Beginner Guides

Proof of work and proof of stake are the two main ways blockchains agree on a shared history. Here is how each one works, what it costs, and where the trade-offs really lie.

A mempool is the waiting room between broadcasting a crypto transaction and having it confirmed in a block. Here is how it works, why fees swing, and how to clear a stuck payment.

What a rug pull means in crypto, how liquidity pulls, insider dumps and honeypots work, the biggest cases from Thodex to LIBRA, and the warning signs to check first.

Gas fees are the cost of getting a transaction onto a blockchain. Here is how gas is priced, why the bill swings so widely, and how to pay less for the same work.

Tokenomics is the supply, distribution and incentive design behind a crypto token. Here is how to read the numbers before you buy, from unlocks to fully diluted value.

How trading crypto with leverage amplifies gains and losses, what margin and liquidation mean, how isolated and cross modes differ, and why high multipliers fail so often.

What staking crypto means on proof-of-stake networks, where rewards come from, how pools and liquid staking differ, and the risks a yield percentage hides.

What DCA in crypto means, how averaging builds a cost basis, when it helps versus a lump sum, and how fees shape a recurring plan.

How crypto exchange fees really work: maker and taker rates, volume tiers, spreads on instant buys, withdrawal and funding costs, and how to estimate a trade's true cost.

A stablecoin is a crypto token built to hold a steady value, usually one US dollar. Here is how USDT, USDC and others try to keep that peg, and what happens when it breaks.

How a crypto limit order works: buy and sell limits, partial fills, time in force, maker fees, and the mistakes that leave orders stuck or unfilled.

Crypto open interest explained: what it counts, how it rises and falls, why trackers disagree, and how to read it with price and funding.

Craig Wright claimed for years that he created Bitcoin. In 2024 a UK court ruled he is not Satoshi Nakamoto. Here is what the record shows about him, and about Dorian Nakamoto, Hal Finney, and Bitcoin's still-unidentified creator.

Impermanent loss explained: why liquidity pool prices drift, how it compares with simply holding, and what providers check before depositing.

Crypto liquidation meaning explained: when an exchange force-closes a leveraged position, why mark price matters, and how cascades form.

Crypto funding rates decide whether a perpetual futures position pays or costs you. Learn who pays whom, how it is charged, and what it really costs.

Why is Bitcoin dropping? Learn to separate a verified catalyst from leverage, liquidity and speculation before reacting to a price fall.

Learn how slippage tolerance sets a minimum swap output, why it cannot fix price impact, and what to check before accepting a crypto trade.

Learn how to separate signal from noise in cannabis-sector news by tracking business fundamentals, policy context, market structure, and the difference between a real change and a passing narrative.

What a crypto order book shows, how bids and asks get matched, why market orders slip, and what depth can and cannot tell you before you trade.

How stop-market, stop-limit and trailing stop orders work in crypto, why they slip or fail to fill, and how traders plan exits around them.

Compare 12- and 24-word wallet recovery phrases, what their lengths mean, and how to back up either one without exposing your funds.

Nick Szabo's Bit Gold anticipated parts of Bitcoin, but the two designs are not identical. Explore the documented links and the limits of Satoshi speculation.

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto, why did Bitcoin’s creator vanish in 2011, and why every claimed unmasking, up to 2026, still lacks proof.