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Protocols

What is Nostr? The censorship-resistant social media protocol explained

With the arrival of Nostr in late 2020, the idea of a censorship-resistant social network protocol became a reality. As digital communities increasing
Feb 27, 2025
Intermediate
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Security

Private Keys vs Public Keys: Understanding the Key Differences

You may have heard the phrase “[not your keys, not your coins](/learn/proof-of-keys).” In the crypto world, this phrase refers to self-custodying your
Feb 27, 2025
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DeFi
DEX

BurgerSwap: What Is It and How Does It Work?

After the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector blew up in 2020, Binance quickly launched its second blockchain. Known as Binance Smart Chain, the new b
Feb 27, 2025
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Artificial intelligence

9 best AI art generators to create NFTs

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic over the past few years. It’s also one of the emerging technologies that’s started combining with th
Feb 24, 2025
Intermediate
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TOKEN2049 Singapore recap: major trends you might have missed

The crypto world was abuzz with excitement as one of the largest blockchain conferences took place in Singapore. With thousands of attendees from arou
Feb 3, 2025
Beginners
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DeFi

What is Sky? Exploring the MakerDAO rebrand

Sky is the new name for MakerDAO, a decentralized finance platform. Alongside its rebrand, Sky will be introducing a new stablecoin USDS (Sky Dollar)
Jan 29, 2025
Beginners
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DeFi

What is THORChain: cross-chain swaps without a third-party

Ever wondered how you can trade cryptocurrencies directly between different blockchains without relying on an intermediary? THORChain makes this possi
Jan 29, 2025
Beginners
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DeFi
Altcoin

What is Raydium (RAY): a must-know for Solana DEX traders

In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency trading, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have emerged as powerful platforms for onchain trading. By eliminatin
Jan 29, 2025
Beginners
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Protocols

What is SegWit? an introduction to Bitcoin’s clever on-chain scaling approach

A beginner-friendly introduction to Bitcoin’s SegWit, including what SegWit is, why it’s important, and what it achieves When Satoshi Nakamoto design
Jan 29, 2025
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DeFi

What is a prediction market: the power of crowdsourced wisdom

Prediction markets pose an age old question: are the many truly smarter than the few? With prediction markets like Polymarket and Drift Protocol’s
Jan 29, 2025
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Protocols
DEX

What is Sei? Deep dive into the Layer-1 built for decentralized crypto trading

Imagine a blockchain built for speed and designed to overcome the common challenges of decentralized trading — this is what Sei attempts to achieve. S
Jan 17, 2025
Intermediate
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What is a decentralized app: how DApps differ from traditional apps

Picture an app that isn't controlled by a single company and allows you to take back control of your data and privacy. This is what decentralized apps
Jan 16, 2025
Beginners
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What is Fantom (FTM): uncovering the Sonic migration catalyst

As one of the original Layer-1 blockchains in the crypto space, Fantom has been through numerous highs and lows since its introduction in 2018. Despit
Jan 9, 2025
Intermediate
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Web3

Everything you need to know about OKX Wallet's Smart Account feature

If Web3 is going to take over the globe, it's going to have to change. For some, DeFi, NFTs, dApps, DAOs, and everything in between have already been
Jan 6, 2025
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Ethereum

Crunching the data on account abstraction's 2023 growth

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures The simplicity account abstraction (AA) brings to Web3 onboarding has seen the number of registered acc
Jan 6, 2025
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Security

What are Merkle Trees and how do they enable Proof of Reserves?

What are Merkle trees and how do they enable Proof of Reserves? You’ll often hear that some kinds of Proof of Reserves are based on “Merkle trees”. Bu
Jan 2, 2025
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What are the different types of Proofs of Reserves?

You might have heard of Proof of Reserves (PoR) but did you know there are actually different types of PoR, each giving more weight to different aspec
Jan 2, 2025
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Mining
Security

What is a nonce in crypto?

Put simply, a nonce in crypto is a number that’s used once in a very specific way within the blockchain. Think of it as a unique one-time code that pl
Dec 9, 2024
Intermediate
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What is DRC-20? How the token standard is changing Dogecoin in 2024

Dogecoin , the fun and friendly cryptocurrency, has evolved to be more than just another memecoin. Just as Bitcoin got BRC-20, Dogecoin now has its ow
Dec 9, 2024
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Security

What is Proof of Work: the consensus mechanism powering Bitcoin

One of the most important parts of the Bitcoin machine is Proof of Work (PoW) — a consensus mechanism that gives the decentralized ledger robust secur
Nov 28, 2024
Beginners
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Mining

What is Pi Network? Mining crypto from your smartphone

Pi Network is a smartphone app that allows anyone to mine cryptocurrencies directly from their mobile device. The platform aims to lower the barrier t
Oct 14, 2024
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Bitcoin

What is the Bitcoin Taproot upgrade?

The Taproot upgrade marked an interesting chapter in Bitcoin’s history when it launched in November 2021. One upgrade the industry is starting to witn
Sep 21, 2024
Beginners
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Security

TRON wallet multisignature scams: what they are and how to avoid them

As blockchain technology becomes more widespread, the security of digital assets is increasingly critical. Towards this end, the multisignature (multi
Sep 2, 2024
Intermediate
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Security

What is a Dusting Attack?

The digital currency industry is known for many reasons, not all of which are positive. Despite its positives and technological advancements, it is a
Apr 25, 2024
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