# Crypto Guidance

> Practical cryptocurrency education and consulting in Kansas City. Wallets, security, withdrawals, bridges. No hype. Call or text (816) 631-2604.

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## Clean Markdown Copies for AI Agents (Zero-Script, Zero-Nav)

- [Complete Site Markdown Corpus (/llms-full.txt)](https://cryptoguidance.org/llms-full.txt)
- [Practical crypto help, without the noise. (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/index.md): Practical cryptocurrency education and consulting in Kansas City. Wallets, security, withdrawals, bridges. No hype.
- [About Crypto Guidance (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/about/index.md): Crypto Guidance is a cryptocurrency education and consulting practice that walks people through wallets, security, withdrawals.
- [Loss Recovery Calculator (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/breakeven-calculator/index.md): Crypto loss recovery calculator: see the gain needed to break even on any loss. Down 50%? You need +100% to get back to even.
- [Bridging, Without the Mystique (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/bridging/index.md): How bridging actually works, including Coinbase to Solana and Solana toward Hyperliquid.
- [Campaign Terms and Conditions (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/campaign-terms/index.md): Terms and conditions for SMS, MMS, and phone campaign communications from Crypto Guidance, a trade name of Crypto Boutique LLC
- [Coinbase Advanced: Fees, Order Types, Setup, and Safety (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/coinbase-advanced/index.md): How Coinbase Advanced works: maker vs taker fees, current fee tiers, limit and stop-limit orders, setup steps.
- [Crypto Consulting (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/consulting/index.md): One-on-one crypto consulting with John Alewine. Wallets, security, withdrawals, bridges. No hype, no token picks.
- [Crypto Credit Cards: What They Actually Are (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/crypto-credit-cards/index.md): Gemini, Coinbase, ether.fi, Plasma, Crypto.com: real rewards, fees, custody, and who each card fits. No free-money talk.
- [Crypto Workshop KC (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/crypto-workshop-kc/index.md): Small-group crypto workshops in Kansas City. Hold your keys, send Bitcoin and Ethereum, stay safe.
- [Dollar-Cost Averaging Calculator (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/dca-calculator/index.md): Free crypto DCA calculator: see how buying a fixed amount weekly or monthly affects your average cost and total holdings.
- [NFTs, DeFi & Emerging Narratives (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/defi-nfts/index.md): NFTs, DeFi, emerging crypto narratives: what they are, how they work, stablecoins, Layer 2s.
- [Crypto Glossary (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/index.md): A plain-English crypto glossary for regular people: 174 terms grouped by topic.
- [What Are Blobs? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-are-blobs/index.md): Blobs explained simply: the cheap data space Ethereum added for rollups, why L2 fees fell, and how that differs from calldata.
- [What Are NFT Royalties? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-are-nft-royalties/index.md): NFT royalties explained simply: creator fees on resales, why they are mostly voluntary, the marketplace race that broke them.
- [What Is Form 1099-DA? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-1099-da/index.md): 1099-DA explained simply: the IRS digital-asset broker form, what it reports, wallet-by-wallet basis.
- [What Is a Bitcoin ATM? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-bitcoin-atm/index.md): Bitcoin ATMs explained simply: cash-to-crypto kiosks, the real fee, the scam pattern, and why they keep getting restricted.
- [What Is a Bitcoin ETF? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf/index.md): Spot Bitcoin ETFs explained simply: a brokerage product that tracks bitcoin's price, what you actually own, fees.
- [What Is a Block Explorer? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-block-explorer/index.md): Block explorers explained simply: the public search engine for a chain, what you can verify there, why the explorer is not the chain.
- [What Is a Bonding Curve? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-bonding-curve/index.md): Bonding curves explained simply: the price-by-formula mechanism behind memecoin launchpads like pump.fun, graduation to DEX pools.
- [What Is a Bridge? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-bridge/index.md): Bridges explained simply: moving assets between blockchains, lock-and-mint mechanics, why bridges produced crypto's biggest hacks.
- [What Is a Bundled Launch? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-bundled-launch/index.md): Bundled launches explained simply: creators sniping their own token at issuance through many wallets, how bundle checkers expose it.
- [What Is a Token Buyback? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-buyback/index.md): Token buybacks explained simply: protocols spending revenue to buy their own token, how that differs from a stock buyback.
- [What Is a Candlestick Chart? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-candlestick-chart/index.md): Candlestick charts explained simply: reading open, close, high, low at a glance, what patterns actually tell you.
- [What Is a Capital Gain? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-capital-gain/index.md): Crypto capital gains explained simply: short-term versus long-term rates, what counts as a disposal, netting gains against losses.
- [What Is a CBDC? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-cbdc/index.md): CBDCs explained simply: government-issued digital currency, how they differ from stablecoins and Bitcoin, the surveillance debate.
- [What Is a Centralized Exchange? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-centralized-exchange/index.md): Centralized exchanges explained simply: the custodial on-ramps where most people buy crypto, how they differ from DEXs.
- [What Is a Cold Wallet? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-cold-wallet/index.md): Cold wallets explained simply: keys kept offline and out of reach of malware, hardware and paper variants.
- [What Is a Confirmation? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-confirmation/index.md): Confirmations explained simply: what one block inclusion means, why exchanges wait for several, and how that differs from finality.
- [What Is a Consensus Client? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-consensus-client/index.md): Consensus and execution clients explained simply: the two programs that make an Ethereum node, why client diversity matters.
- [What Is a Contract Address? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-contract-address/index.md): A contract address explained simply: the one unique identifier a token has, why tickers can be faked.
- [What Is a Custodian? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-custodian/index.md): Crypto custodians explained simply: who holds the keys on your behalf, how that differs from an exchange IOU.
- [What Is a DAO? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-dao/index.md): DAOs explained simply: organizations coordinated by tokens and smart contracts, what they actually govern, treasuries.
