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The Role of Crypto in Cross-Border Payments: The Ultimate Comparison

A comparison of different international payments options, including correspondent banks, fintech, central bank digital currencies, Bitcoin and stablecoins.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

What Is a Cryptocurrency Index Fund?

Cryptocurrency index funds allow investors to gain diversified exposure to the digital asset market at a relatively lower cost.

By Daniel Phillips

How to Use a Blockchain Explorer

A basic guide on how to start using a blockchain explorer.

By Daniel Phillips

What Are Web 3 Cryptocurrencies?

Dive into what web3 encompasses, and what some of the top Web3 cryptos are in this deep dive with CoinMarketCap Academy.

By Werner Vermaak

Tech Deep Dives

A Deep Dive Into Bonk— The Solana-Based Memecoin

CoinMarketCap Academy takes a deep dive into Bonk, which claims to be the first Solana dog memecoin "for the people by the people."

By Ivan Cryptoslav

Self-Custody: Where and How to Store your Crypto Safely

Safely storing your crypto holdings should be one of your new year resolutions — learn how with CoinMarketCap Academy.

By Werner Vermaak

The State of Crypto in the United Kingdom — Future Crypto Hub or Failed Economy?

In this report, CoinMarketCap Academy travels to the United Kingdom— which underwent a tumultuous political period, before new leadership is now set on making the UK a global crypto hub.

By Will Kendall

UN Turns to Stablecoins, Blockchain to Aid Ukrainian Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Stellar-based aid platform pilot seeks to use USDC stablecoins to make getting money to Ukrainian refugees faster and more secure.

By Leo Jakobson

Can the Crypto Conversation Survive Elon Musk’s Journalist Banning Spree?

The ‘free speech absolutist’ banned at least nine reporters who’ve been critical of him from Twitter.

By Leo Jakobson

Tech Deep Dives

Top 10 Digital Currency Group (DCG) Subsidiaries and Portfolio Companies

CoinMarketCap Academy takes a look at the holdings of DCG — one of the biggest venture capital company in the digital assets industry — helmed by Barry Silbert.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

Tech Deep Dives

Explaining The FTX Collapse — Is This The End of Crypto?

CoinMarketCap Academy covers a full, detailed breakdown of the FTX debacle, and what lies ahead for crypto next.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

The State of Crypto in Nigeria — A Special Report on Crypto Adoption Rate, CBDC and Crypto Ban.

In this special report, CoinMarketCap Academy venture to Nigeria — finding out how the high crypto adoption rate, 11th globally, came about and the development of the e-Naira since launch.

By Will Kendall

Musk’s Twitter Takeover Receives Helping Hand from Andreessen Horowitz

General partner Sriram Krishnan shared that he and some other “great people” are helping out at Twitter.

By Molly Jane Zuckerman

How to Add Arbitrum to MetaMask

A step-by-step guide on how to connect Arbitrum to MetaMask. Read more!

How to Add Celo to MetaMask

CMC Academy’s step-by-step guide on how to add Celo to MetaMask.

What Are Cross-Chain Bridges?

What exactly are cross-chain bridges, how do they work and why are blockchain bridges needed in the crypto industry? Find out below.

By Andrey Sergeenkov

Last Week on Crypto Twitter: Funds Not Safu

Crypto Twitter had a quieter week, with only one hack, one alleged scandal and some new protocol releases to comment on.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

What Are Soulbound Tokens (SBT)?

Soulbound tokens could unlock a host of non-financial use cases for web3 applications.

By Ivan Cryptoslav

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