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Where can I spend Bitcoin and crypto?

Bitcoin and crypto aren't just investments, they're a way to pay. Explore the growing list of places and ways to spend your Bitcoin and crypto.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What Is the Double Spend Problem? How Bitcoin Solved It

The double spend problem broke digital cash for decades before Bitcoin fixed it. See exactly how the network stops it, and why zero-conf is no longer safe.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is Bitcoin SegWit? Segregated Witness Explained

Learn about SegWit, a Bitcoin upgrade that improved scalability and transaction efficiency. Understand how it works, its benefits, and its impact.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What Is the Bitcoin Script Language?

Bitcoin Script language controls every BTC transaction. Learn how opcodes, locking scripts, and Taproot work, explained in plain English.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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Who created Ethereum?

Ethereum was first described by Russian-Canadian Vitalik Buterin in a 2013 blog post entitled "Ethereum, The Ultimate Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform."

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is Ethereum's monetary policy?

There is no upward limit to the total amount of ETH that can be issued, and the issuance rate itself is subject to change along Ethereum's governance processes.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is Ethereum 2.0?

ETH 2.0 is a set of Ethereum upgrades boosting speed, efficiency, and scalability via Proof of Stake and shard chains - without losing security.

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What is ETH gas and how do fees work in Ethereum?

Understand Ethereum gas fees, how the fee market works, and how to adjust transaction costs for faster or cheaper confirmations.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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NodeAI's $GPU Token | Disrupting Cloud GPU Markets 2026

Discover how NodeAI is revolutionizing decentralized GPU access with its $GPU token, offering real ETH rewards, fair tokenomics, and AI infrastructure that challenges traditional cloud providers.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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ZK-Rollups vs Optimistic Rollups | Layer-2 Scaling Guide

Learn the key differences between ZK-Rollups and Optimistic Rollups, two major Layer-2 scaling solutions for blockchains. Understand their security models, transaction speeds, and ideal use cases.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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Blockchain Layers Explained | L0, L1, L2 and L3 Guide

Understand the different layers of blockchain technology, from Layer 0 (L0) to Layer 3 (L3), and how they contribute to the scalability, security, and functionality of blockchain networks.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is Proof of Stake (PoS)? | Learn about crypto

Proof of Stake (PoS) is a consensus mechanism used by blockchain networks to achieve distributed consensus. It is an alternative to Proof of Work (PoW), the original consensus mechanism used by Bitcoin.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is yield farming?

Yield farming is a way to maximize returns on cryptoasset holdings. Learn how it works, different types, and more.

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What is Web3? | The Decentralized Future of the Internet

Discover Web3, the decentralized future of the internet built on blockchain and crypto. Learn how it differs from Web2 and how to get started today.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is Verse DEX?

Trade and earn with Verse DEX, Bitcoin.com’s official decentralized exchange. Learn about Verse DEX and how to use it to trade and to earn.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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World Liberty Financial | Trump-Backed DeFi Explained

World Liberty Financial (WLF) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by Donald Trump, aiming to drive stablecoin adoption and reshape the crypto landscape. Discover its mission, governance model, and key holdings.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is Verse? Learn about Bitcoin.com's ecosystem token

VERSE is the rewards and utility token for the Bitcoin.com ecosystem. It rewards people for using Bitcoin.com’s products while also providing a range of powerful utilities.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is Freedom Dollar (fUSD)? | Private Stablecoin on Zano

Discover Freedom Dollar (fUSD), a privacy-preserving stablecoin built on the Zano blockchain. Learn how it works, its key features, use cases, and why fUSD stands out from traditional stablecoins.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is an airdrop?

A crypto airdrop is when a project sends cryptocurrencies or digital assets to the crypto wallets of people who meet certain requirements. Airdrops help projects grow and become more valuable.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is a token? | Learn about crypto and DeFi

Find out what a token is and how it differs from cryptocurrency, digital asset, and cryptoasset.

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Wallets & security

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How to Avoid Bitcoin & Crypto Fraud | Safety Guide

Stay safe from bitcoin and crypto fraud.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is WalletConnect? | Learn all about crypto and DeFi

Learn about the bridge that connects your wallet to DApps and how to use it.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is a Coin Mixer? | Crypto Privacy Tools Explained

Learn about coin mixers, how they work, their benefits and risks, and their role in enhancing cryptocurrency privacy. Explore alternatives like privacy coins and CoinJoin.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is censorship resistance?

In crypto, censorship resistance refers to the freedom to transact, the freedom from confiscation, and transaction immutability.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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Stocks & markets

Equities and trading basics — paired with our Forex Factory wire.

Money fundamentals

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What is Mt Gox? The Rise, Fall, and 2026 Creditor Repayments

Mt. Gox was the Bitcoin exchange that lost 850,000 BTC in 2014. Here's what happened, who was responsible, and where creditor repayments stand in 2026.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What Is Inflation? Definition, Causes & How to Protect Your Money

Inflation is the rise in prices that erodes your money's purchasing power. Learn how it's measured, what causes it, and how to protect your savings.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is FDV?

Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV) shows a crypto project's value if all tokens were circulating. Learn why FDV often beats market cap for long-term picks.

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Crypto Market Cap Explained: Price, Supply, FDV & Liquidity

Understand crypto market cap, including the market cap formula, circulating supply, FDV, volume, liquidity, Bitcoin dominance, and common mistakes.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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Trading

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What is volatility? | Learn about crypto and DeFi

Discover the role of volatility in crypto markets, how it’s measured, and more.

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What is trading volume?

Understand why trading volume matters and how you can use it as a powerful trading indicator.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is SunX? | TRON's Perpetual Futures DEX Explained

Learn what SunX is, how TRON’s first native decentralized perpetual futures DEX works, and how its gas-free trading model, deep USDT liquidity, and SUN token integration create a high-performance on-chain derivatives platform.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What is liquidity?

Liquidity is an important concept in traditional financial markets as well as cryptocurrency and digital asset markets. Liquidity as it pertains to crypto is often thought of in terms of financial and market liquidity.

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Altcoins

Robinhood Chain is weighing new payment-based transaction ordering system

Robinhood Chain, the popular Layer-2 blockchain tailor-made for tokenized real-world financial assets, is evaluating a transaction-ordering system that would allow users to pay a fee to prioritize certain trades, according to a person familiar with the matter

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Gaming & Betting

U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages

The CFTC is trying to define the kind of sports wagering that are not swaps — contractual exchanges between parties that falls into the agency's federal jurisdiction — while maintaining that event contracts still fit the definition of swaps under the law, and as a result belong in CFTC oversight. Casino-style gambling will be held outside that swap definition, according to the interim final rule issued by the…

Gaming & Betting·4m ago

Stocks

Tokenized U.S. equities offer off-hours access but carry liquidity and stability risks, IMF says

The IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Report, titled Scaling Tokenization: New efficiencies and new vulnerabilities, examines the five most actively traded tokenized U.S. equities, including Tesla (TSLA), Nvidia (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOG) as well as measures such as the Nasdaq 100 Index, across centralized and decentralized venues

Stocks·8m ago

DeFi & Stablecoins

President Trump declares 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine

Reporting for Axios, Barak Ravid said Ukrainian President Zelensky told him, “The ceasefire announcement was news for me. But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree.”

DeFi & Stablecoins·8m ago

Policy

Crypto executives see upside in Clarity's failure, but legal experts warn uncertainty will persist

Interviews with senior executives and legal experts suggest broad agreement that regulation will keep moving. Their expectations diverge over whether agency action can become a durable foundation or leave businesses adapting to rules vulnerable to political and legal change

Policy·8m ago

Gaming & Betting

Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto

Former Senator Chris Dodd, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (and Securities and Exchange Commission) Chair Gary Gensler, the National Football League, 39 states (and the District of Columbia), 145 tribal nations and various other parties filed amicus briefs to the Supreme Court urging it to take up this case, and with many arguing that sports-based prediction market products aren't swaps and shouldn't be…

Gaming & Betting·8m ago

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Macro

The Global Week Ahead: Immaculate Disinflation?

Much of the coming week’s focus across global markets will be upon the intersection between US inflationary pressures and company earnings reports and how the two impact overall risk appetite. Toss in what could be important guidance from the Fed, BoC and BoE at the annual IMF/IIF meetings in Bangkok and we have a recipe for a potential step forward in our understanding of nearer-term asset allocation choices.…

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Marc to Market

It is too early to have much confidence that the fever in the bond market has broken, but benchmark 10-year yields in North America, most of Europe, including France and Italy, settled lower on the week. The 10-year JGB yield fell seven basis points to return to 3%. Following successful coupon auctions this past week, the 10-year US Treasury yield eased by almost six basis points to settle near 5.25%. The social…

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Wolf Street

The US government sold $728 billion of Treasury securities during the week, spread over eight auctions

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Hormuz attacks intensify as efforts to end war on Iran stall

IRGC warns against ignoring the ‘security and rules’ of the strategic waterway as US CENTCOM says it disabled vessel trying to run naval blockade

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Economist on US debt:

Economist on US debt: 'The problem is we're not resilient' Michael B. Kelley · Senior Director, Content Sun, October 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM GMT+1 2 min read Kenneth Rogoff used to worry that America's debt would slow growth. Nowadays, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund is worried about something worse

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Trump forms committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Fed governor Lisa Cook

Trump forms committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Fed governor Lisa Cook Jennifer Schonberger · Senior Reporter Fri, October 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM GMT+1 3 min read President Trump has established a committee to investigate allegations against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, including mortgage fraud and whether her statements constituted legal "cause" for Cook's removal from the central bank

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