BTC$85,208.00▲ 5.73%
ETH$2,734.95▲ 5.86%
USDT$0.9997▲ 0.01%
BNB$791.27▲ 5.09%
XRP$1.49▲ 7.96%
USDC$0.9997▼ 0.00%
SOL$117.28▲ 8.11%
TRX$0.3442▲ 0.49%
ZEC$1,540.63▲ 6.17%
FIGR_HELOC$1.00▲ 0.00%
HYPE$95.33▲ 4.68%
DOGE$0.0942▲ 10.54%
XMR$585.13▲ 9.16%
WBT$86.30▲ 5.28%
BTC$85,208.00▲ 5.73%
ETH$2,734.95▲ 5.86%
USDT$0.9997▲ 0.01%
BNB$791.27▲ 5.09%
XRP$1.49▲ 7.96%
USDC$0.9997▼ 0.00%
SOL$117.28▲ 8.11%
TRX$0.3442▲ 0.49%
ZEC$1,540.63▲ 6.17%
FIGR_HELOC$1.00▲ 0.00%
HYPE$95.33▲ 4.68%
DOGE$0.0942▲ 10.54%
XMR$585.13▲ 9.16%
WBT$86.30▲ 5.28%
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Crypto Guides

Plain-English explainers on how the crypto market works, kept up to date and tied to our weekly market data.

Last updated: September 21, 2026

These guides explain the measures and conventions we use in our reporting and in the weekly crypto market wrap. Each one is reviewed when the facts change, and the date of the last update is shown at the top of the page.