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).
Topics
Four desks, one rule: explain how it works, never tell you what to buy.
How deep is a story?
Every story carries the cyan desk rule split in three. It tells you how much time and background a story asks for before you open it.
Brief, 4 min read (sample)
Briefs: one idea, three or four minutes, no background needed.
Explainer, 8 min read (sample)
Explainers: how one thing works, with a diagram or an example.
Deep dive, 14 min read (sample)
Deep dives: the full picture, the arguments on each side and the sources.
Hot and cold wallets: the difference in one picture
Online or offline, convenient or careful. What changes when the keys never touch the internet (sample).
What ‘minting’ means, step by step
From a file on an artist's laptop to a token on a chain: the four steps behind the word (sample).
Five words you will hear in every metaverse story
Avatar, digital twin, interoperability, persistence and presence, each in two sentences (sample).
New to crypto? Start here
Ten short explainers in reading order, from what a blockchain is to how the common scams work.
The weekly explainer: one topic, explained in plain words, every Sunday morning (sample).