- [What Is a Dapp? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-dapp/index.md): Dapps explained simply: websites that talk to smart contracts, where the decentralization actually lives.
- [What Is a DeFi Vault? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-defi-vault/index.md): DeFi vaults explained simply: pooled strategies that take your deposit and farm for you, where yield comes from.
- [What Is a Depeg? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-depeg/index.md): Depegs explained simply: when a pegged asset trades away from its target value, wobbles versus death spirals, famous cases.
- [What Is a Derivation Path? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-derivation-path/index.md): Derivation paths explained simply: why one seed can look empty in the wrong app, BIP-44 vs BIP-84.
- [What Is a DEX? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-dex/index.md): A DEX explained simply: how decentralized exchanges swap tokens through liquidity pools with no signup, what they are good for.
- [What Is a DEX Aggregator? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-dex-aggregator/index.md): DEX aggregators explained simply: routers that split a swap across pools for a better fill, what they cannot fix, and when to use one.
- [What Is a Flash Loan? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-flash-loan/index.md): Flash loans explained simply: uncollateralized loans that exist for one transaction, legitimate arbitrage uses.
- [What Is a Floor Price? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-floor-price/index.md): NFT floor price explained simply: the cheapest listed item in a collection, what it honestly tells you.
- [What Is a Fork? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-fork/index.md): Forks explained simply: rule changes and chain splits, soft versus hard forks, the Bitcoin Cash and ETC histories.
- [What Is a Funding Rate? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-funding-rate/index.md): Funding rate explained: the periodic payment between longs and shorts that keeps perps near spot, and how to read crowd positioning.
- [What Is a Governance Token? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-governance-token/index.md): Governance tokens explained simply: voting rights over a protocol, what votes actually control, why price and power diverge.
- [What Is a Hardware Wallet? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-hardware-wallet/index.md): Hardware wallets explained simply: dedicated signing devices that keep keys offline, how the trusted screen defeats malware.
- [What Is a Hash? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-hash/index.md): Hashes explained simply: one-way fingerprints of data, why mining and addresses depend on them, what they do not prove by themselves.
- [What Is a Honeypot? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-honeypot/index.md): A honeypot token explained simply: a coin you can buy but never sell, how the contract traps you, why detectors miss the good ones.
- [What Is a Hot Wallet? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-hot-wallet/index.md): Hot wallets explained simply: crypto wallets on internet-connected devices, what they are good for, their attack surface.
- [What Is a Layer 2? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-layer-2/index.md): Layer 2s explained simply: networks built on top of Ethereum that batch transactions for cheap fees, how rollups inherit security.
- [What Is a Limit Order? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-limit-order/index.md): Limit orders explained simply: naming your price and waiting, how fills work, maker fees, and when a limit order beats a market order.
- [What Is a Liquidation? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-liquidation/index.md): Liquidation explained simply: the forced closing of a leveraged position, how the price is calculated, cascade liquidations.
- [What Is a Liquidity Pool? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-liquidity-pool/index.md): A liquidity pool explained simply: the shared pot of two tokens that powers DEX trading, how providers earn fees.
- [What Is a Market Order? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-market-order/index.md): Market orders explained simply: immediate execution at whatever the book offers, what that costs on thin markets.
- [What Is a Memecoin? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-memecoin/index.md): A memecoin explained simply: a token whose value is attention, how the lifecycle works, why most go to zero.
- [What Is a Mempool? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-mempool/index.md): Mempool explained: where transactions wait before confirmation, why visibility invites front-running, and what private routes do.
- [What Is a Mixer? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-mixer/index.md): Mixers explained simply: services that pool and scramble coins to break address links, why people use them.
- [What Is a Moving Average? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-moving-average/index.md): Moving averages explained simply: smoothing price into trend, the famous 50 and 200 day lines, golden and death crosses.
- [What Is a Multisig? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-multisig/index.md): Multisig wallets explained simply: wallets requiring multiple signatures to move funds, 2-of-3 setups.
- [What Is a Node? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-node/index.md): Nodes explained simply: the computers that store, verify, relay a blockchain, full nodes versus miners and validators.
- [What Is a Nonce? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-nonce/index.md): Nonces explained simply: the counter that orders Ethereum transactions, why a stuck nonce freezes your wallet.
- [What Is a Passkey? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-passkey/index.md): Passkeys explained simply: device-bound WebAuthn keys replacing passwords and sometimes seed phrases, what they fix.
- [What Is a Passphrase Wallet? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-passphrase-wallet/index.md): Passphrase wallets explained simply: the optional 25th word, hidden wallets, decoys, and why I talk most people out of this feature.
- [What Is a Perpetual Future? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-perpetual-future/index.md): Perpetual futures explained: how a contract with no expiry tracks spot through funding, and why perps amplify direction and risk.
- [What Is a PFP? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-pfp/index.md): PFP NFTs explained simply: profile-picture collections like Bored Apes and Pudgy Penguins, why identity drove the NFT boom.
- [What Is a Points Program? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-points-program/index.md): Points programs explained simply: pre-token scoreboards that farm your activity, why they exploded, how sybils game them.
- [What Is a Private Key? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-private-key/index.md): Private key explained: the secret number that signs transactions and proves ownership, plus how it relates to addresses and seeds.
- [What Is a Private Mempool? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-private-mempool/index.md): Private mempools explained simply: sending a trade around the public waiting room to dodge sandwiches, what orderflow auctions are.
- [What Is a Proxy Contract? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-proxy-contract/index.md): Proxy contracts explained simply: upgradeable smart contracts, admin keys, and how 'immutable' software gets a back door.
- [What Is a PSBT? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-psbt/index.md): PSBTs explained simply: the Bitcoin file format that lets an air-gapped device sign without plugging into your email computer.
