Plain-English explainers of the events that shaped crypto — the hacks, collapses and milestones, and what they teach us. 7 guides.
Curated from trusted crypto media and linked to source. Educational — never financial advice.
What a spot Bitcoin ETF is, how the US approvals in January 2024 changed access, and the trade-offs versus hol
What the Bitcoin halving is, why it happens roughly every four years, how it controls Bitcoin's supply, and wh
How a 2016 smart-contract exploit drained around a third of The DAO's funds, why Ethereum split into ETH and E
What the September 2022 Ethereum Merge did, how the switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake cut energy use
How FTX went from a top crypto exchange to bankruptcy in days, what went wrong with Alameda Research and custo
How the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange lost around 850,000 BTC, what went wrong at Mt. Gox, and the lasting
How the UST stablecoin lost its dollar peg and wiped out tens of billions in days, why algorithmic stablecoins