All Guides
Ordered the way a beginner actually needs them — from understanding what crypto is, to signing up, buying and selling, moving money in and out, and saving on fees. Just jump to whichever one you're stuck on.
Crypto Basics
- Crypto basics: from zero to one, the few things to get straight firstLive
New to crypto and not sure where to start? What it is, why you need an exchange, where the risks are, and what your first step looks like — all in one read.
The essentials: opening an account, buying, selling, moving money
- Funding an exchange for the first time: bank transfer / P2P, step by stepLive
The step beginners trip on most. We put the risks up front, then show you how to move money into an exchange safely.
- How to buy your first USDT with local currency: a beginner's P2P guideLive
USDT is the "go-between money" of crypto. The full steps for buying it with local currency, plus how to vet sellers and stay safe.
- How do beginners buy their first bitcoin? Spot order walkthroughLive
How to fill in a market order versus a limit order, and where to keep it afterwards — we walk you through your first buy.
- How to withdraw crypto to your bank account: the full cash-out guideLive
The step-by-step for selling USDT back into local currency, and how to lower your risk from the start. Pure white-hat risk education.
Save on Fees
- How are Binance fees calculated? Spot / futures rates + how to cut themLive
Fees are charged on trade value, so they add up the more you trade. We do the math with an example, then show three ways to save.
- What are maker and taker orders? A must-know for saving on feesLive
Why a maker order is cheaper, how to deliberately be the maker, with a worked example.
- What are invite codes and rebates? How much you save and where to enter themLive
How the invite-code discount is calculated, why you have to enter it at sign-up, and where to find the codes for all five exchanges.
Exchange guides
- How to sign up for Binance: phone / email + identity verificationLive
From signing up and entering the invite code to verification and turning on 2FA — the full walkthrough for your first account.
- OKX sign-up guide: beginner setup + buying USDT by P2P, end to endLive
Smooth, beginner-friendly OKX with its built-in Web3 wallet: sign up, verify and buy USDT by P2P, step by step.
- How do you use Bitget? Sign-up + copy trading for beginnersLive
Bitget's signature feature is copy trading. How to sign up, how to copy, and why "able to copy" doesn't mean "guaranteed to win".
- How do you use Bybit? Sign-up + should beginners touch futuresLive
Bybit's futures experience is great, but leverage can wipe you out in minutes — read this before you decide.
- How do you use Gate.io? Sign-up + the risk of buying brand-new coinsLive
Gate.io lists new coins fastest. How to sign up, how to buy them, and the very real "go to zero" risk of early small caps.
Futures and leverage (high risk — see clearly first)
- What are futures? Should a beginner ever trade themLive
How futures differ from spot, how they work, and why beginners are strongly advised to stay away — your capital can hit zero in minutes.
- What is leverage? And what exactly is liquidationLive
How leverage magnifies gains and losses, how liquidation works, with the math: $100 at 10x, a 10% drop and it's gone.
- Spot vs futures: what's the difference, and which should a beginner tradeLive
Spot = once you buy it, it's yours; futures = a leveraged bet on price direction. One table to get it, with one conclusion: spot first.
Airdrops
- What is an airdrop? How beginners claim them and what to watch forLive
An airdrop is a project giving out free tokens to grow its user base. How to take part, plus the red lines: don't connect shady wallets, don't sign random approvals.
- How to spot airdrop scams: the fake airdrops to avoidLive
Fake claim sites, malicious approvals that drain your USDT, "deposit first to claim" — how to recognize the common tricks and how to revoke a bad approval.
Wallets and security
- What is a crypto wallet? Hot wallets vs cold walletsLive
A wallet holds keys, not coins. Hot vs cold, exchange-custody vs self-custody, and how a beginner should choose.
- How to send crypto from an exchange to a wallet: fees and gas explainedLive
The step-by-step, picking the right network, testing with a small amount first, plus what gas fees are and how to avoid sending on the wrong chain.
- What is a seed phrase? Keeping your private key and seed phrase safeLive
Whoever has your seed phrase has your coins. The iron rules for storing it, plus how to see through "support" scams that ask for it.
- Is exchange identity verification (KYC) safe? Why it's required and how to protect your documentsLive
What KYC is, why every major exchange requires it, whether it's safe with a reputable one, and how to protect your ID details.