What Is a Wallet Address? The Part of Your Wallet You Can Share
A wallet address is the public name of your crypto account. Where to find yours on Solana, what sharing it reveals, and what to check before you send.
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Notes from the Cate Army
Research, safety guides, and what actually happened. Sourced and dated.
Bubble Maps in Crypto: How to Read One for a Solana Token
A crypto bubble map draws a token's biggest holders as bubbles and links wallets that moved funds between them. How to read one, and what a link cannot prove.
What Is SOL in Crypto? Why You Need It Before Buying a Solana Meme Coin
SOL is the native coin of the Solana network, and every fee on it is paid in SOL. Why a wallet full of $CATE can be stuck without it, and how much to keep.
Phantom vs Solflare: How to Choose Without a Ranking
Phantom and Solflare are both self-custody Solana wallets, and neither one is the better wallet. The four differences that actually decide it, and why the choice is reversible.
What Is a Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet? Who Holds the Key
A non-custodial wallet means only you hold the key to your crypto. What that protects you from, what it hands to you, and where Coinbase fits.
Is pump.fun Legit? Yes. That Is a Smaller Promise Than It Sounds.
pump.fun is a real platform that works as described, and that answers less than most people hope. Here is what it actually protects you from, what its own terms say it does not, and the new private key request that scammers are now in a position to copy.
How to Cash Out a Meme Coin: Selling Is Only Step One
To cash out a meme coin, selling is only step one. Here are the moves from SOL to your bank: the swap, the ID check, and fast versus free.
What a Top 10 Holders Figure Actually Measures
A top-10 holders figure counts trading pools as holders. Two months of hourly $CATE readings show what the pools explain, and what they do not.
What Is a Contract Address? It Names the Coin, Not a Person
A contract address identifies a token itself, rather than somebody's account. Nearly every explanation of one describes Ethereum, where money sent to it is gone for good. On Solana the answer is different, and the difference is the part worth knowing before you paste anything into a send box.
Crypto Slang Explained: Ape, Jeet, Rug, CA and HODL
Crypto slang in plain English: what ape, jeet, rug, CA, HODL, WAGMI and DYOR mean, and the three words in a meme coin chat worth checking.