Toby Cunningham
Co-FounderToby Cunningham co-founded Learning Crypto and co-hosts the CryptoTips channel. After years trading through the market's cycles, he is known for chart-driven calls, a healthy distrust of hype, and a no-nonsense read on markets and macro.
19 guides by Toby.
Trezor Safe 7 Review - Is It Worth It?
The Trezor Safe 7 is worth it for most people: it is Trezor's most complete hardware wallet yet, pairing the TROPIC01 chip, the first auditable secure element, with a dual secure element design, a 2.5-inch touchscreen, and Bluetooth 5.1 or USB-C. Bluetooth can be disabled for air-gapped use, though purists who want absolute isolation may still prefer a fully offline device.
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AnalysisSpot Trading in Crypto: What It Is and How It Works
Spot trading in crypto is buying and selling cryptocurrency for immediate delivery at the current market price, using only your own money. You own the actual coins, there is no expiry date, and you cannot lose more than you put in, which makes it the safest way to trade actively. Trades match through an exchange order book using market, limit, stop or take-profit orders.
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AnalysisWhat Is a Long Position in Crypto Trading?
A long position in crypto means buying a cryptocurrency because you expect its price to rise; you profit if it climbs and lose if it falls. A spot long uses only your own money and caps your loss at what you invested. A leveraged long borrows from an exchange to multiply the position, from 2x to 100x, which multiplies losses and risks liquidation.
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DeFiA Complete Guide to Crypto Margin Trading
Crypto margin trading is borrowing money from an exchange, with your own crypto as collateral, to buy more cryptocurrency than your balance allows, typically at 2x to 5x. You own what you buy but owe the loan plus interest, and if collateral falls below the maintenance margin you face a margin call or liquidation. Interest can hit 1 to 2% per day.
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AnalysisWhat Is Leverage Trading in Crypto? Pros, Cons, and How It Works
Leverage trading in crypto means borrowing from an exchange to control a position larger than your deposit, from 2x to 100x. Gains and losses are multiplied equally: at 10x a 5% move earns or costs half your margin, and a 10% drop liquidates the whole position. Funding fees accrue every 8 hours. For most beginners it is a fast route to zero.
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DeFiWhat Is Yield Farming in Crypto? A Complete Beginner’s Guide
Yield farming is depositing crypto into DeFi protocols to earn trading fees, lending interest and token rewards. Established pools on Aave, Curve or Uniswap typically pay 3% to 20% APY; anything far higher usually signals unsustainable tokenomics. The main risks are impermanent loss, smart contract exploits and locked liquidity, and there is no deposit insurance. Beginners should start small with a stablecoin pair.
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DeFiWhat Is Liquidation in Crypto? Understanding Forced Closures in Trading
Liquidation in crypto is the automatic, forced closure of a leveraged position when losses push your collateral below the exchange's maintenance margin, usually 10% to 20% of the position. The exchange sells at market, deducts a 0.5% to 1% fee and returns whatever is left, often close to nothing. A 5x long on Solana at $200 with 15% maintenance margin dies near $190.
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AnalysisArbitrage Trading in Crypto: How to Profit from Price Differences
Crypto arbitrage means buying an asset on one exchange and selling it on another where it trades higher, pocketing the gap. It is legal and gaps still appear, but typical spreads have shrunk to 0.1% to 2% and vanish in seconds, so the profit goes to automated bots with large capital and low fees. For most retail traders, fees and speed make it unprofitable.
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DeFiDeFi Trading Explained: How to Trade in Decentralized Finance
DeFi trading is swapping cryptocurrencies through smart contracts and community-funded liquidity pools rather than a company's order book. You connect a Web3 wallet such as MetaMask, hold some of the chain's native token for gas, and trade on a DEX like Uniswap or an aggregator like 1inch. Start with a small test swap and watch your slippage setting; flash loans and yield farming can wait.
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