Dave McNaught

About Dave

Dave McNaught has worked in IT since 1999. In 2003 he founded All Business Technologies (ABT) (opens in a new tab), a Boston-area firm providing Managed IT, Cybersecurity, Managed AI, Web Design and App Development, and has run it ever since.

The Crypto Guide applies that security background to crypto: what a project actually does, how to buy and hold coins safely, and how to spot a scam before any money moves.

What Dave writes about

• Wallet and account security, self-custody and keeping a seed phrase safe
• Crypto scams and fraud: how they work and how to avoid them
• Stablecoins, regulation and how banks and traditional finance are adopting crypto
• Plain-English coin guides built on our Utility Lens

How articles are made

Dave is the named author of our articles and guides and is responsible for what The Crypto Guide publishes. We use AI tools to help research and draft; every page is checked against the sources it cites, shows when it was published or updated, and is corrected promptly when something is wrong. Read the editorial policy.

Disclosure

Dave may personally hold some of the cryptocurrencies covered on this site. Holdings never decide what we cover or how a coin is rated, and The Crypto Guide does not accept payment to promote any token. Nothing here is financial, legal or tax advice.

Latest from Dave

• The Ledger reseller drains: what we know about the tampered-device reports, and how to buy a hardware wallet safely

  Ledger is investigating wallet drains tied to devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis and confirmed one hidden implant. What we know and how to buy safely.

  Beginner7 min readSecurityOctober 10, 2026

• Trending crypto this week: why Starknet, ZKsync, Sonic and Derive are getting searched

  Why Starknet, ZKsync, Sonic and Derive hit CoinGecko's trending list: L1 talk, a Japan distribution MoU, a token burn deadline and a V3 relaunch.

  Intermediate6 min readMarketsOctober 10, 2026

• The XRP Ledger bug that could have created XRP from nothing: what is actually true

  A decade-old XRP Ledger bug could have minted XRP beyond the 100 billion supply. It was patched in xrpld 3.4.1 with no sign of use. What happened and why.

  Intermediate7 min readSecurityOctober 10, 2026

• AI agents are getting wallets: Cloudflare, x402 and the push for machine payments in stablecoins

  Cloudflare will let sites charge AI agents in USDC via the x402 standard. How agent payments work, who is building them, and the risks to know.

  Intermediate7 min readAIOctober 4, 2026

• Banks move from stablecoin pilots to production: U.S. Bank, SoFi, Visa and Swift in September 2026

  U.S. Bank piloted USBDC on Stellar, SoFi moved card settlement to SoFiUSD and Swift banks went live. What bank stablecoins mean for you.

  Intermediate7 min readTradFiOctober 4, 2026

• The CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate. Here is what changes, and what doesn't

  The Senate's 49-50 cloture vote stalled the CLARITY Act. What the bill would have done, why it failed, and how the SEC and CFTC are filling the gap.

  Intermediate7 min readRegulationOctober 4, 2026

Dave is also the named author of 35 guides and the free Crypto Foundations course.

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