Spotting Crypto Scams
In the world of crypto, the biggest losses from scams come not from hacking the blockchain, but from social engineering attacks.
How Wallets Work
When most people talk about a crypto wallet, they imagine a digital vault where their bitcoin or ether “sits.” But that’s not accurate: wallets manage private keys, not coin balances.
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Three explainers published alongside the relaunch of the magazine.
Crypto Tax Basics
Holding cryptocurrency in your wallet does not trigger a tax event for the taxpayer.
How Stablecoins Hold Value
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a steady value, typically pegged to the U.S. dollar.
Basics
How the machinery works, from keys to blocks.
All Basics
How Wallets Work
When most people talk about a crypto wallet, they imagine a digital vault where their bitcoin or ether “sits.” But that’s not accurate: wallets manage private keys, not coin balances.
Markets & DeFi
Exchanges, stablecoins, yield and what moves them.
All Markets & DeFiHow Stablecoins Hold Value
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a steady value, typically pegged to the U.S. dollar.
Security
Custody, scams and the habits that prevent losses.
All SecuritySpotting Crypto Scams
In the world of crypto, the biggest losses from scams come not from hacking the blockchain, but from social engineering attacks.
Policy & Payments
Rules, tax and spending crypto in the real world.
All Policy & PaymentsCrypto Tax Basics
Holding cryptocurrency in your wallet does not trigger a tax event for the taxpayer.
Crypto Gaming
Where blockchains meet betting and online play.
All Crypto Gaming
Crypto Casinos Go Big with Blockchain Partnerships
18 September 2026 Cryptocurrency gambling is driving a wave of partnerships for crypto casinos, pulling the niche from the fringes and into the mainstream of digital betting.
Start here
Sixteen ideas that make the rest of the site readable. Each one is a short explainer.
- WalletSoftware that guards keys, not coins.
- ConsensusThe rule that picks the real ledger.
- GasThe price of space in the next block.
- Block explorerThe public search engine over a chain.
- HalvingThe four-yearly cut in new supply.
- Token standardThe interface a token contract implements.
- StablecoinA token that tracks something else.
- ExchangeWhere trades are matched and settled.
- StakingBonded coins that secure a network.
- RollupCheap execution anchored to a base chain.
- LiquidationWhat happens when collateral slips.
- BridgeMoving value between chains that cannot talk.
- Market capPrice times circulating supply, nothing more.
- PhishingAttacks on people, not on cryptography.
- Cold storageA key that never meets the internet.
- Self custodyHolding the keys, and the duties with them.
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