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The ABC of the Wall Street Meme token: A comprehensive guide to the WSM crypto
Altcoin
Memecoins

The ABC of the Wall Street Memes token: a comprehensive guide to the WSM crypto

Crypto moves super fast, and the market for meme coins runs even faster. Among them, the Wall Street Memes (WSM) token ($WSM) stands out as the most recent blend of internet and trading culture. Originating from the Wall Street Bets movement, this token has quickly garnered attention, not just for its meme status but also for its underlying potential. Whether you're a seasoned crypto trader or a newcomer intrigued by the buzz, this guide aims to clarify what's going on with $WSM.
Feb 24, 2025
Beginners
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Ethereum
DeFi
Trading basics

What is Wrapped Ethereum (WETH)?

Wrapped Ether (WETH) is essentially a version of Ether (ETH) but differs in numerous ways. WETH can be used on various platforms and decentralized applications (DApps) that support the ERC-20 token standard. WETH is pegged to ETH at a 1:1 ratio and can easily get converted. This leads to better interoperability on the Ethereum blockchain.
Apr 14, 2025
Beginners
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Ethereum

How to unlock Ethereum's potential: the complete guide to Optimism

Ethereum is a dynamic platform that caters to many transactions and applications, from Decentralized Finance (DeFi) to gaming, and even Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). But, a prominent challenge it faces is scalability. As it stands, Ethereum can handle about 30 transactions every second.
Apr 28, 2025
Intermediate
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Ethereum
Blockchain
DeFi

What’s next for post-merge Ethereum?

This is an OKX — Okcoin research partnership. Adam Bloom is a Content Writer, podcaster, and yield farmer based in Los Angeles. Now that Ethereum has completed the Merge, it’s time to get ready for the next set of Ethereum upgrades — the Surge, Verge, Purge, and Splurge.
Apr 24, 2025
Intermediate
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Protocols
DeFi

What is Fusion?

Fusion is a smart-contract-based blockchain that supports interoperability between blockchains. Its goal is to allow users on different blockchains to communicate and transact with each other seamlessly. In this article, we'll explore what fusion is and how it works.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
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DeFi
Altcoin

What Is Maker (MKR)?

Built using the Ethereum’s ERC-20 fungible token standard, Maker (MKR) is the native governance token of MakerDAO. MKR token holders use it to collectively manage the Maker Protocol and DAI stablecoin
Apr 25, 2024
Intermediate
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Security

XMR explained: a comprehensive guide to Monero's privacy-focused token

Have you ever wondered why so many people are intrigued by the XMR cryptocurrency? Originating as an integral part of the Monero project, XMR stands out for its commitment to privacy, empowering users to conduct transactions anonymously. This privacy-centric token is built on the robust and innovative technology of the Monero blockchain, which applies cryptographic techniques to shield transaction details.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
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Memecoins

2024's picks: the 5 best Solana memecoins to watch

Solana (SOL), known for its fast transactions and low fees , has emerged as a big player in the world of cryptocurrencies. Recently, one particular asset has been instrumental in driving its rich ecosystem forward — memecoins. The Solana blockchain has quickly become a fresh canvas, colored by a vibrant new wave of memecoins. These coins effortlessly capture the fun, light-hearted aspect of the internet and social media subcultures, while in some cases representing substantial value.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
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Trading basics
Blockchain
Stablecoins

What is TUSD? Exploring crypto's pioneering USD-pegged stablecoin

Stablecoins, aptly named for their design that aims to reduce volatility, provide a more reliable form of cryptocurrency. This stability comes from being pegged to a fiat currency such as the US dollar or a commodity like gold. Because the coin's price tracks the price of its "peg," its value is generally more stable than coins such as , , and . It's easy to see why stablecoins are growing in adoption among traders and finding a variety of new use cases.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
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Memecoins

Understanding Dogecoin: a comprehensive guide to the largest memecoin by market cap

Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency launched in 2013 as a light-hearted and more approachable alternative to established digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) , Ethereum (ETH) , and Tether (USDT) . The around an open-source peer-to-peer digital currency that could be used for good.
Apr 24, 2025
Beginners
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Trading basics
DeFi

What is BEP-20? Exploring the token standard

In the infancy of cryptocurrency, generating a new token was a complex task. It required either the creation of an entirely new blockchain or the use of a Bitcoin fork. However, this landscape underwent a significant shift with the advent of Ethereum, which repurposed blockchain technology as a development platform.
Apr 25, 2024
Intermediate
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Ethereum
DeFi

