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Ethereum

How does Ethereum work?

Bitcoin is mostly a ledger of coins. Ethereum adds a way to run small programs on that shared computer. Here is what that means in ordinary language, including the bits that confuse newcomers.EasyCryptoGuides · 5 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Ethereum

What is Ethereum (ETH)?

Ethereum runs programs (“smart contracts”) that anyone can call if they pay a fee. Ether is native. Most of what a wallet lists is not.EasyCryptoGuides · 24 Apr 2020 · 3 min read

Wallets

How 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 · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

DeFi

What is DeFi?

Decentralised finance is a set of contracts that hold coins and follow instructions. No helpdesk will unwind a confused click. Here is the product map without a farm ranking.EasyCryptoGuides · 18 Mar 2026 · 5 min read

Words in this topic

• EthereumA public ledger that can run small programs, not only a simple coin ledger.

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• Bitcoin and Ethereum in plain languageSame family of idea, different jobs. A price candle does not tell you which.

Latest Ethereum news

Security

Mercado Bitcoin says customers will not lose. The hot wallet did.

Mercado Bitcoin’s site is open for looking. Crypto quantities on screen are the 2 November positions. Withdrawals, deposits, and trading are still off. The FAQ no longer states the dollar total.EasyCryptoGuides · 2 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC · 7 min read

Security

Binance puts the hot-wallet loss near $6.3 billion. Covering it is a company promise.

Binance reopened HYPE and APT withdrawals on 8 November, and Alpha withdrawals on four networks on 9 November. INJ, PLASMA, NEAR, and LTC were not in that post. The 98% figure did not move.EasyCryptoGuides · 30 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC · 19 min read

Security

zkLink stopped Nova after a bridge exploit. A halt is not a refund.

On 29 October 2026 zkLink suspended block production on Nova and disabled withdrawals after an attack on its Arbitrator contracts on Ethereum and Optimism. The project published no loss figure and no cause beyond the contract it named.EasyCryptoGuides · 29 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · 5 min read

Related reviews

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Modern software wallet (category)

★★★★☆ Score 3.8 of 5. 3.8Fine for small balances and learning, if you practise recovery and treat every signature as real. Not a substitute for a hardware device once the number would ruin your month.EasyCryptoGuides · 6 Aug 2026

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Major centralised exchange (category)

★★★★☆ Score 3.5 of 5. 3.5A reasonable on-ramp if you use withdrawals, enable real two-factor authentication, and never store more than you are willing to treat as a balance at a private company. The marketing is louder than the account agreement.EasyCryptoGuides · 4 Aug 2026

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Blockchain.com

★★★☆☆ Score 3.3 of 5. 3.3The explorer is a public lookup tool. The wallet and exchange are company products. Use the name carefully, enable real two-factor authentication, and do not treat a web login as cold storage.EasyCryptoGuides · 23 Apr 2020