Step-by-step, beginner-tested guides: setting up wallets, buying, sending, swapping, staking and staying secure. 42 guides.
Step-by-step and beginner-tested. Whether you’re setting up your first hardware wallet, making your first purchase, or learning to swap on a DEX, these guides walk you through slowly — with the safety checks built in.
Every guide flags the irreversible steps, because in crypto there’s rarely an undo button. When in doubt, send a small test amount first and confirm it arrives before moving the rest.
How crypto bridges move tokens between blockchains, why bridges are among the riskiest tools in crypto, and ho
Why a small test transaction is the simplest habit in crypto, when to use one, and how to do it step by step b
A beginner's guide to block explorers: how to look up a transaction, read confirmations and fees, check an add
Learn how to read crypto candlestick charts: what each candle's body, wicks and colour mean, common timeframes
How to receive cryptocurrency safely: finding your receive address, sharing it the right way, matching network
Token approvals let apps spend your tokens — and stale ones are a real risk. How to review and revoke approval
A plain-English guide to sending cryptocurrency: copying the right address, picking the correct network, fees,
Price alerts notify you when a coin hits a level you choose, so you don't have to watch charts all day. Learn
A withdrawal whitelist (or address allowlist) limits crypto withdrawals to addresses you've pre-approved. Lear
How token swaps work: slippage, price impact, network fees, approvals, and how swapping on an exchange differs
Keep an organised, accurate view of your crypto holdings across exchanges and wallets. Learn the main ways to
A testnet lets you practise crypto transactions with worthless test coins before risking real money. Learn wha
A beginner's guide to using a decentralised exchange: connecting a wallet, token approvals, slippage, fees, an
How HMRC generally treats UK staking, mining, lending and DeFi rewards — usually Income Tax on receipt, then C
What records HMRC expects UK crypto holders to keep — dates, types, GBP values, fees, wallet addresses and sta
How HMRC's rules let crypto capital losses be set against gains, why reporting losses matters, and how the 30-
Why DeFi and NFTs are some of the trickiest areas for UK crypto tax — how HMRC may treat lending, liquidity, y
A plain-English UK guide to whether swapping crypto for crypto triggers Capital Gains Tax under HMRC rules, wi
A plain-English walkthrough of how HMRC works out crypto capital gains in the UK: the Section 104 pool, the Sa
A plain-English walkthrough of reporting crypto gains and income to HMRC through Self Assessment, including th
A plain-English comparison of crypto tax tools for UK investors — Koinly, CoinLedger, CoinTracking, Recap and
How the UK CGT annual exempt amount and tax rates generally apply to crypto gains, why the allowance keeps shr
A plain-English guide to the UK Self Assessment timeline for crypto, how late-filing and late-payment penaltie
How to fund a crypto exchange by bank transfer: the steps, the fees, how long it takes, and why it's often the
A plain-English walkthrough of buying crypto with a debit card: how it works, the fees to expect, the safety c
Airdrops can be free tokens — or a trap. Learn what airdrops are, how to claim one safely, and the scam patter
A beginner's guide to staking crypto: what it is, how to do it through an exchange or your own wallet, the ris
What KYC means on a crypto exchange, why it exists, and the honest trade-offs of KYC versus no-KYC platforms —
A neutral explainer of dollar-cost averaging in crypto: what the term means, how the maths works, and the trad
Set up a Ledger Nano hardware wallet the right way: buy from the manufacturer, generate your recovery phrase o
Set up a Trezor hardware wallet safely: buy from the manufacturer, generate your recovery seed on-device with
Set up Coinbase Wallet — the self-custody app, not the exchange — safely: install it, back up your recovery ph
A beginner's guide to setting up the MetaMask wallet safely: install the extension, back up your seed phrase,
Set up the Phantom wallet for Solana and beyond: install it safely, back up your recovery phrase, and avoid th
Set up the Trust Wallet mobile app safely: download it from the right place, back up your recovery phrase, and
On a decentralised exchange, anyone can create a token with any name and logo. The contract-address check, the
Uniswap is powerful and unforgiving: fake tokens, bad slippage settings and careless approvals cost beginners
An honest beginner's guide to crypto wallets: hot vs cold, what you actually need to start, and which hardware
A plain-English guide to password managers for crypto users — NordPass, 1Password and Proton Pass compared, pl
How to buy Bitcoin walks through it end to end. Set up a wallet you control first, then buy a small amount to get comfortable with the process before doing any more.
Withdraw it to a wallet where you hold the keys. Triple-check the address, send a small test amount first, then the rest. See hot vs cold wallets for where it should go.
It can be, with care — verify the token’s contract, set a sensible slippage, and only approve the amount you’re swapping. Our use a DEX safely guide has the full checklist.