Crypto Education

Proto-danksharding explained for beginners | Early ETH2 sharding vs danksharding | Data blobs & KZG commitments | How will Cancun affect ETH price?

Memecoins | Aptos memcoins | $DOODOO | DooDoocoin | Top memecoins | Shitcoins

Central limit order book CLOB | Econia order book on Aptos | On-chain order books | AMM versus CLOB | Injective & Sei

Crypto ETFs | Spot vs futures ETF | Bitcoin ETF | SEC Bitcoin ETFs | How BlackRock Bitcoin ETF is different | 10 ETF filings under review | Should I buy BTC?

What is sharding? | Ethereum: danksharding & proto-danksharding | Sharding in NEAR, TON & Zilliqa | Sharding in traditional databases

What is a token standard? | All about Aptos token standards + legacy Aptos Coin & Aptos Token | ERC20 & ERC721 | Token standards on Solana, TON, MultiversX

Uniswap V3, Liquidity Book by Trader Joe, PancakeSwap, SushiSwap - all the leading CLMM | Concentrated liquidity on Aptos | CLMM user survey by Pontem: top insights

Aptos Labs has just announced a major partnership with Microsoft that will include an AI assistant. But are AI and Web3 really such a good match? We posed this question to Pontem’s leaders Alejo Pinto and Boris Povod, as well as our partners at Concordia, Panther Protocol, and Switchboard.

All about the viral SocialFi app on Base | friend.tech airdrop | Share pricing & fees | Top creators & earnings | How to get invite codes or trade without an account | Risks & scams

All about Base optimistic rollup | How to bridge ETH to Base | Base ecosystem - friend.tech, DEX, NFT | OP Stack & more Base technology

Worldcoin | Sam Altman crypto | Worldcoin price | Iris scanning orbs | Worldcoin controversy | Worldcoin SEC approval | ChatGPT crypto | What are those silver orbs?

30 AI Web3 startups in detail | AI on Aptos | Fetch.AI, Ocean Protocol, OrginTrail, Bittensor, Paal AI, 0x0 & more

Hybrid rollups: even hotter than ZK? | 5 main projects: Metis, Polygon Miden, Fraxchain, Aztec Network, Ola | ZK + optimistic | private + public smart contracts | optimistic rollups | zk rollups

The most detailed comparison table: 30 parameters & features | Pontem Wallet, Petra, Rise, Blocto, Trust Wallet, MathWallet, EVO | How to choose a mobile wallet for Aptos

Liquid Staking Derivatives | Liquid Staking DeFi | 10+ LSDfi protocols: detailed comparison | LSDFi comparison | Lybra, Pendle, Raft etc | LSDfi optimized chains: Persistence & Tenet | Liquid staking & LSfi on Aptos

Fiat-backed Stablecoins | Tether, USDC, BUSD, and more | Best Stablecoin | Tether controversy | USDC peg | CBDC | Digital Yuan | Federal Reserve cryptocurrency | Federal Reserve token

Aptos gaming | Aptos Arena | P2E games on Aptos | Crypto Gaming | METAPIXEL Gran Saga | Pontem games | NFT games

All about the 2023 memecoin season | Why are ETH gas fees so high? | How MEV bots made millions trading PEPE | What’s next for memecoins? | PEPE token | $PSYOPS and yougetnothing.eth

What is concentrated liquidity? | Uniswap V3 vs. Trader Joe Liquidity Book | How much APR can you earn?| Impermanent loss, rebalancing & other risks | How to become an LP provider

How BRC-20 & Ordinals work | How to create, mint & trade BRC-20 with UniSat & OrdinalsWallet | Market cap, volume & transaction fees | BRC-20 marketplaces & wallets

What are Bitcoin Ordinals? | How to inscribe Ordinals | How to buy & sell Ordinal NFT | Biggest NFT collections & marketplaces on Bitcoin | Ordinals wallets | BRC-20 & $PEPE

DEX rewards | How is APR calculated? | LP rewards on Aptos | Claiming LP rewards | 3 factors that affect APR on Liquidswap | Impermanent loss

Since the launch of Aptos blockchain’s main-net on October 12th, 2022, several new features have been added to improve its functionality. Among these updates, we will focus on one of the most significant features implemented on Aptos to-date that will substantially transform the process of developing smart contracts.

DeFi liquidity pool mechanics in-depth | Constant product formula & the formula for stable swaps | How to avoid losing money when you swap on an Aptos DEX

All about Ethereum staking withdrawals | How ETH validator rewards work What will happen to ETH price after Shanghai?

