Do you send funds that then get drained immediately? You likely have a sweeper on your hands. We can help. — When your secrets get compromised, bad actors will often put a sweeper on your account to take advantage of anything that happens to the address in the future — either you deposit ETH to try and save some tokens, an airdrop happens, or something else. This article outlines how users get swept in the first place and three unique methods for rescuing any un-swept funds (like staked funds).

We’ve launched a self-hosted blog at blog.mycrypto.com — We’ve been using Medium as a communication platform since day 1 of our launch and it has provided a valuable service. However, we believe that every project should strive to eventually move away from that platform when able to. Why? Because a part of the goal of this entire cryptocurrency and blockchain industry is to get control back into our own hands, and that control includes the channels that we communicate through.

Now memberships are more accessible than ever — no more gas craziness! — MyCrypto Memberships utilize Unlock Protocol - a tool that allows for unlocking content, memberships, and more via a smart contract and an NFT key. An unfortunate side effect of using a smart contract function for our memberships, though, is Ethereum gas prices. At worst, the gas fees alone cost more…

Part 3 in our xDai series. A sampling of the apps within the xDai ecosystem. — Sidechains like xDai are getting lots of attention from a mainstream audience, but unbeknownst to many, they’ve been thriving and growing for a while. You’ve learned all about xDai and decided to try it out. Then, you were onboarded to the xDai network and set up your portfolio with MyCrypto. …

Part 2 in our xDai series. — So you’ve learned about xDai in part 1, and now you want to try it out. Where to start? Getting an xDai Account Since xDai is based on the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), any Ethereum account can also be used on the xDai chain. …

What’s included and when is it beginning? Read now! — This is a cross-post from the Ethereum.org announcement. It has been modified by the MyCrypto team to include additional information that we think is useful! TL;DR Berlin is ready to be deployed! We’re moving fast: the first testnet to upgrade, Ropsten, is scheduled to upgrade on March 10th. …

Part 1 in our multi-part series all about xDai. — What is the xDai chain? The xDai chain is an Ethereum-based sidechain that uses a Proof-of-Stake mechanism. It has been live since late 2018 and uses a stablecoin, xDai, as its native cryptocurrency. As the project’s site puts it, transactions on the xDai chain are “very fast, very inexpensive, and require a single token (xDai).”

Our Custom Token system has changed a bit. Here’s how to do it! — MyCrypto has a list of tokens that it will automatically scan your address for, which is regularly updated. If you can’t see a token when you access your account with MyCrypto, it’s because we don’t have it on our default list. …

Everything you need to know about staking in Ethereum 2.0 — November 4th saw the deployment of the staking deposit contract, which required a minimum of 524,288 ETH for a successful launch of the first phase of Eth2 on December 1st. This threshold was met, and the launch (genesis) of the beacon chain went smoothly. …