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Ethereum

Ethereum without the jargon

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

DeFi is software with rules you cannot call support about

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

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• 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.

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Security

Ledger devices from one reseller had an extra part. The chip was not the hole.

Buyers from a Southeast Asian reseller were told not to set unused devices up. Researcher estimates of the loss run from the tens of millions into the mid-nineties. Ledger has not confirmed a total. The Secure Element was not the clipboard.EasyCryptoGuides · 9 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4 min read

Regulation

The CFTC asked questions about a crypto exchange licence. Questions are not the licence.

On 5 October 2026 the CFTC published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM. The Federal Register printed it on 13 October. Comments run to 14 December. There is no rule text in force.EasyCryptoGuides · 5 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · 3 min read

Regulation

FinCEN withdrew two wallet proposals that had never taken effect.

On 5 October 2026 FinCEN withdrew the December 2020 unhosted-wallet proposal and the October 2023 plan to treat crypto mixing as a primary money-laundering concern. Both withdrawals took effect on 6 October. Neither draft had ever been in force.EasyCryptoGuides · 5 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · 3 min read

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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