What is Arbitrum? | Arbitrum airdrop | Arbitrum airdrop scams | Arbitrum ARB market cap | Arbitrum token | ARB price | Layer 2 optimistic rollup

What is Arbitrum? | Arbitrum airdrop | Arbitrum airdrop scams | Arbitrum ARB market cap | Arbitrum token | ARB price | Layer 2 optimistic rollup

Centralized and decentralized stablecoins | Stablecoin risks: reserve risk, market manipulation, regulatory risks & more | Stablecoins on Aptos | How to protect yourself when holding stablecoins

What’s a zkEVM? | The 3 main projects: zkSync, Polygon Hermez, Scroll | How to connect to the zSync Era mainnet & testnet | Main zkSync dApps: SyncSwap, Mute, Velocore, SpaceFi etc.

Learn more about zero-knowledge proofs, how zk proofs pass the test, the general types of sk proofs, the most common types, and use cases beyond rollups

Zero-Knowledge Proofs | Zero Knowledge Basics | Zero-Knowledge Rollups | What is zkSync? | Ethereum Layer 2 | zkSync token | Pontem Network

How DeFi works, how yield farmers leverage different DeFi protocols, and how to maximize the return on crypto

How Ledger works | Do you need a cold wallet? | Ledger & Trezor models & prices compared | Using Ledger with Aptos & dApps

Most common crypto scams on Telegram, Discord, Twitter | Fake airdrops | Phishing sites & emails | Recognize them & stay safe

How to do your own research in crypto: Follow these simple steps and look for these red flags to make smart cryptocurrency decisions | Pontem -- Aptos product development studio

Discover several ways to earn money on cryptocurrency and what you need to get started making extra income

Best dApps in the Aptos ecosystem - 16 detailed reviews | DEX, lending, farming, stablecoins, liquid staking | Try them with Pontem Wallet

3 reasons why Aptos went up 400% in January 2023 | Launch timing, DeFi ecosystems, short liquidations | What’s next for APT?

Discover the world of blockchain nodes and dive into what they are, how they necessary for the blockchain network, the different types, and how they function

Learn how decentralized exchanges work and the most popular ones to use in our ultimate dex guide

Full story of FTX bankruptcy - Chapter 11 & Chapter 15 | Conflict between lawyers | Were the Bahamas involved in the hack? | SBF arrest & charges in detail

Uncover the history of digital art and NFTs and the direction NFT art is headed in the future

How to avoid scams, hacks, and rugpulls in crypto and web3. Simple tips to keep yourself and your money safe.

Lens, Farcaster, CyberConnect and other web3 social platforms. These new blockchain social media sites are changing the Internet.

Everything you wanted to know about using Pontem Wallet, Liquidswap DEX on Aptos and the LayerZero bridge

Learn all about tokenomics, what it is and how it affects the price, longevity, and utility of a token

A deep dive into the Beacon Chain Sharding & Shanghai upgrade Effect on miners, ETH price & gas fees

Will the SEC regulate Ethereum more? After The Merge to Proof of Stake, Chairman Gary Gensler thinks that Ethereum is a security.

All about Aptos Labs, the team behind the Aptos blockchain | History of Aptos | Best projects on Aptos | New projects on Aptos

How flash loans work – with & without coding | Are flash loans dangerous? | Flash loans on Move, Aptos & Liquidswap DEX

What is a blockchain code audit? Popular automated tools | Best smart contract audit firms | Famous exploits of unaudited DeFi dApps

Pontem, Martian, Rise, Petra, Fewcha, Spika: detailed reviews | Aptos wallet comparison chart | NFT & dApp integrations

Aptos, Sui, 0L, Starcoin | Comparing 4 new L1 chains based on Move | Fastest Move blockchain | Technology, ecosystem, DeFi, NFT, wallets & more | All about APT and SUI tokens

All about BFT blockchain consensus | From pBFT & HotStuff to AptosBFT | How does Aptos achieve 100k TPS?

What is Aptos blockchain? All about Aptos | Technology, speed, Move language, history & team | Why is APT growing? | Aptos DeFi ecosystem

A detailed & easy to read guide to Terra, LUNA & Do Kwon | How the crash unfolded | Was it an attack? | Terra 2.0

What’s a blockchain virtual machine? | All about Ethereum EVM | Alternatives: Move VM, WASM etc. | Aurora, Moonbeam & Evmos

A detailed guide to blockchain speed | TPS vs. time to finality | Solana, Aptos, Fantom & Avalanche compared – which chain has sub-second finality?

All about Move, the programming language designed for Diem by Meta

Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) is a Proof of Stake consensus layer

What can you use Decentralized Autonomous Organizations for?

Former Novi engineers built Narwhal and Tusk with Move

Ranking the ten best NFT collections including CryptoPunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Art Blocks and more.

Using an NFT lending platform, borrowers can request a loan for the NFT they would like to use as collateral. Lenders can then search for an NFT that they find acceptable, and offer what they believe is the fair value of the collateral.

