Resource Library

A curated collection of trusted crypto resources for the individual investor.
Government sources, tax guidance, education, data, wallets, and security. No paid sponsorships; any affiliate link is labeled where it appears (Disclosures).

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.

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

Glossary, Reviews & Memecoins (Built Into This Site)

Plain-English definitions, honest platform reviews, and the full memecoin risk picture. No paid sponsorships; see Disclosures for our affiliate link policy.

Crypto Glossary: plain-English definitions of the terms people actually ask about
Memecoins: what they are, the risks, and how people research them

Plain-English Guides: taxes, Howey, who regulates what, insurance, accounting
Crypto Exchanges: Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, Crypto.com, Binance.US
Crypto Credit Cards: Gemini, Coinbase, ether.fi, Plasma, Crypto.com
Platform Reviews: wallets, screeners, exchanges, and DeFi venues
Learn: News Explained: market stories turned into reusable lessons
Rug Pulls and Honeypots: the two traps to know before touching new tokens

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

Laws & Congress

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

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

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)

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

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

Wallets & Hardware

Ledger: hardware wallet
Trezor: hardware wallet (affiliate link; direct: trezor.io)
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?

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)

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

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

NFTs

OpenSea: largest NFT marketplace
Blur: pro NFT trading

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

News & Media

Research Desks

Grayscale Research
Chainalysis Blog: crime and adoption data

Policy & Advocacy

Bitcoin Policy Institute
EFF: digital rights

Accounting & Professional

PwC Crypto Assets Accounting Guide

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

Global Bodies

BIS: central bank of central banks
IMF
Financial Stability Board

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

Developer Documentation

Bitcoin BIPs: improvement proposals
Ethereum EIPs

Solidity Docs: smart contract language
Ethereum Developer Portal

Podcasts & Shows

Bankless
Unchained: Laura Shin

TFTC: Bitcoin-focused
Odd Lots: markets and macro

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This library is reviewed and expanded regularly. Last updated August 13, 2026.