Chart patterns visualize crowd behavior—areas where supply and demand repeatedly meet—and help traders structure entries, stops, and profit targets. The backbone concepts are support and resistance: zones where declines often stall (support) or rallies falter (resistance). When price breaks these zones, roles can flip—old resistance may act as new support, and vice-versa.
Crypto trades non-stop. Around-the-clock markets amplify volatility and fatigue,…
Uniswap is the leading decentralized exchange for swapping ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum and popular L2s. This tutorial walks you through each step—wallet setup, network selection, token verification, slippage, approvals, and completing your trade—plus safety and troubleshooting tips. The steps reflect the current Uniswap web app and UniswapX features.
What you need before you start
A self-custody wallet that you control (not an…
1) TradingView: professional charts, screeners, and programmable alerts
TradingView gives you multi-asset charting, community indicators, screeners, and flexible, condition-based alerts you can set on prices, indicators, drawings, and strategy events. It’s the backbone for timing entries and exits across spot and derivatives. Use it to centralize watchlists and route alerts to app, email, or webhooks.
2) CoinGecko: independent market data, portfolios, and…
This article is for research and education only, not financial advice. Prices and caps change rapidly; always verify on an official listing page or market tracker before acting.
Why these five tickers matter right now
The five symbols sit at different points of the risk curve. POL represents a major L2 network migration; SKY anchors a blue-chip DeFi rebrand; IP targets the…
Bitcoin sits at an unusual crossroads in 2025: investor demand has exploded—driven chiefly by spot ETFs—while on-chain usage looks subdued by several measures. This divergence raises practical questions about fee markets, miner incentives, and how value accrues across Bitcoin’s growing multi-layer ecosystem. Recent research and market data shed light on why this is happening and what to watch next.
Demand…
“Can I charge back a crypto payment?” No—blockchain transfers don’t have card-style chargebacks. Card networks (Visa, Mastercard) run a multi-step dispute process with defined timelines and roles for issuers and acquirers. By design, on-chain payments are irreversible once confirmed; refunds require the receiver to send a new transaction. Stablecoin issuers can sometimes freeze funds at specific addresses, but that is…
Why two blockchains? A quick overview
Bitcoin launched in 2009 to enable peer-to-peer electronic cash without a central authority, using proof-of-work mining and a hard-capped supply of 21 million BTC enforced by full nodes.Ethereum, introduced in 2015, generalizes blockchain into a programmable platform: a shared computer (the EVM) where developers deploy applications and tokens via smart contracts.
Consensus and energy use
Bitcoin secures…
How crypto is taxed in plain English
Most tax authorities treat crypto as property, not currency. That means many actions are taxable events, including selling for fiat, swapping one coin for another, spending crypto for goods or services, and receiving tokens as income. In the United States, the IRS says anyone with digital-asset transactions must report them and answer the digital-asset…
Before you start: law, licensing, and risk
Crypto rules are jurisdiction-specific and evolving. In the UK, firms that market crypto must follow stricter promotion rules such as clear risk warnings and a 24-hour first-time investor cooling-off period. In the EU, parts of the MiCA regime are in effect, with stablecoin rules live since June 2024 and broader service-provider obligations following. In…
Why beginners slip up
Crypto is open, fast, and unforgiving: transactions are hard to reverse and good security habits matter. Regulators repeatedly warn that retail crypto investing is high risk and you could lose all your money; treat every platform or token with skepticism until proven otherwise.
Mistake 1: Parking everything on an exchange
Exchanges are convenient but introduce counterparty risk. “Proof of…
Crypto has its own language. Mastering a few core terms makes everything—from buying your first coin to managing risk—much easier. This glossary keeps definitions short, practical, and linked to authoritative references where helpful.
Foundations
Blockchain
A tamper-resistant, append-only ledger maintained by a distributed network. It lets a community record transactions so that once confirmed, entries can’t be altered without redoing work or violating…
Why charts matter in crypto
Technical analysis uses price and volume to evaluate trends and potential turning points. In 24/7 crypto markets, chart reading gives structure to fast-moving information so you can make consistent, rules-based decisions.
Price quotes 101 (pairs, spreads, market cap)
Crypto assets trade in pairs (for example, BTC/USDT). The first asset is the base; the second is the quote…
What is a smart contract?
A smart contract is software stored on a blockchain that holds data and functions at a specific address and runs exactly as programmed when triggered by a transaction. In Ethereum’s docs, it’s “a program that runs on the Ethereum blockchain,” composed of code (functions) and state (data).
Standards bodies echo this: NIST describes smart contracts as…
What is a blockchain?
A blockchain is a kind of shared database (ledger) that many computers keep in sync. Transactions are grouped into “blocks,” each block is cryptographically linked to the previous one, and the network follows agreed-upon rules (consensus) to decide what gets added. These properties make tampering evident and increasingly difficult as more blocks are added.
Bitcoin’s 2008 whitepaper introduced…
What you will need
A government-issued ID and a proof of address for regulated platforms. Many countries now apply AML rules and the Travel Rule to virtual asset service providers.
A secure email address and strong authentication on all accounts. Security keys or phishing-resistant MFA are preferred.
Step 1: Check legality and taxes where you live
Confirm that buying and holding crypto is…