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Editorial illustration: How to read a transaction on a block explorer: Solscan, Basescan and BscScan step by stepGUIDE
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How to read a transaction on a block explorer: Solscan, Basescan and BscScan step by step

Signature, status, fee, instructions, logs, approve. We explain what the fields on a transaction page mean, how to verify a swap and its fees using the Solana docs and Ethereum standards, and how to spot an approve that opens the door to a wallet drainer.

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Editorial illustration: Empty token accounts on Solana: where they come from, how much SOL they lock and how to close them safelyGUIDE
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Empty token accounts on Solana: where they come from, how much SOL they lock and how to close them safely

Every memecoin you have ever held leaves a token account with a SOL deposit behind. We explain what that costs according to the Solana docs, when an account can be closed, what a burn does and why “reclaim your SOL” sites can be a trap.

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Editorial illustration: Crypto airdrops: how they work, how to avoid drainers and how they are taxed in PolandGUIDE
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Crypto airdrops: how they work, how to avoid drainers and how they are taxed in Poland

What an airdrop is, why an unknown token in your wallet is usually bait, how fake claim sites, approval drainers and signature phishing work, and what Polish tax rulings say about airdrops in the PIT-38 context.

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Editorial illustration: Why almost no memecoin gets back to its ATHGUIDE
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Why almost no memecoin gets back to its ATH

The peak comes fast and the comeback almost never does. We pull together the October 2026 data: how many days it takes to reach the ATH, how many tokens survive their first week at all, and why the way back grows faster than the loss. Figures whose source cannot be checked are clearly marked.

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Editorial illustration: Four.meme and BNB Chain memecoins: the bonding curve, PancakeSwap, tax tokens and risksGUIDE
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Four.meme and BNB Chain memecoins: the bonding curve, PancakeSwap, tax tokens and risks

How a four.meme token is created, what a trade costs on the bonding curve, when liquidity moves to PancakeSwap, what tax tokens are and how all of this differs from pump.fun. Plus gas in BNB, honeypots, copycats and snipers, and how to check a BNB Chain token on MEMECOINY.

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Editorial illustration: Perps on a launchpad: pump.fun x Hyperliquid, liquidation, fees and risksGUIDE
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Perps on a launchpad: pump.fun x Hyperliquid, liquidation, fees and risks

Since 17 October 2026 pump.fun lets you open perps on BTC up to 40x and ETH up to 25x, executed by Hyperliquid. We explain margin, maintenance margin and liquidation with numbers, work out the fees on notional value and funding, and show why 40x on BTC is a completely different risk from a memecoin.

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Editorial illustration: Ledger or Trezor? A hardware wallet for memecoinsGUIDE
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Ledger or Trezor? A hardware wallet for memecoins

What a hardware wallet really protects and what it does not, how to pair it with Phantom, Solflare or MetaMask, and how today's Ledger and Trezor models compare for Solana and EVM chains. No winner: we say what fits whom.

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Editorial illustration: How pump.fun works: the bonding curve, migration to PumpSwap, fees and risksGUIDE
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How pump.fun works: the bonding curve, migration to PumpSwap, fees and risks

How a pump.fun token is created, where its price comes from on the bonding curve, when it moves to a PumpSwap pool, what every trade costs and how much of that the creator gets. Plus the usual traps and what to check before you buy.

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Editorial illustration: Swapping Solana memecoins without overpaying: slippage, price impact, priority fees and feesGUIDE
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Swapping Solana memecoins without overpaying: slippage, price impact, priority fees and fees

We break one swap into the costs our trade sheet shows: what “Minimum received” means, why a quote expires, how a sandwich attack works, where the Token-2022 transfer fee hides and how much we actually earn on your swap.

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Editorial illustration: Your first memecoin purchase, step by stepGUIDE
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Your first memecoin purchase, step by step

From creating a wallet and funding it to the swap and the sale. Without the shortcuts that cost money.

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Editorial illustration: Memecoin tools: charts, scanners, explorers and botsGUIDE
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Memecoin tools: charts, scanners, explorers and bots

The toolkit most traders use and what each tool is for.

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Editorial illustration: A ticker is not an identity: verify the token contract or mintGUIDE
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A ticker is not an identity: verify the token contract or mint

Names and symbols can be copied. The network and address identify the actual asset.

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Editorial illustration: Slippage, price impact and fees are three different costsGUIDE
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Slippage, price impact and fees are three different costs

A high tolerance does not improve a quote. It permits more adverse movement.

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