Imagine you are walking down a bustling street in Abu Dhabi or New York. You look up at a shimmering $500 million skyscraper. Historically, that building belongs to a massive corporation, a sovereign wealth fund, or a billionaire. For the average person, “investing” in that property would seem impossible, unless you had a few million dollars to spare. Now look at that same building and imagine it has been “shredded” into one million tiny pieces. Each piece is a digital certificate called a token. You buy one for $500. You now officially own 1/1,000,000th of that skyscraper. When the tenants […]
Sarah Chen lost $3,000 last year. Not to a hack or a scam—she just misplaced the piece of paper that has the 12-word recovery phrase of her crypto wallet. Her crypto, locked in an inaccessible wallet, joined an estimated $140 billion in lost Bitcoin sitting in wallets people cannot get into anymore. Stories like Sarah’s explain why so many people still do not buy cryptocurrency. The technology promised financial freedom but also delivered a minefield of technical headaches. Lost your password? The money is gone. Run out of ETH for transaction fees? Your other tokens just sit there, frozen. Want […]
Everyone screams about decentralization and security when it comes to blockchain and cryptocurrency, but not much is spoken about block finality, which is one of the most integral parts of a blockchain. Finality refers to the point where a transaction or block added to the blockchain becomes irreversible. It’s the promise that once something is recorded, it stays recorded with no take-backs and/or alterations. In essence, without block finality, trust in the entire blockchain network falls apart, which is also why it is crucial for you to understand its role before you dive headfirst into crypto. The Basics of Finality […]
Blockchain infrastructure has been through several waves already. Early networks proved decentralization could work. Later platforms focused on smart contracts and composability. Now the pressure has shifted again. Users want applications that feel fast, predictable, and usable without understanding what is happening under the hood. That change in expectations explains why newer Layer-1 networks like Sui are drawing attention. Sui launched in 2023 with a fairly direct goal: to remove some of the practical friction that has followed blockchain systems for years. Instead of trying to squeeze more performance out of older designs, the network approaches transaction handling and asset […]
At 3 a.m. in Dubai, trading screens are still alive as crypto traders in Seoul, New York, and Lagos smash buy and sell buttons at the exact same moment. Millions of dollars flip between accounts in seconds. This continuous movement is what powers centralized exchanges (CEX)—the real backbone of crypto trading. Most crypto volumes flow via these exchanges. Unlike decentralized exchanges, where one trades directly with another trader, a centralized exchange is like a middleman. It holds the trader’s money, pairs up buyers with sellers, and clears every transaction. Speed is what brings traders to a CEX, along with deep […]
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IYKYK is a popular acronym that stands for “If You Know, You Know”. When used in chats, it refers to someone having insider knowledge, insights, or experiences about a particular matter. People in the crypto community use it to make others feel like they belong, making them part of an inner circle that has exclusive knowledge. They used it to hint at trends, opportunities, or memes without explicit explanation, subtly leveraging their knowledge within the group. The term is more
In the world of cryptocurrency, LFG is a popular acronym that stands for Let’s F**king Go. A more polite and family-friendly version, is Let’s Freaking Go. The term is popular within gaming and internet lingo, but in crypto, it carries a more positive vibe of high energy. Since then, it’s become the ultimate war cry for crypto fans looking to share some hype. It is mostly used as a hype chant by traders, investors, and community members when they want
An avatar is your digital identity that represents you across decentralized applications (dApps), metaverses, and social media. Its not just your profile picture, but a verifiable digital soul. Unlike traditional social media photos, crypto avatars are often formatted as NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). It acts as one’s personal branding tool and an investment vehicle, if it goes viral. Avatars let you stay anonymous but still lets you show off your status or affiliations. Some avatars are also useful because they can
Doxxed is a common short form for ‘dropping documents’, but in crypto, it refers to the act of revealing the real-world identity of an individual who chose to be anonymous or used a pseudonym. Despite crypto’s roots in anonymity, “doxxing” has evolved into a key marker of trust. The term originated in 1990s hacker culture, but it became a staple of the crypto lexicon around 2020 and 2021 during the DeFi and the NFT boom. Because the space was filled
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