The deeper end of crypto — DeFi, NFTs, DAOs and the building blocks of Web3, always with the risks up front. 34 guides.
The deeper end of crypto: DeFi, NFTs, DAOs and the plumbing of Web3. Powerful stuff — and where a lot of the risk lives — so we put the downsides right up front rather than burying them.
New to this end? Get the foundations first: what a smart contract is and how a DEX works. With those two in place, the rest of Web3 makes far more sense.
What impermanent loss really is, why it happens to liquidity providers, a worked example, and how to think abo
Liquidity pools explained simply: how depositing token pairs powers DeFi swaps, how providers earn fees, and t
A clear guide to real-world assets (RWAs): how tokenising bonds, real estate and gold works on-chain, why it's
Wrapped tokens explained simply: how WBTC and WETH let coins move across blockchains, who holds the backing, a
A beginner-friendly guide to DeFi vaults: how automated yield strategies work, what 'auto-compounding' means,
A plain-English guide to decentralised exchanges (DEXs): how they let you swap tokens without an account, how
A clear guide to liquid staking tokens: how LSTs let you earn staking rewards while keeping your assets usable
A plain-English guide to perpetual DEXs: how on-chain perps work, funding rates, leverage and liquidation, and
How automated market makers (AMMs) price crypto trades without an order book — the x*y=k formula, slippage, an
Crypto lending explained: how DeFi lending protocols and centralised lenders work, what collateral and liquida
Liquid staking explained: how tokens like stETH let you stake crypto while keeping it usable in DeFi, plus the
Restaking explained for beginners: how protocols like EigenLayer reuse staked ETH to secure other services, wh
A plain-English guide to stablecoin yield: where the interest actually comes from, the difference between lend
Yield farming explained for beginners: how DeFi reward programmes work, what APR and APY really mean, and why
A plain-English guide to NFT marketplaces: what they are, how buying and selling works, the main platforms, fe
How DAO governance works in practice: proposals, governance tokens, quorums, on-chain vs off-chain voting, del
A beginner's step-by-step guide to minting an NFT: choosing a chain, setting up a wallet, uploading your work,
The most common NFT scams — fake mints, wallet-draining approvals, phishing, rug pulls and counterfeits — and
What 'NFT utility' really means: access, membership, gaming, ticketing and rewards — plus how to tell genuine
Practical NFT use cases beyond profile-picture art: ticketing, memberships, gaming, identity, certificates and
A clear guide to NFT royalties: how creators earn from resales, why they're not always enforced, and what buye
A plain-English guide to DAOs: what a decentralised autonomous organisation is, how members vote, real example
Soulbound tokens explained in plain English: non-transferable NFTs for credentials and identity, how they work
Airdrop farming explained: how people chase free token rewards, why it's risky, and the fake-airdrop scams tha
A plain-English guide to NFT collections: what they are, how minting and supply work, what gives them value, a
NFT floor price explained simply: what it measures, why it moves, why it can be misleading, and how to read it
What AI agents in crypto actually are: autonomous bots that hold wallets, trade and even launch tokens. How th
What Hyperliquid is and how it works: a purpose-built layer-1 with an on-chain order book for perpetuals, the
Where AI and crypto genuinely overlap — compute markets, provenance, autonomous agents and data marketplaces —
Where decentralised exchanges are heading: on-chain order books, perps, intents, aggregators and better UX — p
What crypto airdrops are, why projects give tokens away, how to think about them sensibly, and how to spot the
What NFTs actually are, how they work as proof of ownership on a blockchain, what they're used for, and the ri
A beginner's guide to decentralised finance: what DeFi is, how lending, trading and yield work without a bank
A plain-English guide to crypto staking: how it secures proof-of-stake networks, how rewards work, and the loc
‘Decentralised finance’ — services like lending, trading and earning yield, run by open smart contracts instead of a bank or broker. No middleman, but also no safety net. See what DeFi is.
Beyond the hype cycle, an NFT is simply a way to prove ownership of a unique digital item on-chain — useful for some things, wildly overvalued in others. What is an NFT covers it honestly.
It carries real, specific risks — smart-contract bugs, rug pulls and drained token approvals among them. It can be used carefully, but never assume a DeFi app is safe just because it’s popular or has a high yield.