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What's the Point of Stablecoins? The Reasons, Risks and Types to Know

Stablecoins are meant to provide a predictable haven within the volatile world of cryptocurrency, but they haven't always been as stable as the name promises.

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What Is a Stablecoin?

With PayPal's announcement that they are creating a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), many are wondering about this type of cryptocurrency and how it functions.

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What Is Proof-of-Stake?

Proof-of-stake is a method of maintaining integrity in a blockchain, ensuring users of a cryptocurrency can’t mint coins they didn’t earn.

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What Are Doodles? Everything You Need to Know About the Colorful NFT Project

From the NFT project's long-term utility to its creative partnership with Pharrell.

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What Is CC0? The Copyright Designation Buzzing in the NFT Space

Many NFT holders are hopeful about their digital assets' potential long-term value through intellectual property rights and a copyright designation known as CC0.

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Aave: Understanding the Crypto Lending Platform

Aave connects crypto borrowers and lenders directly, removing the need for a middleman.

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What Is Sudoswap? How to Use the NFT Marketplace

The decentralized NFT marketplace functions in a very different way than more familiar centralized options.

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What Are Soulbound Tokens? The Non-Transferrable NFT Explained

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin describes soulbound tokens as non-transferable NFTs that can help represent a person's identity and achievements in Web3.

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What Is an IEO or IDO in Crypto?

In traditional finance, a company might launch an IPO to raise capital, but in the decentralized world of crypto, how can projects fundraise for new token launches? Meet initial exchange offerings.

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What Is MEV, aka Maximal Extractable Value?

Miners and validators have found ways to profit off of pending transactions by including, excluding or reordering transactions in any block they mine.

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