- [What Is a Public Key? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-public-key/index.md): Public keys explained simply: the half of the key pair you can share, how addresses are derived.
- [What Is a Relayer? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-relayer/index.md): Relayers explained simply: third parties that submit your transaction so you do not pay gas directly, used in meta-transactions.
- [What Is a Reorg? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-reorg/index.md): Reorgs explained simply: when a chain replaces recent blocks with a competing branch, why it happens.
- [What Is a Rollup? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-rollup/index.md): Rollups explained simply: how L2s inherit Ethereum security, the difference between optimistic and ZK.
- [What Is a Rug Pull? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-rug-pull/index.md): A rug pull explained simply: how token creators drain liquidity or dump on holders, the red flags that show up beforehand.
- [What Is a Sandwich Attack? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-sandwich-attack/index.md): Sandwich attacks explained simply: a bot buys before your swap and sells after it, taxing your trade through slippage.
- [What Is a Seed Phrase? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-seed-phrase/index.md): A seed phrase explained simply: the 12 or 24 words that control your crypto, how they work, the rules that keep them safe.
- [What Is a Sequencer? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-sequencer/index.md): Sequencers explained simply: the operator that orders L2 transactions, what happens when it goes down.
- [What Is a Sidechain? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-sidechain/index.md): Sidechains explained simply: a separate blockchain pegged to a main one, how that differs from a rollup.
- [What Is a SIM Swap? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-sim-swap/index.md): SIM swap attacks explained simply: hijacking your phone number to intercept 2FA codes and reset accounts, why SMS security fails.
- [What Is a Smart Contract? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-smart-contract/index.md): Smart contracts explained simply: programs that hold value and run when called, why bugs are money, and what 'code is law' gets wrong.
- [What Is a Soulbound Token? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-soulbound-token/index.md): Soulbound tokens explained: non-transferable tokens for identity or credentials, what they prove, and why adoption stayed narrow.
- [What Is a Stablecoin? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-stablecoin/index.md): Stablecoins explained simply: dollar-pegged tokens, how reserves back them, the GENIUS Act rules, depegs and failures.
- [What Is a Steel Backup? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-steel-backup/index.md): Steel backups explained from real setups: why paper fails, how metal seed plates work, the punching mistakes that lock a family out.
- [What Is a Stop-Loss? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-stop-loss/index.md): Stop-loss orders explained simply: the pre-set exit that caps a loss, stop-market vs stop-limit, gap risk, stop hunts.
- [What Is a Sybil Attack? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-sybil-attack/index.md): Sybil attacks explained simply: one person pretending to be many, how they farm airdrops and votes.
- [What Is a Testnet? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-testnet/index.md): Testnets explained simply: practice blockchains with fake coins, how developers and users should treat them.
- [What Is a Timelock? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-timelock/index.md): Timelocks explained simply: a delay between announcing a protocol change and executing it, what that delay buys you, what it does not.
- [What Is a Token Approval? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-token-approval/index.md): Token approvals explained: the permission letting contracts move your tokens, why unlimited ones linger, and how to revoke them.
- [What Is a Token Burn? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-token-burn/index.md): Token burns explained simply: sending coins to a dead address, what that does to supply, why it is not automatically bullish.
- [What Is a Token Unlock? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-token-unlock/index.md): Token unlocks explained simply: the day locked coins become sellable, how to read unlock calendars.
- [What Is a Utility Token? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-utility-token/index.md): Utility tokens explained simply: coins that buy a product or access inside a network, how they differ from securities and memecoins.
- [What Is a UTXO? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-utxo/index.md): UTXOs explained simply: Bitcoin's unspent-output model, how it differs from account balances, change addresses.
- [What Is a Validator? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-validator/index.md): Validators explained simply: the staked operators who propose and confirm blocks on proof-of-stake chains, rewards and slashing.
- [What Is a ve-Token? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-ve-token/index.md): Vote-escrow tokens explained simply: locking tokens for boosted voting power and yield, the Curve model, bribe markets.
- [What Is a Wallet Drainer? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-wallet-drainer/index.md): Wallet drainers explained: malicious scripts that empty wallets through signatures and approvals, and the habits that beat them.
- [What Is a Watch-Only Wallet? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-watch-only-wallet/index.md): Watch-only wallets explained: track balances without spend keys on your phone, what they cannot do, and how people still get hurt.
- [What Is a Whale? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-whale/index.md): Whales explained simply: holders big enough to move markets, how their flows get tracked, whale-watching's real uses.
- [What Is a Whitepaper? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-whitepaper/index.md): Whitepapers explained simply: what Bitcoin's paper actually was, what most token papers are now.
- [What Is a Wrapped Token? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-wrapped-token/index.md): Wrapped tokens explained simply: representations of one asset on another chain or standard, WBTC's custodial model.
- [What Is a Yield-Bearing Stablecoin? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-a-yield-bearing-stablecoin/index.md): Yield-bearing stablecoins explained simply: dollar tokens that pay a return, where the yield comes from.
- [What Is Account Abstraction? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-account-abstraction/index.md): Account abstraction explained simply: smart-contract wallets with programmable rules, passkeys, sponsored gas.
- [What Is Address Poisoning? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-address-poisoning/index.md): Address poisoning explained simply: attackers seed lookalike addresses into your history so you copy the wrong one later.
- [What Is AML? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-aml/index.md): AML explained simply: the rules that make exchanges collect identity, monitor transfers, freeze accounts.
- [What Is the Account Model? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-account-model/index.md): The account model explained simply: how Ethereum stores balances, how it differs from Bitcoin's UTXOs, what that means for tokens.
- [What Is an Air Gap? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-air-gap/index.md): Air gaps explained simply: keeping the seed on a device that never touches the internet, how PSBTs cross the gap.
