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Ethereum 101: The World’s Supercomputer and Its Fuel
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What Is Cryptocurrency? A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Money
Understanding the basics of blockchain, how crypto works, and the key risks to be aware of before you get involved.Read more
What Is an NFT? A Guide to Digital Ownership
Learn what an NFT is, how non-fungible tokens prove digital ownership, and explore real-world use cases, risks, and future applications.Read moreBitcoin 101
Bitcoin for Beginners: A Complete Guide to the World’s First Cryptocurrency
Unpacking the history, technology, and mechanics behind the digital asset that helped popularise crypto, along with the key risks you need to understand before you get involved.Read more
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What Is Cryptocurrency? A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Money
Understanding the basics of blockchain, how crypto works, and the key risks to be aware of before you get involved.Read more
How to Set Up a Phantom Wallet: The CoinJar Guide
Playing around in the Solana ecosystem? Here's how to set up a Phantom Wallet. Read more
What Can I Buy with Crypto? How to Spend Cryptocurrency
Spending crypto is great in theory but how does it work in reality? We explain the ins and outs of spending crypto in the real world in this article. Read moreAltcoins
What is an Altcoin? Exploring the Crypto World Beyond Bitcoin
From Ethereum to Dogecoin, this guide looks at alternative cryptocurrencies and how they differ from Bitcoin. Read more
Ethereum 101: The World’s Supercomputer and Its Fuel
A beginner’s guide to the programmable blockchain that powers decentralised finance, NFTs and the future of the internet.Read more
From MATIC to POL: Understanding Polygon’s Major Upgrade
Why one of the world's most popular blockchains changed its token and what it means for your portfolio.Read moreHow to avoid Scams
Unmasking the Quantum AI Scam – Here are the Tactics
The Quantum AI scam is on the rise. Here's what to look out for.Read more
Bitcoin Mining Scam: What to Look Out For
The Bitcoin Mining Scam is a new online threat coming at us. Our compliance expert explains another sophisticated scam to look out for.Read more
SIM Swap: When Bad Actors Steal Your Crypto. What is “Phone Porting”?(And How to Avoid It)
A SIM-Swap threat aims to steal your crypto. Here's how to minimise your chances of getting hit with this "phone porting" danger. Read moreStablecoins
What Is a Stablecoin? What are Stablecoins Used For?
What is a stablecoin? They are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a steady value by pegging to other assets like the US dollar or commodities. Learn about them here.Read more
From Wallet to Fiat: How to Cash Out Your USDC
Wondering how to change your investment returns from crypto into your local currency? Here's how. Read more
How to Bridge USDC on Arbitrum, Solana, and Cosmos
Here's how to bridge USDC across three prominent ecosystems: Arbitrum, Solana, and Cosmos. Read moreCrypto Exchange
What is a Crypto Exchange? What is a Broker?
A crypto exchange that you want to use might not be an exchange at all, it might be a broker. Here's the difference between crypto exchanges vs crypto brokers.Read more
Different Types of Crypto: How Do Cryptocurrencies Differ?
Different kinds of crypto are used for different functions and purposes. Here are the important differences between cryptocurrencies. Read more
CoinJar Learn - UK Investor Education
At CoinJar, we want to educate our customers of the risks of cryptoassets. Here’s some things that are important to know.Read more
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