Not financial advice. Rates change; DeFi carries smart-contract and depeg risk.
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New to stablecoins or staking? These short guides cover the basics in plain English: where the interest comes from, what the numbers on this site mean, and how to avoid the most common mistakes. Each one takes a few minutes.
Education, not financial advice. Rates change; DeFi carries smart-contract and depeg risk. Do your own research.
Walkthrough · 7 min
A generic beginner walkthrough: buy a stablecoin on an exchange, set up a self-custody wallet, move funds on the right network and make a small first deposit.
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A plain-English guide to stablecoins: what keeps them at $1, the main types (cash-backed, crypto-backed, synthetic, algorithmic) and why they sometimes lose their peg.
5 min read
Where stablecoin interest comes from (lending, treasuries, strategies, rewards), APY vs APR with a worked example, why StableRate ranks by 30-day average, and why very high rates are a warning sign.
6 min read
A beginner's guide to staking proof-of-stake coins: native vs liquid staking vs restaking, receipt tokens, unbonding periods and slashing.
6 min read
Every column on the StableRate stablecoin and staking leaderboards explained: provider, chain, 30-day average, current rate, trend, TVL, sparklines, and the details behind the + button.
4 min read
A practical checklist for comparing DeFi yields and staking options: TVL, track record, audits, protocol age, depeg history, exit options and diversification.
5 min read
What gas fees are, how gwei and base fees work on Ethereum, why layer 2 networks are cheaper, and simple ways to pay less for crypto transactions.
5 min read
Swapping tokens on decentralized exchanges without getting burned: aggregators, slippage, price impact, token approvals, fake tokens and checking contract addresses.
6 min read
Exchange accounts vs self-custody wallets, seed phrases, hardware wallets, phishing and approval revocation: the security basics every beginner needs.
6 min read
45 terms, from APY and TVL to gwei and slippage, in a line or two each.
Everything that can go wrong with DeFi yields and staking, and how we filter.