- [What Is an Airdrop? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-airdrop/index.md): Airdrops explained simply: free token distributions to wallets, why projects give money away, farming culture, tax treatment.
- [What Is an Algorithmic Stablecoin? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-algorithmic-stablecoin/index.md): Algorithmic stablecoins explained: pegs held by code and incentives, the Terra collapse, and why the model keeps returning.
- [What Is an AMM? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-amm/index.md): AMMs explained simply: the formula that prices DEX trades, how pools replace order books.
- [What Is an AVS? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-avs/index.md): AVSs explained simply: extra services secured by restaked ETH, where the extra yield comes from, and how slashing risk stacks.
- [What Is an Emission Schedule? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-emission-schedule/index.md): Emission schedule explained: how new tokens enter circulation, and why FDV and unlock calendars matter more than headline supply.
- [What Is an EOA? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-eoa/index.md): EOAs explained simply: the regular key-controlled Ethereum account, how it differs from a contract wallet.
- [What Is an LST? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-lst/index.md): Liquid staking tokens (LST) explained: receipt tokens like stETH that earn staking yield while staying tradable, and depeg risk.
- [What Is an NFT? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-nft/index.md): An NFT explained simply: a unique token that records ownership on a blockchain, how minting and metadata work, the real risks.
- [What Is an NFT Marketplace? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-nft-marketplace/index.md): An NFT marketplace explained simply: how listings, bids, smart-contract settlement work, what fees to expect, the phishing risk.
- [What Is an On-Ramp? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-on-ramp/index.md): On-ramps and off-ramps explained simply: converting dollars to crypto and back, the fee stack at each door, bank friction.
- [What Is an Oracle? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-oracle/index.md): Oracles explained simply: how blockchains learn real-world prices, why DeFi depends on them.
- [What Is an Order Book? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-order-book/index.md): Order books explained simply: how bids, asks, depth set the real price, what buy and sell walls mean.
- [What Is an RPC? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-rpc/index.md): RPC endpoints explained simply: the connection your wallet uses to talk to a blockchain, who runs them, what they can see.
- [What Is an RWA? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-an-rwa/index.md): RWAs explained simply: tokens that claim to represent treasuries, real estate, invoices, or other off-chain assets.
- [What Is BIP-39? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-bip-39/index.md): BIP-39 explained simply: why almost every wallet uses the same 12 or 24 words, what compatibility actually means.
- [What Is a Blockchain? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-blockchain/index.md): A blockchain explained simply: a shared public ledger nobody owns, how blocks and consensus work, the real risks.
- [What Is Calldata? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-calldata/index.md): Calldata explained simply: the data field of an Ethereum transaction, how dapps encode function calls.
- [What Is Coin Control? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-coin-control/index.md): Coin control explained simply: picking which Bitcoin UTXOs to spend, why wallets hide this.
- [What Is CoinJoin? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-coinjoin/index.md): CoinJoin explained simply: a Bitcoin privacy technique that combines many users' inputs in one transaction, what it hides.
- [What Is Concentrated Liquidity? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-concentrated-liquidity/index.md): Concentrated liquidity explained simply: picking a price range to provide liquidity, why fees can be higher.
- [What Is Cost Basis? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-cost-basis/index.md): Cost basis explained simply: what you paid for crypto including fees, lot accounting methods, the wallet-by-wallet rule.
- [What Is Data Availability? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-data-availability/index.md): Data availability explained simply: whether enough transaction data was published for anyone to check an L2, why blobs exist.
- [What Is a Difficulty Adjustment? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-difficulty-adjustment/index.md): Difficulty adjustment explained: how Bitcoin keeps blocks near ten minutes as miners join or leave, and why it beats hash rate news.
- [What Is Dollar-Cost Averaging? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-dollar-cost-averaging/index.md): Dollar-cost averaging explained: buying fixed amounts on a schedule regardless of price, why it works, and its honest limits.
- [What Is EIP-1559? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-eip-1559/index.md): EIP-1559 explained simply: base fee plus tip, why Ethereum burns ETH, and what that does and does not do to your gas bill.
- [What Is ENS? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-ens/index.md): ENS explained simply: .eth names as NFTs, what they actually control, renewal fees, the DNS layer they do not own.
- [What Is ERC-1155? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-erc-1155/index.md): ERC-1155 explained simply: the multi-token standard that can mix fungible and NFT-like IDs in one contract, used heavily in games.
- [What Is ERC-20? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-erc-20/index.md): ERC-20 explained simply: the Ethereum token standard wallets and DEXs speak, what the functions do.
- [What Is ERC-4626? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-erc-4626/index.md): ERC-4626 explained simply: the common interface for DeFi vault shares, why aggregators like it, what a standard does not make safe.
- [What Is ERC-721? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-erc-721/index.md): ERC-721 explained simply: the Ethereum standard that makes each token unique, how that differs from ERC-20.
- [What Is an FBAR? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-fbar/index.md): FBARs explained simply: FinCEN Form 114, the $10,000 foreign-account test.
- [What Is FDV? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-fdv/index.md): FDV explained: fully diluted valuation is price times max supply. Why the gap to market cap warns of future unlocks and dilution.
- [What Is Finality? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-finality/index.md): Finality explained simply: when a transaction is settled enough to treat as done, Bitcoin's probabilistic version.
- [What Is FOMO? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-fomo/index.md): FOMO explained simply: fear of missing out as the engine of crypto manias, how it is manufactured on purpose.
- [What Is Form 8938? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-form-8938/index.md): Form 8938 explained simply: the FATCA foreign-asset form, how it differs from an FBAR, and when a U.S.
- [What Is Form 8949? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-form-8949/index.md): Form 8949 explained: where U.S. crypto sales get listed, how it ties to Schedule D and 1099-DA, and mismatches I see each spring.
- [What Is Front-Running? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-front-running/index.md): Front-running explained: trading ahead of a known pending order, how mempool bots industrialized it, and the defenses that help.
