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Explainers, how-tos and chain guides that help you use Web3 safely, written by our editorial team.
Web3 gaming · Explainer
X World Games is a Web3 gaming platform built around its own XWG token. This explainer covers what the platform offers, what the token is meant to do, why price figures differ between sites, and what to check before trading or holding it.
NFT · Explainer
A headline reports a collector paying about 3.7 million for two XCOPY artworks, placing the sale among the year's top NFT sales. This guide explains how to read figures like that, verify them on-chain, and judge what the buyer actually acquired.
Airdrop and rewards · How-to
The YouHodler YHDL airdrop was a 2024 campaign that rewarded members of a third-party dApp analytics platform's PRO tier, alongside other loyal users. This guide explains what it involved, how the quest worked, what the timeline was, and how to check for current YouHodler rewards without falling for scams.
SocialFi and DAOs · Review
YUP was an EOS-based dApp that paid users to rate posts on a few simple scales. This evergreen review covers what it was, how its rating model worked, what public sources show about its current status, and how to judge similar apps before you commit any tokens or time.
Web3 gaming · Review
Zendodo Party has been presented as a Squid Game inspired NFT game, but public reporting we checked do not confirm its launch details, so this guide explains what to verify before you connect a wallet, how to judge licensing and token claims, and which established Web3 games are worth comparing.
Wallets and tools · Review
Zengo is a self-custody wallet that avoids the seed phrase by splitting signing keys across devices and servers. This guide explains how that works, where the trade-offs sit, and what to check before you rely on it.
Wallets and tools · Explainer
The Zerion DeFi SDK is an open-source library that helps developers read a wallet's DeFi positions without writing a separate integration for every protocol. This guide explains what it does, how it differs from Zerion's hosted API, and what to check before you build on it.
Security and scams · Explainer
Zero-knowledge proofs let a person show that a statement about their identity is true, such as being over 18 or living in a given region, without handing over the underlying documents. This guide explains how they work, where governments and identity providers are considering them, what they cannot do alone, and how to spot scams that exploit the topic.
Blockchain · Explainer
zkBTC belongs to a newer group of projects that try to run Ethereum-style smart contracts on top of Bitcoin, using zero-knowledge proofs to scale. This guide explains how these networks process transactions, move BTC in and out, and where the risks sit, so you can check zkBTC or a similar network against the same criteria.
Blockchain · Explainer
zkSync Era treats every account as a smart contract, which lets developers build custom wallet logic and let paymasters cover or accept fees for users. This guide explains how native account abstraction and paymasters work, and what to check before you ship.
Blockchain · Explainer
zkSync hyperchains are chains built with the ZK Stack that settle to Ethereum through zero-knowledge proofs. For game developers, they offer control over fees, gas payment and user onboarding, with trade-offs in security assumptions, bridging and operations.
Real-world asset · Review
Zone 9 pitches tokenized rental housing with ownership and earnings. This guide explains how these models are meant to work, which claims to verify, and the risks to weigh before committing money.
NFT · Explainer
In February 2022 Zynga, the mobile game publisher behind FarmVille, said it would expand its blockchain team and pursue acquisitions, partnerships and an NFT game. This guide explains what was announced, what changed after Take-Two agreed to buy Zynga, and how to check what has happened since.
Web3 gaming · Explainer
A headline pairing $89 million of investment with record player counts sounds like a boom. This guide explains what those two numbers measure, why they can move apart, and how to judge them yourself.
dApp basics · Explainer
1.country was built to join a readable Web2 domain with a Web3 name and profile. This guide explains how that works, how it compares with ENS, Unstoppable Domains and ordinary country-code domains, and what to check before you buy one.
DeFi · Best list
A low swap fee is only one part of what a DeFi trade costs. This guide ranks 10 dApps by how little you are likely to pay once pool fees, gas and slippage are counted, and explains how to check each one.
Blockchain · Best list
Ethereum is unlikely to be replaced outright, but several networks compete for its developers, users and capital. This guide explains what each rival offers, where the trade-offs sit and how to check current data yourself.
Crypto gambling · Best list
Ten crypto gambling dApps that are widely discussed for user activity, with a method for measuring usage yourself. The sources available for this guide do not contain current user counts, so treat this list as a starting point to verify, not a final ranking.
SocialFi and DAOs · Best list
Ten well-known metaverse brands, grouped by how they work: blockchain-based worlds, creator game platforms, social VR spaces and big-tech headset platforms. The guide explains what each offers and how to compare them, and it points you to where current details live.
SocialFi and DAOs · Best list
Women have built base protocols, exchanges, regulated banks, legal frameworks and education programs in blockchain. This guide profiles 15 of them, what each is known for, and how to verify who is worth following.
NFT · Best list
No one can be crowned the Picasso of the metaverse, but a few criteria help separate lasting artistic influence from short-lived hype. This guide profiles 17 NFT artists across several movements and explains how to judge their work, their market and their risks.
Crypto gambling · Review
1xBit is often described as an anonymous crypto betting site, but a wallet-based account with a balance and payouts cannot be fully private. This guide separates what the privacy features cover from the identity rules, reported complaints and safety checks you should run before depositing.
Security and scams · How-to
Most crypto losses come from leaked keys, fake websites and signatures people did not understand, not from broken blockchains. These four habits cover the most common failure points.
Token · Best list
Gaming coins are tokens tied to blockchain games, virtual worlds and in-game marketplaces. This guide explains five long-running examples, what each token is used for, and the risks that come with trading any of them.