A detailed guide to Moonriver, the most popular Kusama parachain and canary network for Moonbeam Learn about Ethereum compatibility MOVR token Top 5 dApps

Step-by-step guide to yield farming on Solidex | How to buy, bridge & farm on Fantom | Solidly wars & Andre Cronje exit | Latest news

Beginner guide to Solidly, a project by Andre Cronje | SOLID emission & rewards | veNFTs & ve(3,3) | Vampire Wars | Why did Andre leave & what’s next?

Beginner’s guide to investing in land in the metaverse: how it works, monetization, prices, plus detailed info on Decentraland & The Sandbox.

Everything on the scandal around Wonderland, Sifu & Daniele Sestagalli | What is Wonderland $TIME ? | How it impacts DeFi | A detailed explanation for beginners

Can DeFi 2.0 solve problems like low liquidity and capital inefficiency? How do Tokemak & OlympusDAO work? Find out from our detailed beginner’s guide.

Our no-code development tool is perfect for making money with decentralized finance

How will we use virtual and artificial reality in the metaverse?

How Olympus DAO created OHM, DeFi’s reserve currency

How Will Crypto Power the Future of Payments?

How blockchain powers the future of AR and the metaverse

The history and future of decentralized autonomous organizations

Polkadot, Avalanche plus 2 more multichain networks to watch

Learn all you need to know about package managers and how they might be used in blockchain. Types of package managers, their functions, and future development.

Fantom is an exceptionally fast smart contract platform where a transaction costs less than $0.03 and takes just a second to confirm. With billions locked in Fantom dApps like SpookySwap and Geist, this ecosystem could soon compete with Avalanche or even Solana. It’s time to get to know Fantom better - and our beginner guide will tell you all you need to know.

Introduced in 2019, Diem still raises a lot of questions. Find out about the project and all its components now and get ready for the Diem pilot launch.

Learn how and where to buy Diem coins. Get all the necessary information before you start trading Diem (fka Libra)

The 12th parachain auction on Kusama featured very strong contestants from different corners of the market: infrastructure, DeFi, the metaverse, and NFTs. If you want to increase your exposure to the Kusama ecosystem, all of these are worth keeping on the radar. Read on to find out more about Picasso, Bit.Country, Genshiro, and Quartz.

The first-ever parachain auction on Polkadot ended on November 18. In a very tight competition, the DeFi platform Acala managed to snatch the victory from Moonbeam, raising an incredible $1.3 billion in the crowdloan race. It’s time for a detailed look at Acala – as well as at Moonbeam, Astar, and other competitors, because we’re sure to see them in the upcoming auctions.

A Closer Look At The Companies That Support Pontem

Learn about current and upcoming cryptocurrency regulations in different countries to stay on top of the news and trade safely.

NFT-based gaming has come a long way in 2021. Instead of simply collecting blockchain pets, you can now fight battles, create new experiences, build structures on virtual land – and earn cryptocurrency in the process. Welcome to the world of Play2Earn gaming – one of the most exciting applications of NFT tokens so far.

Why are VC firms buying millions of crypto tokens?

Permissioned blockchains like Diem will help encourage and speed up blockchain adoption by offering blockchain services that have a trustworthy name and infrastructure behind them. Whether the users of the network are everyday people, or the network is geared towards businesses, private blockchains allow for a more customizable blockchain universe, which will help bring speed along blockchain adoption.

Here’s everything you need to know about validators, nominators, collators, and rewards in Polkadot and Kusama, explained in simple words.

What are the most exciting new blockchain video games?

One of the newest tools - Initial DEX Offerings (IDO) - mirror Initial Exchange Offerings in the centralized world.

A deep dive into social NFTs including Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Gary Vaynerchuk’s VeeFriends, and more.

Solana has emerged as the second-hottest NFT space after Ethereum, minting NFTs on Solana is a trendy and budget-friendly alternative. In this post we’ll explain in detail how to mint NFTs on Solana, from choosing a project to viewing NFTs in the Phantom wallet.

Decentralized KYC, leveraged staking, Bitcoin for Kusama, private DEX transfers, NFTs as collateral – all this and more is coming to Kusama courtesy of the latest batch of auction winners. Learn about their products – and find out why an 11th auction was added at the last minute.

How Social Tokens Will Define Content in Web3.0

Comparing the top 10 most popular smart contract languages, Solidity, Bitcoin script, Rust, Vyper and more.

The story of Diem started back in 2017 when Facebook launched their research on blockchain technology. The project was only announced in June 2019 by the name of Libra and instantly got under the spotlight of regulators.

Update your knowledge of how technology is progressing by reading our article about the role of blockchain in application modernization.

Auctions are used in Polkadot and Kusama to allocate parachain slots. Bidding in Kusama auctions is done through bonding (staking) KSM, the network’s native cryptocurrency. Both project teams themselves and their community can lock up KSM, resulting in really large stakes: for example, Karura won the first-ever auction with a bid of 500k KSM, or $90M.