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Resource Library

A curated collection of trusted crypto resources for the individual investor.
Government sources, tax guidance, education, data, wallets, and security. No affiliate links. No sponsorships.

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Plain-English Guides (Written for the Little Guy)

Dense government and institutional documents, rewritten so regular people can actually use them. Each guide links to its original source.

Which Cryptos Are Securities? The SEC's Guidance, Explained The Howey Test: When a Crypto Sale Becomes a Securities Deal Who Actually Regulates Your Crypto? SEC vs. CFTC

Is Your Crypto Federally Insured? (Short Answer: No) How Crypto Taxes Actually Work in the U.S. Crypto Accounting Basics for Regular People

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Free Tools & Calculators (Built Into This Site)

No signup. No tracking. Everything runs in your browser. See all tools.

Crypto Profit Calculator: profit, ROI, and break-even after fees DCA Calculator: dollar-cost averaging results Position Size Calculator: risk-based sizing Loss Recovery Calculator: gain needed to break even

Staking & Compound Interest Calculator Impermanent Loss Calculator Satoshi Converter: BTC, sats, and USD Crypto Tax Estimator: rough federal estimate

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U.S. Regulators & Government

SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission Investor.gov: the SEC's plain-language investor site SEC: Crypto Assets & Securities Laws SEC: Transactions Involving Crypto Assets SEC 2026 Crypto Interpretive Guidance (PDF) SEC Small Business Glossary EDGAR Full-Text Search: company filings SEC Newsroom CFTC: Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Digital Assets Hub

FinCEN: anti-money-laundering rules U.S. Treasury OFAC Sanctions Search Federal Reserve FDIC: bank deposit insurance (not crypto) OCC: national bank regulator NCUA: Fintech & Digital Assets CFPB: consumer financial protection NASAA: state securities regulators CISA: cybersecurity agency

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Laws & Congress

Congress.gov: track crypto legislation GENIUS Act (stablecoin law, PDF) CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633): market structure bill

CRS: SEC Crypto Guidance Explained CRS: Cryptocurrency Policy Issues

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Taxes (IRS)

IRS: Digital Assets Hub IRS Notice 2014-21 (PDF): crypto is property IRS Virtual Currency FAQ

Rev. Rul. 2019-24 (PDF): forks and airdrops Form 8949: reporting sales Schedule D: capital gains summary

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Learn the Basics

Bitcoin.org: getting started The Bitcoin Whitepaper (PDF): 9 pages that started it all Ethereum.org The Ethereum Whitepaper Ethereum.org Learn Hub Learn Me A Bitcoin: how Bitcoin works, visually Bitcoin Wiki River Learn: clear Bitcoin articles Lopp.net: the deepest Bitcoin resource list online

Mastering Bitcoin: free full book Mastering Ethereum: free full book MIT: Blockchain & Money: free full course Coinbase Learn Kraken Learn Binance Academy Investopedia Crypto Hub Andreas Antonopoulos (YouTube)

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Market Data & Analytics

CoinGecko: prices for every coin CoinMarketCap TradingView: charts Messari: research and screeners DefiLlama: DeFi data, no ads Dune: community dashboards RWA.xyz: stablecoin and tokenization data

Glassnode: on-chain analytics CryptoQuant: on-chain and exchange flows Fear & Greed Index Bitbo: Bitcoin dashboards Clark Moody Dashboard: everything Bitcoin, one page L2Beat: Layer 2 risk and stats Kaiko: market data research

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Block Explorers & Network Stats

Mempool.space: Bitcoin explorer and fees Blockstream Explorer: Bitcoin Blockchair: multi-chain explorer Etherscan: Ethereum Etherscan Gas Tracker L2Fees.info: compare Layer 2 costs

Solscan: Solana BscScan: BNB Chain Basescan: Base Arbiscan: Arbitrum Polygonscan: Polygon XRPL Explorer: XRP Ledger

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Wallets & Hardware

Ledger: hardware wallet Trezor: hardware wallet Coldcard: Bitcoin-only hardware BitBox: Swiss hardware wallet Keystone: air-gapped hardware Sparrow: desktop Bitcoin wallet

Electrum: veteran Bitcoin wallet BlueWallet: mobile Bitcoin wallet MetaMask: Ethereum browser wallet Rabby: safer EVM browser wallet Phantom: Solana wallet WalletScrutiny: is your wallet really open source?

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Security & Scam Protection

Revoke.cash: revoke risky token approvals Chainabuse: report and check scams Have I Been Pwned: check email breaches HoweyCoins: the SEC's fake ICO site (a lesson in scams)

FTC: Report Fraud FBI IC3: report internet crime FinCEN: Crypto ATM Scams Notice (PDF)

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Run Your Own Node

Bitcoin Core: the reference software Umbrel: home server OS Start9: sovereign home server

myNode: plug-and-play node RaspiBlitz: DIY Raspberry Pi node Bitcoin Developer Docs

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DeFi & Stablecoins

Uniswap: largest decentralized exchange Aave: lending and borrowing Curve: stablecoin swaps Lido: liquid staking Rocket Pool: decentralized ETH staking

Compound: lending protocol 1inch: DEX aggregator Jupiter: Solana DEX aggregator Circle (USDC) Transparency: reserve reports Tether (USDT) Transparency: reserve reports

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NFTs

OpenSea: largest NFT marketplace Blur: pro NFT trading

Magic Eden: multi-chain marketplace NFT Price Floor: floor price tracking

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News & Media

CoinDesk Cointelegraph The Block Decrypt

Bitcoin Magazine Blockworks DL News Bitcoin Optech: technical weekly

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Research Desks

a16z crypto Galaxy Research Fidelity Digital Assets

Grayscale Research Chainalysis Blog: crime and adoption data

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Policy & Advocacy

Coin Center: crypto policy think tank Blockchain Association The Digital Chamber

Bitcoin Policy Institute EFF: digital rights

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Accounting & Professional

PwC Crypto Assets Accounting Guide PwC Crypto Guide (Full PDF)

FASB: U.S. accounting standards (see ASU 2023-08) AICPA: the CPA profession

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Global Bodies

BIS: central bank of central banks IMF Financial Stability Board

FATF: global AML standards European Central Bank ESMA: EU markets regulator (MiCA)

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Developer Documentation

Bitcoin BIPs: improvement proposals Ethereum EIPs

Solidity Docs: smart contract language Ethereum Developer Portal

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Podcasts & Shows

Bankless Unchained: Laura Shin

TFTC: Bitcoin-focused Odd Lots: markets and macro

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