Crypto Guides
Clear, jargon-free guides to buying, storing and understanding cryptocurrency — for beginners and beyond.
How to Buy Bitcoin Safely
A practical guide to how to buy Bitcoin safely — choosing a trustworthy exchange, protecting your account, avoiding scams, and securing your coins in your own wallet.
How to Buy Cryptocurrency: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to buy crypto safely and confidently, from choosing an exchange and verifying your identity to placing your first order and securing your coins.
How Does Cryptocurrency Have Value?
How does crypto have value? A clear explanation of what gives cryptocurrency worth, from scarcity and utility to trust, demand, and network effects.
What Is an Altcoin?
What is an altcoin? A clear guide to cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin, the main types of altcoins, and how they differ in purpose and risk.
What Is Ethereum & How Does It Work?
What is Ethereum: a clear guide to the programmable blockchain, its native coin ether, smart contracts, gas fees, and proof of stake.
What Is Bitcoin & How Does It Work?
What is Bitcoin and how does it work: a clear guide to the first cryptocurrency, its fixed supply, mining, and how transactions get confirmed.
How Does Blockchain Work? Explained Simply
How does blockchain work, explained simply: how blocks, cryptographic hashes, and network consensus turn a shared list into tamper-resistant records.
What Is Cryptocurrency? A Beginner’s Guide
What is cryptocurrency: a beginner's guide to how digital money works, why it has value, and how to start safely.
Yield-bearing stablecoins, explained without the jargon
They look like a normal dollar token but quietly pay you interest. Here's how they actually work, and where the risk hides.
Self-custody without the fear: a practical starter guide
Holding your own keys sounds terrifying and is mostly just careful. A calm walkthrough of the parts that actually matter.
How to read on-chain data without a PhD
Exchange reserves, active addresses, stablecoin supply — the handful of metrics worth watching and how not to misread them.
Impermanent loss, explained simply
The most misunderstood risk in DeFi is neither impermanent nor exactly a loss. Here's what it really is.
The boring skill that keeps traders alive: position sizing
Everyone wants the entry. The people who last obsess over how much, not just when.
Gas fees, explained: what you're actually paying for
That fee is not arbitrary. It's an auction, and once you see the mechanism you can stop overpaying.
Crypto guides that respect your time
Our crypto guides explain how everything works clearly — no filler, no jargon walls. Whether you're buying your first coin or trying to understand staking, DeFi or self-custody, each guide is written to be finished and kept up to date as the space changes.
What our crypto guides cover
Start with the fundamentals — what cryptocurrency is, how a blockchain works, and how to buy and store crypto safely — then go deeper into wallets and security, staking and lending, DeFi, stablecoins, tokenomics and how to research a coin. When a guide mentions a live asset, you can check its price on our market pages; when a service is worth comparing, see our independent ratings.
Written for real beginners
Every guide follows one rule: if a beginner can't follow it, we rewrite it. We define terms the first time they appear, lead with the answer, and keep the reading time honest. For the news moving these topics, head to our newsroom.
Nothing here is financial advice. Cryptocurrency is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research before investing.
Are the crypto guides free?
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Yes. Every guide is free to read and no account is required. We're funded by clearly-labelled advertising and reader support, not by the projects we cover.
Who are the guides for?
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Mainly beginners and intermediate readers. We assume no prior knowledge, define terms as they come up, and build from 'what is cryptocurrency' to more advanced topics like DeFi, staking and tokenomics.
What topics do the guides cover?
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Buying and storing crypto safely, wallets and self-custody, security and scams, staking and lending, DeFi and stablecoins, reading charts, tokenomics and how to research a coin — among many others.
How do I start learning about crypto?
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Begin with the fundamentals — what cryptocurrency is, how blockchains work, and how to buy and secure your first coin — then follow the guides into whichever area interests you. Each one links to related topics.
Are the guides kept up to date?
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Yes. Guides are evergreen and revised as tools, fees and best practices change, so the advice stays current rather than frozen at publication.