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5 articlesRead these in order and you will know what the words mean, where your money sits, and what each button on the screen does. Deciding not to buy anything is a perfectly good outcome — you will still be able to follow the conversation.
- What crypto people are actually talking aboutBitcoin, Ethereum, chains, tokens, exchanges, wallets, stablecoins — what each word means and how they connect. Read it and you can at least follow the conversation.Long read · 01
- Exchange, wallet, chain: which one does whatThree different things that decide the same question: who is actually holding your money.02
- What USDT is, and why beginners meet it firstHow a stablecoin holds its peg, what a depeg looks like, and why the same USDT is not interchangeable across chains.03
- What those order buttons actually meanMarket versus limit, why maker and taker fees differ, and the four things to check before pressing confirm.04
- The Binance fee table, read column by columnTiers and thresholds, where the BNB discount and the referral reduction each apply, and the four costs that beat fees.05