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Crypto BasicsWhat is Conflux (CFX)?
Conflux’s Tethys mainnet opened on 29 October 2020. The genesis allocation was 5 billion CFX. A pre-mainnet token called FC swapped one for one. Core addresses start with cfx. The other space uses 0x.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Stacks (STX)?
STX traded from October 2019 as Blockstack. Stacks 2.0 opened on 14 January 2021, at Bitcoin block 666,050. Miners spend bitcoin. People who lock STX can be paid in bitcoin. sBTC is a token, not bitcoin.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Injective (INJ)?
INJ started trading on 21 October 2020 as an ERC-20, with a launch supply of 100 million. The chain itself opened in November 2021. New INJ is minted for validators. A buyback burns more. The net is not a fixed cap.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
CompaniesPayPal launches cryptocurrency buying inside its app
PayPal said users could buy, hold, and sell crypto in-app, and later spend at merchants. That is a company balance, not a withdrawal to your own wallet.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Filecoin (FIL)?
Filecoin’s mainnet opened on 15 October 2020. The ceiling is 2 billion FIL. You hire a storage provider with a deal that expires. Retrieving the file is a second deal. The disk is still someone else’s.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is NEAR?
NEAR is a sharded proof-of-stake network. The coin is also called NEAR. Accounts can be names like alice.near. A name is not an Ethereum address, and a locked token can still be staked.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Flow (FLOW)?
Flow’s beta opened in May 2020. The public token sale closed in early October 2020. Genesis created 1.25 billion FLOW, locked at first. NBA Top Shot is an app on the chain. The highlight you bought is not the token.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Aave (AAVE)?
Aave is a lending protocol on Ethereum and other chains. You deposit into a pool and borrow against collateral. AAVE votes and can backstop a shortfall. The token you deposited is still that token.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationBitMEX’s charges are about a derivatives shop, not Bitcoin
An unregistered crypto-derivatives platform that took US customers, the government says, without the AML programme the law wanted. Leverage is a company product. Liquidation engines are too.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is PancakeSwap (CAKE)?
PancakeSwap opened in September 2020. It is an automated market maker, not a chain. CAKE started with no cap. A January 2026 vote put the cap at 400 million. Farms still mint. Fees still burn.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
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