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What Is the Sandbox and How To Get Started

Here's a step-by-step guide on what you need to know to explore and play in The Sandbox metaverse.

Sandbox Screenshot (Modified by CoinDesk)

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What Is a Consensus Mechanism?

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology rely on consensus mechanisms to function and be trusted by users.

Mechanism (Daniele Levis Pelusi/Unsplash)

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What Is Bitcoin Pizza Day?

In May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz set out to buy two large pizzas with bitcoin.

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Crypto Savings Accounts: What You Need to Know

If you’re a crypto “HODLer” there are ways to earn interest on your coins with crypto savings accounts.

(Fabian Blank, modified by CoinDesk)

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What Is a Node?

In crypto, nodes are an integral part of the blockchain to validate transactions and keep the network safe.

Nodes are key to run transactions on a blockchain. (Omar Flores/Unsplash)

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New to Crypto? Get Up to Speed Fast With CoinDesk’s Crypto Unlocked Webinars

CoinDesk's free webinars are aimed at people looking to understand the basics of NFTs, meme coins, DAOs and much more!

Unlocked – Consensus: Distributed

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Crypto Mortgages: How You Can Buy a House Using a Crypto-Backed Loan

Digital asset-backed mortgages let house buyers use their crypto holdings as collateral.

Crypto mortgages let the crypto rich leverage their cryptocurrency holdings to buy real estate without cashing out (Unspash, modified by CoinDesk).

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How to Spend Your Crypto Using Bitrefill’s Gift Card Platform

With Bitrefill, you can virtually pay for anything with cryptocurrencies through gift cards. Here’s how it works. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

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What Are PFP NFTs?

Social media profile pics are one of the most popular ways to display NFT ownership.

ApeCoin’s APE tokens slid early Friday ahead of a token unlock over the weekend. (Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

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Is Bitcoin Legal?

The legality of your bitcoin activities will depend on where you are and what you are doing with it.

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