How to read crypto price and volume without fooling yourself
A price isn't a promise and volume isn't a vibe. Here's what the numbers on a crypto screen actually measure, and the three questions that stop you reading too much into them.
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Get good at the boring stuff that makes the money.
Fees, orders, leverage, liquidity, safety. Plain-English guides to the parts of crypto that decide your results, with real numbers and zero fluff.
The basics
Bitcoin vs Ethereum: what's actually different
One is digital gold with a hard cap of 21 million. The other is a world computer with no fixed supply. Here's the difference in plain English, and why it matters for how each one behaves.
Stablecoins explained: what keeps them at $1, and what happens when they slip
Stablecoins are the dollars of crypto, worth roughly $284 billion. Here's how the good ones hold $1, the two times the peg broke, and the four-question check before you trust one.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs vs owning Bitcoin: what you get, and what you give up
Since January 2024 you can buy Bitcoin exposure in a normal brokerage account. Here's what a spot Bitcoin ETF really is, what it costs (0.25% to 1.50% a year), and when owning the coin beats owning the fund.
Trading costs and orders
Maker vs taker fees: the small number that eats your profit
Every trade you make has two fees, not one. Here's how maker and taker fees work, what they cost on a real round trip, and the simple habit that cuts them.
Market, limit and stop orders: which to use, and when
The button you press decides the price you get. Here's what market, limit and stop-limit orders actually do, when each one is the right call, and the mistake that costs beginners the most.
Risk and volatility
Crypto volatility in plain English: what a normal day looks like, and how to size for it
Bitcoin's typical day moves about 1%. Its bad days move 14%. We pulled a year of real prices to show what normal looks like for BTC, ETH and SOL, and the sizing rule that keeps you in the game.
Leverage and liquidation: how a 10% move wipes out a 10x bet
Leverage turns small moves into big wins and bigger wipeouts. Here's exactly how liquidation works, the maths at 2x, 5x, 10x and 20x, and why the UK banned it for retail traders.
Strategy
Buy a little every week, or all at once? What eleven years of Bitcoin says
Investing everything at once beat weekly buying in 79% of three-year Bitcoin stretches. So why do smart people still buy weekly? Real numbers, both strategies, and when each one wins.
Research
How to research a crypto coin in 20 minutes (a routine that skips the noise)
Forget 40 browser tabs and 400 hot takes. This five-step routine tells you what a coin does, who controls it, what it really costs, and what you still don't know.
Token unlocks and vesting: why supply schedules move prices
Locked tokens don't stay locked. Here's how vesting works, what one study of 16,000 unlocks found, and the 60-second check that tells you when new supply is about to hit the market.
Stay safe
How to keep your crypto safe: seed phrases, 2FA and the scams that took $11 billion
Americans reported $11.4 billion in crypto losses to the FBI in 2025. Almost all of it came down to a few avoidable mistakes. Here are the rules that stop them, in order of importance.
Exchange, hot wallet or cold wallet: where should your crypto live?
Your crypto is only as safe as whoever holds the keys. Here's how exchanges, hot wallets and cold wallets compare, what FTX taught everyone, and the simple setup most people should use.