Crypto Basics
What Is a Stablecoin? Types, Uses and Risks
Discover how stablecoins aim to maintain a reference value, how their backing models differ, and why stablecoins can still lose their peg.
New to crypto? Start with blockchain basics, wallets, stablecoins, exchanges and common market terms. Our guides use plain language, practical examples and clear explanations of the risks that come with digital assets.
Crypto Basics
Discover how stablecoins aim to maintain a reference value, how their backing models differ, and why stablecoins can still lose their peg.
Crypto Basics
Learn what crypto market capitalization means, how it is calculated, and why it does not tell the whole story about a cryptocurrency’s value or risk.
Crypto Basics
Learn what a crypto wallet is, how public and private keys work, and how to compare software, hardware, custodial, and non-custodial wallets safely.
Crypto Basics
Understand what a blockchain is, how transactions are grouped into blocks, how networks reach agreement, and where the technology's limits matter.