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How to set up, back up and use a Phantom wallet safely: creating your recovery phrase, receiving and sending SOL, swapping, connecting to apps, and recognising the scams that target wallet users.
Solana Journal Editorial Team5 min read
Swapping, staking, lending and providing liquidity on Solana, explained from first principles, with the risks of each spelled out and a sensible way to get started.
Solana Journal Editorial Team4 min read
Decentralized exchanges let you trade crypto directly from your own wallet, without handing your funds to a company. Here is how they work, the main designs, what you pay, and the risks to understand first.
Solana Journal Editorial Team5 min read
A plain-English tour of the Solana network: what SOL is used for, how accounts and programs work, why transactions are cheap and fast, and what changed when the Alpenglow consensus upgrade went live.
Solana Journal Editorial Team7 min read