How-to Guides

Dealing with cryptocurrency isn’t always easy. CMC provides in-depth guides into everything from how to create a crypto address to the best way to keep your crypto safe.
Difficulty
Easy
Moderate
Hard
Reading time
Layout

Articles (121)

Easy
How-to Guides
Technical Analysis 101: How to Find Support and Resistance Zones?
Never let mere speculation or herd mentality fuel your trading strategy. Here is a beginners guide to help you understand what support and resistance zones are and how to find them in a chart.
By Lakshman Prabhu
3yr ago
5m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Use Binance - The Beginner's Guide
Binance is the biggest cryptocurrency exchange that offers a simple and smooth interface with a variety of features to users. From the verification procedure to trading methods, this guide has cove...
3yr ago
10m
Moderate
How-to Guides
How to Run a Bitcoin Node 
How can you run a Bitcoin node? Do you have to be really tech-savvy, or can anyone do it?
By Andrey Sergeenkov
3yr ago
7m
Moderate
How-to Guides
A Complete Guide to P2P Trading on Binance
From buying/selling cryptocurrencies to avoiding potential scams, this guide covers everything you need to know about Binance P2P trading.
By Hassan Shafiq
3yr ago
7m
Moderate
How-to Guides
How To Use Etherscan
Etherscan is a blockchain explorer to look up transactions, wallet addresses, smarts contracts and more on the Ethereum blockchain.
By Andrey Sergeenkov
3yr ago
5m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Use CoinMarketCap
You may have been using CMC for years, or this may be your first time on the site — either way, we have a walk-through guide to get you used to CMC!
By Decentralized Dog
3yr ago
5m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Buy Bitcoin
There's a Bitcoin rally and you are starting to feel some FOMO — let's walk you through buying your first Bitcoin.
By Decentralized Dog
3yr ago
6m
Easy
How-to Guides
How To Use BscScan
BscScan is the leading blockchain explorer for the Binance Smart Chain, built by the same team behind Etherscan. Besides tracking transactions, verifying smart contracts and other features, BscScan...
By Andrey Sergeenkov
3yr ago
5m
Moderate
How-to Guides
How to Mine Monero
Mining Monero is one of the last coins that you can easily mine by youself at home — so how do you actually start mining this privacy coin?
By Werner Vermaak
3yr ago
9m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Sell Bitcoin
To sell Bitcoin, you'll need to pick an exchange that you are comfortable with and supports the currencies that you need.
By Decentralized Dog
3yr ago
5m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Use a Bitcoin ATM
A Bitcoin ATM, as the name implies, is similar to a regular ATM — except that it transacts in Bitcoin.
By Decentralized Dog
3yr ago
4m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Send Bitcoin
Now that you’ve bought and sold some Bitcoin, it’s time to learn how to do something a bit different — send Bitcoin.
By Decentralized Dog
3yr ago
6m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Create a Bitcoin Address
Just like an email address ensures your message gets to the right person, a Bitcoin address guarantees your crypto is sent safely.
By Decentralized Dog
3yr ago
1m
Moderate
How-to Guides
A 5-Step Guide to Planning Your IDO: A Guide by PlasmaFinance
Contributor: PlasmaFinance breaks down everything a project needs to know before launching an IDO.
By Ilia Maksimenka
3yr ago
9m
Easy
How-to Guides
The Beginner's Guide to Token Swaps
With the rise in popularity of trading altcoins, how can token swaps help crypto investors?
By Andrey Sergeenkov
3yr ago
5m
Easy
How-to Guides
How to Keep Your Crypto Safe
Now that you own some crypto, you need to keep it safe. Our series of tips and resources for protecting your cryptoassets is updated constantly.
By Decentralized Dog
3yr ago
1m
Moderate
How-to Guides
How to Benefit From Crypto Arbitrage
Remember to do your own research if you are interested in investing in the cryptocurrency markets and benefitting from crypto arbitrage.
By Andrey Sergeenkov
3yr ago
6m
Moderate
How-to Guides
How To Mint an NFT
For those that are ready to hop on the NFT train, check out our guide to minting NFTs yourself.
By Andrey Sergeenkov
3yr ago
7m