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Crypto BasicsWhat is Cronos (CRO)?
CRO started as an exchange token. Crypto.org Chain opened in March 2021 and the Cronos EVM chain in November 2021. Ethereum CRO, native CRO, and the EVM coin share a ticker and not an address.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsWhat is OKB?
OKB started as a fee-discount token for the OKX exchange. In August 2025 the company burned treasury and buyback tokens and set the supply at 21 million. X Layer, an Ethereum layer 2, uses OKB for fees.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readCrypto BasicsWhat is UNUS SED LEO?
LEO is a token iFinex sold in May 2019. One billion were issued, on Ethereum and on EOS. Holding it can cut Bitfinex fees. The burn is a company promise, published on the company’s own page.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readCrypto BasicsWhat is BNB?
BNB started in 2017 as a token Binance sold for fee discounts. It is the gas on BNB Smart Chain, an EVM chain with a small validator set. A bnb1 address is a retired chain.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
ReviewBlockchain.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 ·
ReviewCoinbase
Score 3.6 of 5. 3.6A reasonable on-ramp if you enable app-based two-factor authentication, read the freeze/withdrawal rules, and do not leave more on the platform than you would leave with any other private company. It is not a wallet you control.EasyCryptoGuides ·
SecurityBinance’s 7,000 BTC theft is why SAFU existed
Phishing and malware against users, then one withdrawal that passed existing checks. Roughly $41 million at the day’s print. Bitcoin confirmed a signature. It did not fail.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readSecurity