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Foundations

The building blocks of crypto: wallets, private keys, consensus mechanisms, and the core concepts underpinning blockchain technology.

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Tokens

Mar 21, 2026

What is a Fan Token?

Learn what fan tokens are, how they work on Chiliz and Socios, what rights they give holders, and why their prices and utility can diverge.

26 min read

Tokens

Mar 21, 2026

What Is ERC-20? The Fungible Token Standard Explained

Learn what ERC-20 is, how the Ethereum fungible token standard works, why approvals exist, and where ERC-20’s design tradeoffs matter.

23 min read

Tokens

Mar 21, 2026

What Is ERC-721?

Learn what ERC-721 is, how the NFT standard works, why token IDs matter, how transfers and approvals work, and where metadata and trust assumptions matter.

26 min read

Staking

Mar 21, 2026

What Are Staking Rewards?

Learn what staking rewards are, where they come from, how validators and delegators earn them, and why yield, lockups, and slashing are connected.

24 min read

Tokens

Mar 21, 2026

What is an Airdrop?

Learn what crypto airdrops are, how token and NFT airdrops work, why projects use them, and the key tradeoffs around claims, standards, incentives, and scams.

25 min read

Tokens

Mar 21, 2026

What is ERC-1155?

Learn what ERC-1155 is, why it exists, and how this multi-token standard handles fungible, non-fungible, and batch asset transfers.

23 min read

Staking

Mar 21, 2026

What Is Liquid Staking?

Learn what liquid staking is, how liquid staking tokens work, why they exist, and the smart contract, liquidity, leverage, and centralization risks involved.

23 min read

Staking

Mar 21, 2026

What Is Staking?

Learn what staking is, why proof-of-stake blockchains use it, how rewards and slashing work, and the key trade-offs across major networks.

26 min read

Security

Mar 21, 2026

What Is 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)?

Learn what 2FA is, how it works, why it stops many password attacks, and why phishing-resistant methods like passkeys are stronger than SMS or OTP codes.

23 min read

Security

Mar 21, 2026

What is Smart Contract Risk?

Learn what smart contract risk is, why blockchain code is uniquely exposed, how exploits happen, and which controls reduce loss, lockup, and compromise.

26 min read

Security

Mar 21, 2026

What Is Social Engineering?

Learn what social engineering is, how it works, why phishing and wallet-signing scams succeed, and which controls actually reduce the risk.

25 min read

Security

Mar 21, 2026

What is Transaction Simulation?

Learn what transaction simulation is, how it works on blockchain systems, why wallets use it for security, and where its guarantees break down.

26 min read