Author: Jeremy Ryan

Buying crypto can feel straightforward until you start asking who holds your funds, where your trade actually settles, and whether you can withdraw whenever you choose. A centralized cryptocurrency exchange simplifies the process, but that convenience requires you to trust a company with your account and assets. Before depositing money, you need to understand exactly what a CEX controls, and what can potentially go wrong. Table of Contents 1What Is a Centralized Cryptocurrency Exchange (CEX)?How Does a Centralized Exchange Work?1. Creating and Verifying a Customer Account2. Depositing Fiat Currency or Crypto Assets3. Submitting a Buy or Sell Order4. Matching and…

Crypto mining can sound straightforward until terms like hash rate, nonces, mempools, difficulty, and ASICs start piling up. Then there are the practical questions: who actually confirms transactions, why does mining consume so much electricity, and can you still earn money doing it? This guide breaks the process down without reducing it to the misleading idea that miners simply “solve puzzles” to create coins. What Is Crypto Mining? Cryptocurrency mining is the competitive process through which participants on a proof-of-work blockchain use computing power for the chance to publish the next valid block. Mining hardware repeatedly hashes block-header data until…

In 2021, during the height of $NFT-mania, an angel investor and macroeconomist named Tascha Che (aka Tascha Labs) announced her plan to buy a $5,000 diamond, create an $NFT of it, then smash it to pieces. The stunt, intended to prove that, while physical objects can be destroyed, digital footprints can forever retain value, was widely criticized by most outside of cryptocurrency and $NFT circles. But since the complete collapse of the $NFT markets and liquidity falling to near all-time lows, how has the shattered diamond $NFT performed? Diamond background Che came up with the idea after posting a hypothesis…

A high crypto APY can look like an easy way to grow your holdings—until the rate changes, fees reduce your rewards, or the token falls in value. Even comparing two offers can be difficult when platforms calculate and advertise yields differently. Before you stake, lend, or provide liquidity, you need to know what the displayed percentage assumes and what it leaves out. What Does APY Mean in Crypto? Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is an annualized yield metric that estimates how much a balance could grow after accounting for compounding. In other words, rewards credited earlier in the period can generate…

Taj Tarsha, the founder of Few and Far, which claimed to be building an $NFT exchange, has been indicted in the Southern District of New York for securities fraud and wire fraud. The allegations in the indictment detail how Tarsha, along with the Few and Far team, raised over $10 million from investors by selling the rights to their future FAR token. Subsequently, Tarsha allegedly “misappropriated millions of dollars raised by the company, using investor funds to gamble at an online casino, speculatively trade cryptocurrency, fund unrelated business ventures, and serve as collateral to finance his purchase of a luxury…

You send a crypto payment, see it appear in the network, and assume the money has changed hands. But until the network settles that transaction, a conflicting payment could still take its place. This double-spending risk is one of the central problems any digital money system must solve—and it explains why Bitcoin and other blockchains need validation, consensus, and confirmations. In this article, we explore everything you need to know about double spending. What Is Double Spending in Crypto? Double spending is the attempt to use the same cryptocurrency funds in two conflicting transactions. If one payment is accepted and…

Funny pop-cultural coins might seem like a silly idea at first. Some of them are backed by nothing but their community, and so many fade into nothing. Still, if you want to become a part of the movement and earn a little extra something, they can give you that golden opportunity. When buying and selling memecoins, acting quickly is imperative—you need to grab them while they’re cheap and exit before the hype dies out. We took a look at the most popular memecoins right now, and picked 10 that we think have more staying power than the rest. 1. Pudgy…

StonkBrokers $NFT on Robinhood Chain surged by more than 368% in the past month, two weeks after launch. In the past 24 hours, the price of the $NFT collection has increased by 13.7%, trading at around $12.42K. Robinhood Chain has been the most used Ethereum [ETH] layer 2 (L2) since making its debut. Will the momentum in the chain be enough to sustain the $NFT’s early traction? StonkBrokers $NFT hits peak floor price in a month StonkBrokers $NFT launched at around $50 but is now trading above $12.6K, making it the sixth largest $NFT by market cap. It is only…

POAP, the proof-of-attendance protocol known for issuing digital badges to event participants, is shutting down its service, according to a report from The Block. The project had previously announced in March that it would halt new services and maintain only its existing system. The decision marks the end of a notable experiment in the $NFT space, where POAP tokens became a popular way to commemorate conference attendance, virtual meetups, and community events. Background and Timeline POAP, which stands for Proof of Attendance Protocol, gained traction during the crypto and $NFT boom of 2021–2022. The protocol allowed event organizers to mint…

Swapping a token should feel simple, but unfamiliar contracts, changing quotes, gas fees, fake assets, and irreversible transactions can make Uniswap confusing fast. Even experienced crypto users can misjudge price impact or provide liquidity without understanding how much risk they’re taking. Before you connect your wallet, you need to know what happens behind the Swap button—and what can go wrong. What Is Uniswap (UNI)? Uniswap is a decentralized exchange protocol—a collection of smart contracts that lets you create markets, swap tokens, and provide liquidity without a central operator. Built primarily for Ethereum and other compatible networks, it uses an automated…