Crypto Basics

Adam Back is a respected and experienced cryptographer who was an early innovator in the blockchain space.

Coins versus tokens — just two sides of the same crypto coins? Not quite — learn the difference between these two terms.

Martti Malmi is a Finnish computer scientist and software developer who helped Satoshi develop Bitcoin during its first two years of operation.

Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn is an American computer scientist, cryptographer and cypherpunk who was involved in Bitcoin in the early days, and later created Zcash.

Michael Clear was an Irish computer science and cryptography graduate from Trinity College in Dublin.

David Kleiman was a cybersecurity expert and forensic analyst who was associated with Craig Wright.

Gavin Andresen is an American software developer best known for managing Bitcoin’s development after Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared.

Wei Dai is a computer scientist known for theorizing b-money: an anonymous, distributed cash system similar to Bitcoin.

Nick Szabo is a computer scientist, cryptographer and Cypherpunk known for his pioneering work on digital contracts and currencies.

Craig Wright is an Australian entrepreneur and computer scientist who claims to be the creator of Bitcoin, although his claims are widely disputed by the cryptocurrency community.

Hal Finney was an American computer scientist, software developer and games designer.

Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto is a Japanese American man who was outed as the brains behind Bitcoin by Newsweek in March 2014.

CoinMarketCap Academy takes a deep dive into appchains — blockchains that are designed to operate a specific application.

Real-world assets (RWA) are the missing link between DeFi and TradFi. Learn how DeFi is bringing RWA on-chain, blending the best of both worlds!

Crypto trading can be confusing but learning the difference between TWAP and VWAP doesn't have to be — let us help you decipher these trading indicators!

From disbelief to anger to bargaining, emotions run high when a crypto exchange goes bankrupt. But, what to expect and how can you prepare for such events? Let's find out.

Feeling like a fish out of water in the world of crypto trading? Learn how to use the MACD indicator to make sense of those squiggly lines!

CoinMarketCap takes a look at vote escrow, an innovative method to make the community governance and on-chain voting more secure and reliable among DAOs.