Lido 101: A complete guide to Ethereum's liquid staking solution

Have you ever wanted to earn staking rewards without the constraints of locking up your assets? If so, Lido might be the answer. It's emerging as the go-to liquid staking solution, witnessing a rise in adoption with over $14 billion in staked tokens by August 2023.
May 2, 2024
Intermediate
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Blockchain
Bitcoin

Boosting Bitcoin: the complete guide to the Stacks (STX) ecosystem

Smart contracts on the Bitcoin blockchain have limitations affecting their functionality and usability. One major limitation is the syntax — the rules underpinning the structure of the programming language. design intentionally made it Turing incomplete, which means it lacks logical loops and conditionals, making complex transactions and contracts challenging to implement.
Jan 29, 2025
Intermediate
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Ethereum
DApps

What is ETH 2.0 and the Shanghai upgrade?

Have you been wondering what ETH 2.0 is all about? Or maybe you've heard of the Shanghai upgrade and are curious to learn more? This blog post will give you a brief overview of both ETH 2.0 and the Shanghai upgrade. So whether you're a crypto novice or an experienced trader, read on to learn more.
Apr 24, 2025
Beginners
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Bitcoin

Litecoin vs. Bitcoin: Similarities and Differences

As of January 2023, it's been 14 years since the cryptocurrency industry came into existence. Over the last decade and a half, almost, the industry has been through a lot. It has seen the launch of over 22,000 different altcoins. It has had a year-long bull market and two year-long bear markets, popularly called crypto winters. The blockchain — the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies — has seen the launch of numerous products.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
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GameFi
Metaverse
NFT

NFT avatars: the future of online interaction or a bubble ready to burst?

Despite a brief period of waning interest as cryptocurrency prices pulled back from all-time highs set earlier this year, the nonfungible token market is red hot. Digital artists, musicians, and game developers are rapidly reimagining the relationship between creators and consumers using NFTs. Although the sector is increasingly varied, one niche finds itself at the center of this renewed wave of interest: profile-picture NFTs.
Jan 2, 2025
Intermediate
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Stablecoins

What is USDT? Understanding the Tether stablecoin

USDT, also known as Tether, is a stablecoin that's pegged to the value of the US dollar. It operates on multiple blockchain networks, including Ethereum (ETH) , Tron (TRX) , Algorand (ALGO) , Solana (SOL) , and Bitcoin's Omni Layer Protocol. The asset is issued by the company Tether. As of January 2024, USDT continues to hold its position as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, trailing only and Ethereum.
Feb 19, 2025
Beginners
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Altcoin
GameFi

What Is Enjin?

Enjin is a blockchain project based on the Ethereum network. It started in 2017 as a platform to bridge the gap between games and blockchain technology, such as NFTs. It allowed game developers to cre
Apr 25, 2024
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Altcoin

What Is Theta Network (THETA)?

Theta Network is an Ethereum based decentralized streaming network (DSN) and an infrastructure provider for building Web3 applications. It facilitates buffer-free high-quality video streaming by lever
Apr 25, 2024
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DeFi
Protocols

What is DIA?

Before we delve into what is DIA, it’s important to understand what oracles are. Blockchains like Ethereum, Cardano and others don’t have ready access to off-chain data. So, they must find some way to
Apr 25, 2024
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Altcoin
Protocols

What is Enzyme (MLN)?

Enzyme Finance is an asset-management protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. The project was previously called Melon Protocol but was later rebranded to Enzyme. In this article, we’ll look at what is Enzyme and how it works.
Jun 17, 2024
Beginners
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Altcoin

What is Harmony (ONE)?

Blockchains like Ethereum are moving towards sharding and proof-of-stake consensus mechanism to securely scale their network and process exponentially more transactions while keeping lower transaction
Sep 2, 2024
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Altcoin

What is Nebulas?

Nebulas describes itself as an "Autonomous Metanet." Although this is a bit of an oversimplification, you could think of it as a search engine like Google but for blockchain data. The Nebulas mainnet
Sep 2, 2024
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Altcoin

What is CyberMiles?

Founded in 2017 by 5xlab, CyberMiles (CMT) positions itself as the next generation blockchain for smart contracts. Cybermiles is optimized for e-commerce applications and claims to be better than Ethe
Sep 2, 2024
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