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Explainers

Confused by crypto? Start here. Click on each term for definitions and examples.

Explainers section

What is staking?

What is blockchain analysis and investigation?

What is Decentralization?

What is mining?

What is a blockchain?

What is cryptography?

What is a consensus mechanism?

What is proof of work?

What is proof of stake?

What is a smart contract?

What is a digital asset or token?

What is tokenization?

Why is tokenization important?

What is an NFT?

What is a personal wallet?

What is DeFi?

What is Web3?

What’s a transaction block?

What is a stablecoin?

What is a decentralized application (dApp)?

What’s a transaction hash?

What is a block explorer?

What are gas fees?

What is minting?

What are fake tokens?

What is a DAO?

What does "DYOR" mean?

What is a seed phrase?

What are phishing scams?

What is a DEX?

What is an oracle?

What is a liquidity pool?

What is a validator?

What is an automated market maker (AMM)?