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Slippage is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual price at which it executes. It occurs on all exchanges, but is more significant on DEXes and with less liquid tokens. Why It Happens When you submit a buy order, the price changes while the transaction travels to the blockchain. On … Read more
A liquidity pool is a smart contract containing locked funds of two or more tokens. It’s the foundation of decentralized exchanges (DEXes) like Uniswap and Jupiter. How It Works Instead of matching buyers and sellers on an order book, a DEX uses a pool. For example, ETH and USDC in a 50:50 ratio. When someone … Read more
CEX (centralized exchange) and DEX (decentralized exchange) are the two basic types of crypto trading platforms. The difference comes down to who controls your funds. CEX Examples: Binance, Coinbase, Kraken. A company runs the platform, keeps records, requires KYC. Faster, better liquidity, supports card purchases. Downside: you don’t hold your private keys. DEX Examples: Uniswap, … Read more
A pump and dump scheme: a group artificially inflates a coin’s price, then sells their holdings at the peak, leaving late buyers with worthless tokens. Most common with meme coins, also happens on larger altcoins. How It Looks Accumulation — organizers quietly buy large amounts at low prices Pump — coordinated buying drives price up … Read more
Funding rate is a mechanism on perpetual futures exchanges (Binance, Bybit) that keeps futures prices close to spot prices. Without it, futures prices would drift far from the actual coin price. How It Works Every few hours (usually every 8h), funds are exchanged between long and short positions: Positive funding — longs pay shorts (market … Read more
Open Interest (OI) is the total value of all open futures positions on a coin or the entire market. One of the most important indicators for gauging trader interest and potential volatility. What High OI Means High OI means lots of capital locked in futures positions — traders expect a big move. Higher OI = … Read more
A liquidation happens when an exchange forcibly closes a trader’s position because their collateral dropped below the minimum required. It prevents traders from going into negative balance. How It Works When trading with leverage (e.g., 10x), the exchange lends you money. If price moves against you, your collateral shrinks. When it hits the liquidation price, … Read more
FOMO and FUD are two acronyms describing the emotions behind most crypto decisions — and often the main culprits behind buying at the top and selling at the bottom. FOMO — Fear Of Missing Out When a coin surges, you see everyone on social media making money, and feel pressure to buy in — regardless … Read more
Halving is one of the most important events in the Bitcoin world. Every 4 years, the Bitcoin mining reward is cut in half — reducing the inflow of new Bitcoins. Historically, each halving has preceded a major bull run. How It Works Bitcoin miners receive a reward for each block they confirm. Initially 50 BTC … Read more
A token unlock is when previously locked tokens become available for trading. One of the most important events to track because it regularly causes price drops. Why Are Tokens Locked? When a project launches, most supply is locked for a period. This includes tokens for: The team — so they don’t dump immediately Early investors … Read more
