What is a Stablecoin?
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A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency
[https://academy.stakedao.org/what-are-cryptocurrencies/] whose value is pegged
to an asset. This…
What is a Decentralised Network?
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Centralised networks rely on a single entity (a private company or a government,
for example) that has control over every…
What is DeFi?
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Decentralised Finance, or DeFi, is an umbrella term describing open financial
products and services that aim to provide an alternative…
What are the different types of Wallets?
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Desktop wallets [https://academy.stakedao.org/what-is-a-wallet/] were made to be
used on a desktop computer or laptop and can…
What is a Wallet?
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A wallet is a piece of software that can hold cryptocurrencies
[https://academy.stakedao.org/what-are-cryptocurrencies/] by storing their
private…
How do Keys and Addresses work?
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An address is a unique location on a blockchain
[https://academy.stakedao.org/what-is-blockchain/] network, which can receive,
hold and…
How can I buy and sell crypto?
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You can buy and sell cryptocurrencies
[https://academy.stakedao.org/what-are-cryptocurrencies/] in mainly two kinds of
places: Decentralised Exchanges
[https:…
What are Dapps?
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A Dapp (or a decentralised application) is a software application that is built
on top of smart contracts
[https://academy.…
What is Gas?
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Blockchains [https://academy.stakedao.org/what-is-blockchain] are made up of
blocks of transactions, and each block has a limit to…
What is a Smart Contract?
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The main innovation that Ethereum
[https://academy.stakedao.org/what-is-ethereum/] brought over Bitcoin
[https://academy.stakedao.org/what-is-bitcoin/] is the…
What is Proof of Stake?
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Ethereum [https://academy.stakedao.org/what-is-ethereum/], originally a Proof
of
Work [https://academy.stakedao.org/what-is-proof-of-work/]-based network,
transitioned to…
What is Ethereum?
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Ethereum is a cryptocurrency
[https://academy.stakedao.org/what-are-cryptocurrencies/] network that was
launched in 2015. Its native currency is known…