Reading a block explorer for the first time
A block explorer is a search engine for a blockchain. What each column means, in the order you meet them (sample).
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The weekly explainer: one topic, explained in plain words, every Sunday morning (sample).
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Ten short explainers in reading order, from what a blockchain is to how the common scams work.
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Online or offline, convenient or careful. What changes when the keys never touch the internet (sample).
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Five words you will hear in every metaverse story
Avatar, digital twin, interoperability, persistence and presence, each in two sentences (sample).
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Virtual plots are sold as tokens, but the world itself runs on a company’s servers. We set out what a buyer holds, what the platform controls and where the two disagree.
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Ten explainers in reading order, from what a blockchain is to how scams work.
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Words to know
Blockchain
A shared record that many computers keep, where new entries are added in linked blocks.
Wallet
Software or a device that holds the keys to coins; the coins themselves stay on the chain.
Seed phrase
Twelve or twenty-four words that can rebuild a wallet. Never share them.
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