- [What Is FUD? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-fud/index.md): FUD explained simply: fear, uncertainty, doubt as both real risk information and a dismissal reflex.
- [What Is Gas? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-gas/index.md): Gas explained simply: the fee paid to execute blockchain transactions, why it spikes, priority fees, L2 differences.
- [What Is Generative Art? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-generative-art/index.md): Generative art NFTs explained simply: algorithm-created artwork minted on-chain, Art Blocks and fxhash.
- [What Is HODL? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-hodl/index.md): HODL explained simply: the 2013 typo that became crypto's holding philosophy, what long-term conviction does and does not justify.
- [What Is Hyperliquid? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-hyperliquid/index.md): Hyperliquid explained the way I'd say it in a session: a fast L1 with its own perpetual futures book, why people showed up.
- [What Is Impermanent Loss? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-impermanent-loss/index.md): Impermanent loss explained simply: why liquidity providers end up with less than holders when prices move, a worked example.
- [What Is Isolated Margin? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-isolated-margin/index.md): Isolated vs. cross margin explained: which funds a liquidation can take, why isolated is the default, and who should not use margin.
- [What Is KYC? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-kyc/index.md): KYC explained simply: the identity verification exchanges must run, why it exists, what happens to your data.
- [What Is Leverage? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-leverage/index.md): Leverage explained simply: borrowing to trade bigger than your money, how a 5x position works, why liquidation is the real cost.
- [What Is Liquid Staking? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-liquid-staking/index.md): Liquid staking explained simply: stake through a protocol like Lido, receive a tradable receipt token.
- [What Is Liquidity? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-liquidity/index.md): Liquidity explained simply: what it means to trade without moving the price, why thin liquidity wrecks exits.
- [What Is Market Cap? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-market-cap/index.md): Crypto market cap explained simply: price times circulating supply, what it is good for.
- [What Is MEV? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-mev/index.md): MEV explained simply: the profit extractable by reordering transactions in a block, sandwich attacks and arbitrage.
- [What Is Mining? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-mining/index.md): Bitcoin mining explained simply: the energy-for-blocks industry that secures the chain and issues new coins, mining economics.
- [What Is Minting? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-minting/index.md): Minting explained simply: creating a token on-chain, how NFT mints work, gas wars, fake mint sites.
- [What Is Open Interest? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-open-interest/index.md): Open interest explained simply: the total value of unsettled derivative positions, how it differs from volume.
- [What Is Permit2? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-permit2/index.md): Permit2 explained simply: Uniswap's signature-based token allowance system, why it reduces some approval pain.
- [What Is Phishing in Crypto? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-phishing/index.md): Crypto phishing explained simply: fake sites, fake support, fake airdrops, poisoned ads, Discord compromises.
- [What Is Proof of Reserves? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-proof-of-reserves/index.md): Proof of reserves explained: how exchanges show they hold customer assets, what Merkle proofs prove, and the liabilities they hide.
- [What Is Proof of Stake? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-proof-of-stake/index.md): Proof of stake explained simply: securing a chain with bonded capital instead of energy, slashing, why Ethereum switched.
- [What Is Proof of Work? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-proof-of-work/index.md): Proof of work explained: securing a blockchain by making blocks cost real energy, why history is costly to rewrite, and tradeoffs.
- [What Is Restaking? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-restaking/index.md): Restaking explained simply: reusing staked ETH to secure additional services for extra yield, how EigenLayer popularized it, LRTs.
- [What Is RSI? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-rsi/index.md): RSI explained simply: the momentum oscillator behind overbought and oversold headlines, how the 70/30 folklore works, divergences.
- [What Is SegWit? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-segwit/index.md): SegWit explained simply: Bitcoin's 2017 upgrade that fixed transaction malleability, made room for Lightning.
- [What Is Self-Custody? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-self-custody/index.md): Self-custody explained simply: holding your own keys instead of trusting a platform, what it protects against.
- [What Is Slippage? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-slippage/index.md): Slippage explained simply: the gap between the price you expect and the price you get, why it explodes on thin pools.
- [What Is Sniping? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-sniping/index.md): Token sniping explained: bots buying in the first block of a launch to sell into human demand, and what sniper dominance means.
- [What Is Social Recovery? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-social-recovery/index.md): Social recovery explained simply: guardians who can help rotate a wallet's keys, how it differs from sharing a seed.
- [What Is Solana? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-solana/index.md): Solana explained simply: the fast, cheap blockchain behind much of today's memecoin and NFT activity, how it works, its tradeoffs.
- [What Is Specific Identification? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-specific-identification/index.md): Specific identification explained simply: choosing which crypto lot you sold, why FIFO is the lazy default.
- [What Is Spot Trading? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-spot-trading/index.md): Spot trading explained: buying the actual asset with full ownership and no liquidation price, and how it differs from derivatives.
- [What Is Staking? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-staking/index.md): Staking explained simply: locking crypto to secure a proof-of-stake network for rewards, where the yield comes from.
- [What Are Support and Resistance? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-support-and-resistance/index.md): Support and resistance explained: price levels where buying and selling cluster, why they reflect behavior, and how traders use them.
- [What Is Taproot? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-taproot/index.md): Taproot explained simply: Bitcoin's 2021 upgrade for cheaper complex spends, better privacy for contracts, and Schnorr signatures.
- [What Is Tax-Loss Harvesting? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-tax-loss-harvesting/index.md): Tax-loss harvesting explained simply: selling losers to bank deductible losses, how netting works, crypto's wash-sale exemption.
- [What Is the Halving? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-the-halving/index.md): The Bitcoin halving explained simply: the every-four-years cut to new coin issuance, the 21 million cap it enforces, cycle folklore.
