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BlockchainWhat is a blockchain?
Strip away the slogans and a blockchain is a ledger that many computers keep in sync, with a method for agreeing on the next page. That design choice has costs as well as benefits.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
WalletsHow crypto wallets actually work
If you remember one idea, make it this: the network holds the coins. Your wallet holds the keys. That distinction explains most of the fear, the scams, and the recovery phrases.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
ExchangesHow buying crypto actually works
Buying cryptocurrency is usually buying from a company, then optionally taking the keys. Confusing those two steps is how people think they “own Bitcoin” when they own a balance in an app.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityHow do you keep crypto safe?
Security here is less about secret knowledge and more about boring habits: slow down, verify destinations, and treat your recovery phrase like a spare house key — because that is what it is.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is a stablecoin?
Stablecoins are how a lot of crypto activity avoids living entirely in volatile units. They are also how people forget that “stable” is a product claim, not a law of nature.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min readShowing 1–12 of 131
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Crypto BasicsWhat is Quantus (QTC)?
Quantus mainnet started on 9 September 2026. QTC is the coin. Signatures use a post-quantum scheme. A transparent send is public. An encrypted send is optional. Twenty-seven percent of the supply was minted at genesis.EasyCryptoGuides · · 7 min read
Crypto BasicsHow to read a crypto headline
A calmer reading method for the news cycle: separate what happened from what someone wants you to feel, and notice which facts would still matter if the candle were red instead of green.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readCrypto BasicsWhat is Pi (PI)?
Pi Network’s app opened on 14 March 2019. The chain went live on 28 December 2021 behind a firewall. That firewall came down on 20 February 2025. The published ceiling is 100 billion. The float is the coins the project has migrated.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Sky (SKY)?
SKY and USDS launched on 18 September 2024, when Maker rebranded as Sky. The protocol rate is 24,000 SKY per MKR. A small SKY price is that split. Conversion is a transaction you sign.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Starknet (STRK)?
STRK could be claimed from 20 February 2024 until 20 June 2024. StarkWare had minted 10 billion earlier. The rollup posts proofs to Ethereum. STRK is not ETH, and it is not a share of StarkWare.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Jupiter (JUP)?
JUP launched on 31 January 2024 with a cap of 10 billion. Jupiter routes trades across other Solana pools. The first airdrop is closed. A claim link in a chat is not the project.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readCrypto BasicsWhat is Pyth (PYTH)?
PYTH launched on Solana on 20 November 2023. The cap is 10 billion, and the starting float was 1.5 billion. Publishers post prices. A contract that reads the feed does not phone you if the price is wrong.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Render (RENDER)?
The Render Network sells spare graphics-card work. In November 2023 the project told holders to move from the Ethereum token, RNDR, to RENDER on Solana, one for one. Job payments are burned. New tokens are minted on a schedule.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Celestia (TIA)?
Celestia mainnet beta opened on 31 October 2023. TIA pays to publish data and is the stake. The launch inflation was 8 percent, written to step down toward 1.5 percent. Later upgrades cut the rate further.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is SwissBorg (BORG)?
SwissBorg sold CHSB in a sale that closed in January 2018, with a supply of 1 billion. On 17 October 2023 the ticker became BORG, one for one. A balance in the app is not the token.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readCrypto BasicsWhat is SPX6900 (SPX)?
SPX6900 first traded on 16 August 2023. It was minted at 1 billion on Ethereum. The project’s page says about 6.9 percent was burned. Holding it does not give you the stock index.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is Sei (SEI)?
Sei’s mainnet opened on 15 August 2023 with 10 billion SEI. About 18 percent was unlocked. A 2024 upgrade added Ethereum-style contracts. A 2025 vote pointed the chain at that environment only.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readStuck on a definition? Glossary · Ask EasyCryptoGuides · Start here path