[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)]Step 4: Keep It Fresh[/color] [color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Cryptocurrency wallet addresses are like nicknames: they dont cost a penny and youre free to use as many as you like. As such, theres no excuse for recycling handles. Use a unique username and password for every DNM you join that means a nickname you havent previously used anywhere else for anything. The annals of darknet criminology are filled with preventable tales of nickname reuse. Just ask Ross ?Frosty Ulbricht.[/color] [color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Similarly, when youre sending funds to or from a DNM, create a new wallet address each time. If your crypto wallet app doesnt let you create a new address, delete it and install one that does. For more tips on how to stay safe on the darknet, check out this weeksHumans of Bitcoin podcast, around the 15-minute mark, in which I discuss the perils of address and nickname reuse with host Matt Aaron.[/color]