I will be posting a new thread also.  simplex.com duplicated my payments.  I have bank statement with same time charges (same hour same minute) and an email confirmation from the company simplex itself same hour same time.  Yet, they sent me a response saying that I supposedly made this payment within a minute of each other and it is "impossible" that they duplicated the payment.  Well, tell that to your own email address and my bank statement simplex.com.  What bothers me is not the glitch.  It is the way they treated the situation.  They didn't even TRY to figure out what happened. Pretty much said.. nope.. here is your transaction number and there is no way that we duplicated it.  I don't mind companies making a mistake, but I have a problem when they completely blow off customers with real concerns. It shows uncaring for client and not a service centric company at all.  I'd rather do business elsewhere than have a chance to get something like this happen again.

thank you yogee!   I should have just come here to ask about this stuff to begin with.  I am so busy during the day I barely have time to eat. Having to research this stuff has been so tiresome and stressful. When you read the answer to what you search it's answered with MORE words that I don't understand ... so I have to research again and again and it never ends.  I have bits and pieces that I understand and was having a hard time putting it together.  The stuff is in my head but it's not clear... It's blurry. With your help, it's become a bit more clear.

This has been so great. Again thank you ALL 🤗♥️

Ahhhhhh. interesting!!!!

Actually I keep my bitcoin in coinbase.  I use xumm wallet for xrp and MEW wallet for etherium.  I am preparing for the spark airdrop.  I need to explore a wallet in an old laptop. I have one that is never connected. (long story lol)

So when I send bitcoin from coinbase to kukoin for example to buy altcoin, that address is likely different every time? I honestly didn't check.  But what you said makes me more comfortable mk4.  I'm not so much worried about privacy as I am for security.  So that's good news right there.

Extremely good info guys  I truly appreciate it. I was expecting some pushback because I am so oblivious to this process it's tough to even put my question together . and the lingo is so confusing. I'm just trying to hold on for dear life so that this digital currency stuff doesn't sky rocket without me  .. that's what it feels like.  Every time I turn around something new is happening. I can't keep up with the world anymore properly.

Salaudin.. i was not hacked.  i was just asking about why i hear so much crypto pirating.

mk4, i'm so paranoid i don't click on links at all.  like the link you posted i was scared to click on it and so i googled it and looked at search results and from there i went to the site itself lol.  this is how paranoid i am about clicking on stuff.  that's excellent info on that page thank you! easy breakdown.

btw, i do have 2 factor authentication thing on all platforms i use so i guess that's a good move thanks for confirming. 

guys. thank you thank you!!! exactly what i needed.  follow up question for jackg.  if mk4 or harizen can help i would really appreciate it too:

jackg said: Your public key and address may be shared but for security and privacy its recommended you don't reuse an address. - my question: from what i wrote in the original post, which ones are considered a "public key".  are they the codes i use to send and receive crypto?  if it is, that is generated for me when i click on "send" or "request" buttons and i just copy paste from there. so when you say it should not be reused, how do i change it?

would like to see if someone could use the scenario below so it is relatable to me.  i'm really confused.  a real amateur here so forgive the elementary questions.

to get into my crypto wallet app i have a password, or fingerprint log in option. setting up the the wallet, had to write down a bunch of random words or some other weird sequence of things .. for recovery it said. and in order to send or receive crypto, there is a long code that is used. so this is a collection of passwords and codes i use during a crypto process either from coinbase or wallet.

questions - from the scenario above, what is considered a "key"? which ones are secret keys? which ones are the ones that get hijacked and hackers steal your crypto? is the recovery list of words a crypto version for "forgot password"?

by the things i read online, it feels like everyone gets their crypto hijacked. like nothing is safe. like one could just do nothing and someone can get into your wallet and/or coinbase for example and steal your stuff. or is this an exception to the rule just like a normal "bank account" could be somehow hacked? it just feels that in the crypto world it happens all the time and any minute.

thank you for your help.