Crypto Basics

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.

Optimistic rollups vs ZK-rollups: which one will prove to be a better solution to Ethereum's scalability issues?

From China's on-and-off crypto bans to Japan's growing crypto adoption, let's explore the evolving landscape of digital assets in Asia.

The ARB token is finally live. The duel for the king of Ethereum scaling solutions enters a new phase.

The segregation within crypto caused by blockchain tribalism has made it difficult to interact with multiple blockchains at the same time. Find out how Layer 0s aim to solve this problem.

CoinMarketCap Academy takes a dive into Bitcoin CME gaps — exploring what they are, why do they occur and how professional traders use them as entry/exit points.

Recent market volatility has caused stablecoins to deviate from its peg — here's a look at why.

Also today — $96,000 was drained from a man's Coinbase account in a case of identity theft. Who's to blame?