- [What Is the Lightning Network? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-the-lightning-network/index.md): Lightning explained simply: Bitcoin payments on side channels for speed and tiny fees, how channels work.
- [What Is the Travel Rule? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-the-travel-rule/index.md): The Travel Rule explained simply: why exchanges share sender and receiver information on transfers, who it applies to.
- [What Is the Wash Sale Rule? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-the-wash-sale-rule/index.md): The wash sale rule explained simply: the 30-day repurchase bar on deducting losses, why crypto-as-property currently escapes it.
- [What Is Token Vesting? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-token-vesting/index.md): Token vesting explained simply: delayed release of team and investor tokens, cliffs versus linear unlocks.
- [What Is TVL? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-tvl/index.md): TVL explained simply: the dollar value deposited in a DeFi protocol, what it signals about trust.
- [What Is Volume? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-volume/index.md): Trading volume explained simply: how much actually changed hands, why moves on thin volume are fragile.
- [What Is Wash Trading? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-wash-trading/index.md): Wash trading explained simply: trading with yourself to fake volume, how it inflates NFT and token stats, why crypto makes it cheap.
- [What Is Wrapped Bitcoin? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-wrapped-bitcoin/index.md): Wrapped Bitcoin explained simply: BTC on Ethereum as an ERC-20, who holds the real coins, why the wrapper is a credit risk.
- [What Is Yield Farming? (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/definitions/what-is-yield-farming/index.md): Yield farming explained simply: chasing DeFi returns by moving capital between protocols, where the yields really come from.
- [Disclosures (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/disclosures/index.md): Disclosures for cryptoguidance.org: affiliate and referral links, education not advice, paid placements, and how to reach us.
- [Crypto Card Decision Worksheet (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/downloads/crypto-card-worksheet.md)
- [Free Crypto Calculator Embeds (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/embed/index.md): Embed any of 6 free Crypto Guidance calculators on your site with one copy-paste snippet: DCA, position size, profit, staking, loss recovery, impermanent loss.
- [Crypto Exchanges: A Practical Comparison (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/exchanges/index.md): Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, Crypto.com, Binance.US: who each fits, fees in plain English, and the test withdrawal I insist on.
- [The Desk Set: All Five Guides (Free Guide) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/free/desk-set/index.md): All five Crypto Guidance written guides in one free zip: wallet setup, moving funds, fees, the holdings book, and the usual ways people get
- [The Usual Ways People Get Drained (Free Guide) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/free/drainers/index.md): A free guide to the common crypto thefts: fake support, lookalike sites, address poisoning, token approvals, and "I need your seed to
- [Fees, Spreads, and the Quiet Leak (Free Guide) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/free/fees/index.md): A free guide to what a crypto trade actually costs: spread vs network fee vs bridge fee vs "free" card rewards, and how to see what you paid on Coinbase,
- [A Simple Book for What You Hold (Free Guide) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/free/holdings-book/index.md): A free record-keeping shape for crypto: date, asset, where it lives, cost basis hint, and who would find it. The download is a zip with the PDF and a
- [Moving Funds Without a Sick Feeling (Free Guide) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/free/moving-funds/index.md): A free walkthrough for moving crypto: test send first, read the network name out loud, know exchange withdrawal vs on-chain, and what a stuck transfer
- [Wallet Setup and the Seed You Can Restore (Free Guide) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/free/wallet-setup/index.md): A free checklist for your first hardware or software wallet: buy from the maker, write the seed on paper, prove the backup with a restore test before
- [Crypto Fundamentals & Education (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/fundamentals/index.md): Crypto fundamentals explained clearly: blockchain, public and private keys, seed phrases, transactions, Bitcoin vs.
- [Crypto Accounting Basics for Regular People (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-crypto-accounting/index.md): Crypto accounting explained without the CPA jargon: fair value under the new FASB rules (ASU 2023-08), cost basis methods.
- [How to Leave Crypto to Your Family (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-crypto-inheritance/index.md): A practical inheritance plan for self-custody crypto: what I tell clients, what not to put in a will.
- [Is Your Crypto Federally Insured? (Short Answer: No) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-crypto-insurance/index.md): Is your crypto federally insured? No. What NCUA and FDIC cover, what happens if a custodian fails, and how to protect yourself.
- [Crypto IRA: A Plain-English Guide to the Rules, Risks, and Alternatives (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-crypto-ira/index.md): How a crypto IRA works: custodians, 2026 contribution limits, rollovers, fees, custody risks and questions to ask first.
- [Which Cryptos Are Securities? The SEC's Guidance, Explained (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-crypto-securities-laws/index.md): The SEC's 2026 crypto guidance explained for regular investors: which coins are securities, which are commodities.
- [How Crypto Taxes Actually Work in the U.S. (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-crypto-taxes/index.md): U.S. crypto taxes explained simply: what triggers a taxable event, short vs.
- [The Howey Test: When a Crypto Sale Becomes a Securities Deal (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-howey-test/index.md): The Howey test explained in plain English for crypto investors: the four-part test, investment contracts.
- [How to Test a Seed Restore (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-test-a-seed-restore/index.md): A Saturday-afternoon walkthrough I make clients do: restore from backup on a spare device, confirm the balance, wipe the spare.
- [Who Actually Regulates Your Crypto? SEC vs. CFTC (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guide-who-regulates-crypto/index.md): Who regulates crypto, SEC or CFTC? A plain guide to the 2026 SEC guidance and what the CLARITY Act would mean for investors.
- [Plain-English Guides (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/guides/index.md): Eight plain-English crypto guides: regulators, Howey, securities, taxes, insurance, accounting, inheritance.
- [Hyperliquid, Explained by Someone Who's Sat Through the Deposit (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/hyperliquid/index.md): What Hyperliquid is, why it got huge, and the Coinbase-to-deposit path I sit through with people. No trade advice.
