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Profiles of coins, stablecoins, tokens and NFTs — how they work and where the risks are.
Stablecoins EURC (Circle) — a euro stablecoin EURC (Circle) — a euro stablecoin

Circle's stablecoin pegged to the euro rather than the dollar: what backs EURC, how its reserves are checked, and why its dollar price floats with the euro.

Stablecoins DAI — a decentralized stablecoin DAI — a decentralized stablecoin

A dollar stablecoin with no company keeping money in a bank: DAI holds its price with over-collateralized crypto, why the Sky protocol is involved, and why the risks differ.

Token WBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin) — bitcoin as a token WBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin) — bitcoin as a token

"Wrapped" bitcoin that works as a token on other networks (Ethereum first of all): behind each WBTC lies real BTC held by a custodian. Why wrap bitcoin, how WBTC is issued, and why it all rests on trust in the keepers.

Token LINK (Chainlink) — the oracle-network token LINK (Chainlink) — the oracle-network token

The token of the Chainlink oracle network that brings outside-world data to smart contracts. What LINK is for, how staking fits in, and why it is not a stablecoin.

Token UNI (Uniswap) — the exchange’s governance token UNI (Uniswap) — the exchange’s governance token

The governance token of the decentralized exchange Uniswap: what a voting right gives, how a governance token differs from a stock, and why it is not guaranteed income.

NFT ENS (.eth name) — a readable name instead of an address ENS (.eth name) — a readable name instead of an address

ENS turns a long "0x…" crypto address into a readable name like alice.eth. Why it is a useful NFT, where the name works, and how renting a name differs from owning it forever.

NFT CryptoPunks — one of the first NFT collections CryptoPunks — one of the first NFT collections

One of the first and best-known NFT collections: 10,000 pixel characters on Ethereum. What it means to own a "punk", how that differs from rights to the image, and how not to buy a fake.

Network coin XRP — a coin for fast transfers XRP — a coin for fast transfers

A coin for fast cross-border transfers whose entire supply was issued at once: how the XRP Ledger works, where the company Ripple fits in, and why the coin shouldn't be confused with it.

Network coin Solana (SOL) — a fast, cheap network Solana (SOL) — a fast, cheap network

A fast, cheap network where meme tokens took off: how Solana works, where its reliability stands, and what to check before you transact.