Crypto9 min read
Bitcoin ETFs Explained: Spot vs Futures, How They Work and Why They Matter
Bitcoin ETFs explained: spot vs futures ETFs, how they differ from owning BTC, how creations and redemptions work, fees, risks and market impact.
Crypto articles
Bitcoin & Ethereum Guides: Crypto Trading Explained
Crypto assets trade around the clock and are known for large, fast price moves. The Crypto series explains the mechanics behind that. Start with what Bitcoin and Ethereum are and how they differ; go deeper into the Bitcoin halving, spot Bitcoin ETFs, Ethereum gas fees and staking; and see how Bitcoin's price history and market cycles have played out.
For traders, the series covers how to trade Bitcoin step by step, Bitcoin technical analysis, the main crypto trading strategies and their risks, what stablecoins such as USDT are and why so many prices are quoted against them, and how to keep crypto safe in wallets.
Crypto is also an area with more than its share of scams and misleading claims. These articles stick to verifiable facts, cite primary sources where they exist, and never make price predictions.
Crypto9 min read
Bitcoin Price History: From Fractions of a Cent to Six Figures
Bitcoin price history from 2009: the pizza purchase, every major bull run and crash, all-time highs, the biggest drawdowns and what it teaches traders.
Crypto10 min read
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: How to Read the BTC Price Chart
Bitcoin technical analysis for beginners: reading the BTC chart, key levels, moving averages, RSI, volatility and the quirks of a 24/7 market.
Crypto9 min read
Bitcoin vs Ethereum: How They Differ and What Moves Their Prices
Bitcoin vs Ethereum compared: purpose, supply, consensus, fees and the factors that move each price — with what the differences mean for traders.
Crypto9 min read
Crypto Trading Scams and Risks: How to Recognise Them and Protect Yourself
The most common crypto trading scams — fake platforms, romance-investment schemes, pump-and-dumps, phishing and recovery scams — and how to protect yourself.
Crypto9 min read
Crypto Trading Strategies: 7 Approaches Explained, With Rules and Risks
Crypto trading strategies explained: trend following, breakouts, range trading, mean reversion, relative strength, scalping and DCA, with rules and risks.
Crypto9 min read
Crypto Wallets Explained: Hot vs Cold, Seed Phrases and How to Stay Safe
Crypto wallets explained: what a wallet stores, hot vs cold and custodial vs self-custody, seed phrases, sending safely and the scams that target wallets.
Crypto9 min read
Ethereum Gas Fees Explained: Gwei, Base Fee, Tips and How to Pay Less
Ethereum gas fees explained: what gas and gwei are, how the base fee and priority fee work, why fees spike, how to estimate a fee, and how layer 2 lowers costs.
Crypto9 min read
Ethereum Staking Explained: How Proof of Stake Works, Rewards and Risks
Ethereum staking explained: how validators secure proof of stake, where rewards come from, solo vs pooled vs liquid staking, withdrawals and the real risks.
Crypto9 min read
How to Trade Bitcoin: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
How to trade Bitcoin step by step: owning vs trading BTC, reading the chart, when bitcoin moves, sizing for volatility, placing orders and practising.
Crypto9 min read
The Bitcoin Halving Explained: How It Works, Past Halvings and What It Means
The Bitcoin halving explained: why the block reward halves every 210,000 blocks, every halving date, the next halving, effects on miners and the price debate.
Crypto9 min read
What Are Stablecoins? USDT Explained, and Why Crypto Is Quoted Against It
What stablecoins are, how USDT and other stablecoins hold their peg, the risks of de-pegging, and why so many crypto prices are quoted against USDT.
Crypto11 min read
What Is Bitcoin? How It Works, Who Controls It and Why Its Price Moves
What is Bitcoin and how does it work? A plain-English guide to the blockchain, mining, the 21 million supply cap, wallets, fees and what moves the BTC price.
Crypto9 min read
What Is Ethereum? Smart Contracts, Ether (ETH) and How the Network Works
What is Ethereum? A beginner's guide to smart contracts, ether (ETH), gas, proof of stake, layer 2 networks and the forces that move the ETH price.
Crypto9 min read
Why Is Crypto So Volatile? The Causes of Crypto Price Swings and How to Manage Them
Why crypto prices swing so much — valuation, 24/7 trading, leverage and liquidations, liquidity and sentiment — and practical ways to manage that volatility.
Crypto9 min read
Crypto Market Cycles Explained: Halvings, Bull and Bear Markets, and What History Can't Tell You
How crypto market cycles have worked: Bitcoin halvings, the four phases of a cycle, what drove past bull and bear markets, and why history is no guarantee.
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- Education
Foundations of chart reading and technical analysis, explained from first principles.
- Strategy
How to turn analysis into a repeatable plan — with risk management built in from the start.
- Technology
The technology behind modern trading: real-time data, execution, automation and account security.
- Psychology
The behavioural side of trading: biases, emotions and habits — grounded in published research.
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Practical guides to RumiEX itself — charts, orders, the demo account, Up/Down trades and security.
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