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Crypto BasicsWhat is Avalanche (AVAX)?
Avalanche’s primary network is the C-Chain, the X-Chain, and the P-Chain. AVAX pays fees and is the stake. A 0x address on the C-Chain will not arrive on Ethereum. Subnets are now called L1s.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Uniswap (UNI)?
Uniswap is software on Ethereum that trades one token for another out of a pool. UNI is the token that votes on that software. A 2020 airdrop is over. Since December 2025, fees on v2 and v3 are used to burn UNI.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Tezos (XTZ)?
Tezos mainnet opened on 17 September 2018, after a betanet in June. Bakers produce blocks. You can delegate without handing over the coins. A passed vote changes the protocol on the same chain.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is MultiversX (EGLD)?
Elrond’s mainnet opened on 30 July 2020. From 3 September, 1,000 ERD became 1 EGLD. The paper ceiling is 31,415,927. In November 2022 the chain was renamed MultiversX. The ticker stayed.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is SUN?
SUN genesis mining started on 2 September 2020. The whitepaper set the supply at 19,900,730. In May 2021 one old coin became 1,000 new ones. The token is not TRX, and the old unit is named SUNOLD.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is TrueUSD (TUSD)?
TrustToken’s timeline puts the launch in March 2018. TUSD is minted and redeemed by a company, not by a chain. The SEC’s 2024 complaint alleged the reserves were not the cash the marketing described.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readCrypto BasicsWhat is Polkadot (DOT)?
Polkadot is a relay chain plus connected chains. DOT nominates validators and pays for compute time. Kusama is not Polkadot, and one old DOT became 100 new ones in August 2020.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is The Sandbox (SAND)?
SAND started trading on 14 August 2020 after a Binance sale of 360 million, 12 percent of a 3 billion cap. A parcel is a separate NFT. There are 166,464 of those in the map the project published. SAND does not pay Ethereum’s fee.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Curve (CRV)?
The CRV contract was deployed on 12 August 2020 and the team adopted it. Emissions fall about 16 percent each August. Locking CRV makes veCRV, which cannot be transferred and cannot be opened early.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
CompaniesMicroStrategy’s bitcoin pile is a balance-sheet choice
A Nasdaq business-intelligence company put idle cash into bitcoin instead of leaving it in dollars. Tesla’s later 10-K is a different issuer. Issuance did not change.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readCrypto Basics