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What Are 'Fully Backed' Reserves?

More people are calling for crypto companies and those behind products such as stablecoins to prove they have enough funds to pay their customers.

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What Is Zion, the Web5 Social Network App?

After Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, many people are looking for alternatives and wondering what the future of social networks may be. One contender is Zion, which uses Web5 components.

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How Do Hardware Wallets Keep Crypto Safe?

Interest in cold storage systems like Ledger and Trezor has skyrocketed following the bankruptcy of FTX.

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Top 5 Crypto Tax Questions, Answered

Tax experts weigh in on how the IRS views crypto trading profits, gifts, mining rewards and more.

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What Is Crypto On-Chain Analysis and How Do You Use it?

On-chain metrics turn blockchain-based transaction data into actionable crypto market insights.

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Do You Owe Taxes on Your NFT?

Here are the NFT-related rules of thumb to consider when filing your 2022 taxes.

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What Are Utility NFTs?

This type of NFT links rewards and experiences to digital assets.

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What Are DeFi Tokens?

Decentralized finance tokens provide crypto users with access to a number of bank-like services such as loans, lending and insurance.

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Centralized Exchange (CEX) vs. Decentralized Exchange (DEX): What’s the Difference?

The recent chaos around the centralized exchange FTX has sparked questions about the pros and cons of keeping your coins on centralized versus decentralized exchanges. We break it down.

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US Crypto Tax Guide 2022

The tax rules for crypto investors aren't easy to understand, so we tried to simplify what we could. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week

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