- [Impermanent Loss Calculator (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/impermanent-loss-calculator/index.md): Free impermanent loss calculator: compare providing liquidity with holding as prices change, and the fees needed to come out ahead.
- [Learn: News, Explained (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/index.md): Educational breakdowns of what is actually happening in crypto: what happened, why it matters or does not, and the reusable lesson.
- [Bitcoin ATMs Are Not an On-Ramp (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/bitcoin-atms-are-not-an-on-ramp/index.md): Bitcoin ATMs are not an on-ramp. Tennessee banned them, and kiosk crypto is one of the costliest, most scam-prone ways to buy coins.
- [Why Public Companies Are Staking Their ETH: A $200M Example (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/corporate-eth-staking/index.md): A Nasdaq-listed company deployed another $200 million of treasury ETH through Lido.
- [ETF Staking Is Not Your Validator (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/etf-staking-is-not-your-validator/index.md): Fidelity filed to let its Ethereum ETF stake holdings and pay cash quarterly.
- [Selling the Jewelry to Feed the Casino: An NFT and Leverage Case Study (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/leverage-lesson-machi-bored-ape/index.md): A famous trader keeps selling Bored Ape NFTs at a loss to fund leveraged ETH longs.
- [Mining Is a Power Plant (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/mining-is-a-power-plant/index.md): A story about miners shutting down in a capital city is not Bitcoin dying. It's an industrial plant hitting a policy or power wall.
- [The Money Printer Narrative: What Deficit Headlines Mean for Bitcoin (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/money-printer-narrative/index.md): Deficit surges, money-printing fears, and million-dollar Bitcoin forecasts share one narrative.
- [They Said Never Sell: Treasury Companies and the Scorecard That Matters (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/never-sell-scorecard-treasury-companies/index.md): Famous holders promise to never sell Bitcoin while treasury companies multiply.
- [A Private Blockchain Is Not the Same Internet (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/private-chains-are-not-the-same-internet/index.md): Coverage of Wall Street's private-chain revival is a chance to say the quiet part: a gated ledger can be useful, it is not Ethereum.
- [Pokemon Machines and Chain Manias: Tokenized Collectibles, Explained (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/tokenized-collectibles-mint-mania/index.md): Tokenized collectibles explained: how Pokemon card machines became an NFT speculation story, and the lessons without the hype.
- [NFT Domains Just Got Revocable: What You Actually Own When You Buy an NFT (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/what-you-actually-own-nft-domains/index.md): New ICANN rules require NFT domain registries to keep the power to suspend names sold as permanent.
- [When an NFT Project Disappears (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/when-an-nft-project-disappears/index.md): Coverage of NFT projects that abandoned holders is a reminder: the token survives, the roadmap does not.
- [Why Bitcoin Gets Stuck: Sell Walls, Thin Volume, and Miner Selling (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/learn/why-bitcoin-is-stuck/index.md): Bitcoin pinned in a range on the thinnest spot volume since 2019, under a wall of returning supply, with miners selling billions.
- [Memecoins: What They Are, the Risks, and How People Research Them (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/memecoins/index.md): Memecoins explained without hype: what they are, how they differ from other crypto, why most go to zero, how people research them.
- [Moving Funds Safely (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/moving-funds-safely/index.md): Moving funds safely: a checklist for getting crypto from an exchange to a wallet you control, with a test send and address check.
- [Newsletter / Digital Asset Weekly (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/newsletter/index.md): Digital Asset Weekly newsletter archive: past issues on Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs, and the broader crypto market.
- [Portfolio Strategy & Risk Management (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/portfolio/index.md): Portfolio strategy and risk management for crypto: allocation frameworks, dollar-cost averaging, position sizing, taking profits.
- [Position Size Calculator (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/position-size-calculator/index.md): Free crypto position size calculator: enter portfolio, risk percent, entry, and stop-loss so a stop-out costs only what you allow.
- [The Practical Stuff We Used to Sit Down and Do (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/practical-tasks/index.md): The hands-on work from one-on-one sessions: setting up a wallet, moving funds off Coinbase, buying an NFT, minting an ENS name.
- [Privacy Policy (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/privacy/index.md): What Crypto Guidance collects, why, who processes it, how long it is kept, and how to see or delete it.
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- [Platform Reviews (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/index.md): Honest plain-English reviews of the crypto platforms and tools people actually use: marketplaces, screeners, wallets, and hardware.
- [What Is 1inch? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-1inch/index.md): 1inch reviewed in plain English: Ethereum's best-known DEX aggregator, pathfinding, the Fusion mode, its token.
- [What Is Aave? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-aave/index.md): Aave reviewed in plain English: DeFi's largest lending market, how overcollateralized borrowing works, where the yield comes from.
- [What Is Arkham? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-arkham/index.md): Arkham reviewed in plain English: the platform that names the wallets, entity tracking, its intel-bounty marketplace.
- [What Is Birdeye? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-birdeye/index.md): Birdeye crypto in plain English: what the Solana token screener and wallet tracker shows free, what is paywalled, the real risks.
- [What Is Bubblemaps? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-bubblemaps/index.md): Bubblemaps review: the tool that maps token holders as bubbles, how it exposes bundled launches and insider clusters, and its limits.
- [Coinbase vs Kraken in 2026: which on-ramp fits you (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-coinbase-vs-kraken/index.md): Coinbase vs Kraken in 2026: posted fees, Coinbase One vs Kraken+, staking commission and how to pick an on-ramp.
- [What Is Coinbase Wallet? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-coinbase-wallet/index.md): Coinbase Wallet review: the self-custody app, how it differs from a Coinbase exchange account, dapp browser risks, and who it fits.
- [What Is CoinGecko? An Honest Review (and the CoinMarketCap Question) (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-coingecko/index.md): CoinGecko reviewed in plain English: the crypto price and data site, how it compares to CoinMarketCap.
