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Alien Mind is a content writer at SwapSpace. With a background in journalism, she combines research and fact-checking to look beyond the hype, question assumptions, and help readers understand not just the benefits of crypto products, but also their limitations and risks. The pseudonym Alien Mind originated from her personal blog and reflects her interest in approaching familiar subjects from a different perspective and questioning conventional thinking.

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,10 min

  • Cryptocurrencies

  • Guides

What is Aave lending protocol and AAVE token?

Aave is a non-custodial crypto lending protocol: users supply assets to shared pools, and others borrow from those pools against collateral. So, what is Aave in practice? It is a set of smart contract...

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,12 min

  • Cryptocurrencies

  • Bitcoin

Bitcoin vs Ethereum: key differences between BTC and ETH

Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two best-known blockchain networks, but they work differently and serve different purposes. Bitcoin has a fixed supply of 21 million BTC and uses Proof-of-Work to verify t...

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,10 min

  • Privacy

  • Technology

Zcash mining in 2026: how to mine, hardware options, pools, and mining economics

Zcash (ZEC) traded at around $1,331 on October 5, compared with around $1,026 on September 5. This recent price movement has also brought renewed attention to Zcash and its mining economics. Miners re...

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,13 min

  • Wallets

  • Altcoins

Best TON wallets in 2026

The best TON wallet depends on how you use The Open Network (TON): through a mobile app, inside Telegram, or with a hardware device for long-term storage. This guide compares eight options by custody ...

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,14 min

  • DeFi

  • Opinion

Best DEX aggregators in 2026

A decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator checks prices across many DEXs and liquidity sources, then routes your swap through the path with the highest estimated output after costs. The best DEX aggre...

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,14 min

  • DeFi

  • Altcoins

  • Review

Best crypto faucets in 2026

The best crypto faucets fall into two groups. Reward faucets pay small amounts of real crypto, such as satoshis, for claims and tasks. Testnet faucets give developers test tokens that have no market v...

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,13 min

  • Cryptocurrencies

  • Altcoins

  • Stablecoins

Best crypto for beginners in 2026

The best cryptocurrencies for beginners are usually assets with long mainnet histories, published supply rules, and predictable transfer mechanics. This guide compares eight of them: Bitcoin, Ethereum...

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,15 min

  • DeFi

  • Opinion

Best crypto liquidity pools in 2026

This guide compares best crypto liquidity pools across eight automated market maker (AMM) protocols in 2026: Uniswap, Curve Finance, PancakeSwap, Fluid, Aerodrome, Raydium, Orca, and Meteora. They use...

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