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Security DeFi
How to Read a Smart Contract Audit Without Being a Developer
"Audited" is not a property a protocol has. It is a claim about a specific commit, a specific set of files, and a specific window of time.
Bitcoin Fundamentals
What Actually Happens During a Chain Reorg
A confirmed transaction is not a settled one. Understanding reorgs is what makes confirmation counts stop looking arbitrary.
DeFi Fundamentals
Impermanent Loss, Explained Without Hand-Waving
Impermanent loss is not a fee, a bug, or a risk in the usual sense. It is arithmetic — and once you see the formula, the whole thing stops being mysterious.
Security Fundamentals
Self-Custody: The Real Tradeoffs Between Wallet Types
Most self-custody losses are not hacks. They are backups that were never tested, and setups too complex for the person maintaining them.
Bitcoin Fundamentals
How Bitcoin Transaction Fees Actually Work
Bitcoin fees are priced by how much block space your transaction occupies — not by how much money you move. That single fact explains most of what confuses people.