation mode pic.twitter.com/KGuW6LDY8q
Address Poisoning: Latest Trend for Scammers?
Even though phishing scams were the most trendy scamming technique adopted by fraudsters in 2022, MetaMask also recently identified the ‘address poisoning’ mechanism. Besides being carried out by high-strung cybercriminals, this method involves changing the victim’s transaction history.
Hackers create counterfeit crypto wallets with the same beginning and end to achieve this. Thus, the victims can easily mistake the addresses for the ones they recognize, as it barely differs visually, ending up sending the funds to the hacker.
Ultimately, DeFi wallet users can avoid attacks by using an address book instead of copying wallet numbers from the transaction history. Many cybersecurity experts also advise using cold storage wallets, as they’re not connected to the internet and therefore are much harder to hack.
📕Web3 Cybersecurity Academy - Enhancing user asset security
— SunSec (@1nf0s3cpt) February 1, 2023
Lesson 5 by @SlowMist_Team : Address poisoning scams.
You will learn how address poisoning works and how to protect yourself. Check:👉 https://t.co/VoyVtwSJZl
Feel free to retweet and spread knowledge.#web3sec pic.twitter.com/GELse5UaFE
On the Flipside
- Crypto enthusiasts on Twitter report that the MetaMask Learn address is ‘not found,’ while others expressed their discontentment with the current UI of MetaMask.
Why You Should Care
Education about blockchain and Web3 can pave the way for a more secure internet with fewer incidents in the crypto space.