- [What Is a Coldcard? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-coldcard/index.md): Coldcard reviewed in plain English: the Bitcoin-only air-gapped hardware wallet, PSBT flows, who it fits.
- [What Is DefiLlama? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-defillama/index.md): DefiLlama reviewed in plain English: the open, ad-free TVL and yields dashboard, why its methodology earns trust.
- [What Is DexScreener? A Full, Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-dexscreener/index.md): DexScreener review in plain English: what it is, how people use it to research tokens and memecoins, what it does well, its limits.
- [What Is DexTools? A Full, Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-dextools/index.md): DexTools review in plain English: what it is, how the pair explorer and DEXTscore work, strengths, limitations.
- [What Is Etherscan? An Honest Review and How to Read It (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-etherscan/index.md): Etherscan reviewed in plain English: Ethereum's block explorer, how to read transactions, verify contracts, check approvals.
- [What Is GeckoTerminal? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-geckoterminal/index.md): GeckoTerminal reviewed in plain English: CoinGecko's free DEX charting tool, how it compares to DexScreener and DexTools.
- [What Is Jupiter? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-jupiter/index.md): Jupiter reviewed in plain English: Solana's dominant swap aggregator, how routing gets you better fills.
- [What Is Ledger Live? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-ledger-live/index.md): Ledger Live reviewed in plain English: the official app for Ledger devices, what it should and should not do, swap fees, Recover.
- [Ledger vs Trezor in 2026: which hardware wallet fits you (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-ledger-vs-trezor/index.md): Ledger vs Trezor in 2026: current models, secure elements, open source, Bluetooth, backups and track record.
- [What Is MetaMask? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-metamask/index.md): MetaMask reviewed in plain English: the standard EVM browser wallet, what it does well, its fees.
- [What Is OpenSea? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-opensea/index.md): OpenSea explained in plain English: what it is, how buying and selling NFTs actually works, a short history, strengths, weaknesses.
- [What Is Phantom? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-phantom/index.md): Phantom reviewed in plain English: Solana's leading wallet, now multichain, its strengths, its swap fees, scam filtering.
- [What Is Polymarket? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-polymarket/index.md): Polymarket reviewed in plain English: how crypto prediction markets work, what prices actually mean, legal and manipulation caveats.
- [What Is Rabby? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-rabby/index.md): Rabby wallet review: the open-source EVM wallet that simulates each transaction before you sign, why it matters, and its tradeoffs.
- [What Is Revoke.cash? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-revoke-cash/index.md): Revoke.cash reviewed in plain English: the free open-source tool for viewing and revoking token approvals, when to use it.
- [What Is Sparrow Wallet? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-sparrow-wallet/index.md): Sparrow Wallet review: a Bitcoin-only desktop wallet for serious self-custody. Coin control, hardware support, who should skip it.
- [What Is Tensor? The Solana NFT Marketplace, Explained (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-tensor/index.md): Tensor NFT marketplace explained: Solana trading, collection-wide bids, how it compares to OpenSea, risks, and the official link.
- [What Is TradingView? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-tradingview/index.md): TradingView reviewed in plain English: the default charting platform, what the free tier covers, the social feed's honest hazards.
- [What Is Trezor Suite? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-trezor-suite/index.md): Trezor Suite reviewed in plain English: the official app for Trezor devices, what the open-source stack buys you, coin control.
- [What Is Uniswap? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-uniswap/index.md): Uniswap reviewed in plain English: the AMM that invented modern DEX trading, how its pools work, versions and fees.
- [What Is the Uniswap Wallet? An Honest Review (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/reviews/what-is-uniswap-wallet/index.md): Uniswap Wallet reviewed in plain English: the DEX team's self-custody app, built-in swapping, its limits, and who it actually fits.
- [Satoshi Converter (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/satoshi-converter/index.md): Free satoshi converter. Convert between Bitcoin, satoshis, and U.S. dollars instantly. 1 BTC = 100,000,000 sats.
- [Wallet Security & Self-Custody (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/security/index.md): Wallet security and self-custody: seed phrase rules, hardware wallets, common failure modes, phishing.
- [SMS and MMS Messaging Privacy Policy (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/sms-privacy/index.md): Privacy policy for SMS, MMS, and phone communications from Crypto Guidance, a trade name of Crypto Boutique LLC
- [Staking & Compound Interest Calculator (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/staking-calculator/index.md): Free staking rewards and compound interest calculator for crypto.
- [Start Here: A Sane Path Into Crypto (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/start-here/index.md): A guided reading path through this site: fundamentals first, then security, then money management, then the sharp edges.
- [Crypto Tax Estimator (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/tax-estimator/index.md): Free crypto tax estimator for U.S. federal capital gains. Compare short-term vs.
- [Terms (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/terms/index.md): The terms for Crypto Guidance: what we offer, payment and cancelling, AI assistant and recording, acceptable use, liability and disputes.
- [Tools & Calculators (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/tools/index.md): Eight free in-browser crypto calculators: profit, DCA, position size, break-even, staking, IL, sats, and a tax estimate. No signup.
- [Topic Clusters (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/topics/index.md): Pillar pages and supporting clusters on cryptoguidance.org: security, money movement, taxes, trading, DeFi, how to hire John Alewine.
- [Trading & Market Analysis (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/trading/index.md): Trading and market analysis: reading charts, support and resistance, market cycles, the emotional trap, on-chain analysis.
- [Updates (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/updates/index.md): Short notes, quick tips, and service updates from Crypto Guidance, written by John Alewine. Newest first.
- [Back up your seed on paper, then test a restore (Markdown)](https://cryptoguidance.org/updates/paper-seed-backup-and-restore-test/index.md): Write your seed phrase on paper, keep it offline, and test a restore on a spare device before any serious amount moves. Never type it into a website.
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