Crypto Basics: news and guides

Public and private keys are the pair that proves you own your crypto. Learn what each does, how they relate to addresses, and why the private key is everything.

A calm, step-by-step guide to buying your first cryptocurrency safely: choosing a platform, verifying your identity, paying and moving coins to your own wallet.

Cryptocurrency is digital money secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain. Here is how it works, why it matters and where the risks lie.

A guide to what a stablecoin is, the main types, and the mechanisms that keep its price pinned near a target like one US dollar.

A guide to non-fungible tokens: what an NFT actually is, how it works on a blockchain, and where the real risks lie.

Market capitalization measures a crypto asset's total value by multiplying its price by circulating supply. Learn how to read it and what it misses.