<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Coin Reference</title><description>Facts, dates and numbers, kept current</description><link>https://thecoinreference.com/</link><item><title>Choosing a Validator: Reference Criteria</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/choosing-a-validator-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/choosing-a-validator-reference/</guid><description>Five published figures that distinguish operators, and why the lowest commission is frequently the wrong choice.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Listing Criteria: What Venues Assess</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-listing-criteria-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-listing-criteria-reference/</guid><description>The published standards behind a listing decision, and what their absence tells you.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mining: Parameters, Economics and the Difficulty Mechanism</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/mining-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/mining-reference/</guid><description>The reference entry for proof-of-work mining. What the parameters are, how difficulty adjusts, and what determines profitability.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Network Fee Reference: What Each Chain Charges For</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/network-fee-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/network-fee-reference/</guid><description>Fee models differ structurally between chains. Knowing which model applies explains why costs behave the way they do.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stablecoin Types: Reference Comparison</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/stablecoin-comparison-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/stablecoin-comparison-reference/</guid><description>Three designs, what backs each, how to verify it, and the historical failure record of each category.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Identity Verification Levels: What Each Unlocks</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/verification-levels-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/verification-levels-reference/</guid><description>Tiered verification is standard. What each level typically requires and what it permits.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exchange Tokens: What They Are and What They Are Not</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-token-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-token-reference/</guid><description>Tokens issued by trading venues confer platform benefits and carry company risk rather than protocol risk. The distinction matters.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regulatory Approaches by Region: A Reference</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/jurisdictions-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/jurisdictions-reference/</guid><description>How major markets have approached crypto regulation, and what the differences mean for a user.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Layer 2 Networks: Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/layer2-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/layer2-reference/</guid><description>The major scaling networks, their design, withdrawal characteristics and trust assumptions, stated in a comparable format.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rollup Trust Assumptions: Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/rollup-comparison-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/rollup-comparison-reference/</guid><description>Four questions that distinguish rollups, with the answers published for each network by independent trackers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stablecoins: Issuers, Backing, and What to Verify</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/stablecoin-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/stablecoin-reference/</guid><description>The major categories, what each holds in reserve, and the specific documents worth reading before holding one.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mining Economics: Reference Figures</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/mining-economics-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/mining-economics-reference/</guid><description>The variables that determine whether mining is profitable, and how each one moves.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wallet Types: A Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/wallet-types-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/wallet-types-reference/</guid><description>Six categories, what each secures against, and what each does not. Comparison by threat model rather than by brand.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Account Security Features: Reference Comparison</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/security-features-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/security-features-reference/</guid><description>Seven settings available on most venues, what each defeats, and which are enabled by default.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Confirmation Requirements: How Long Venues Actually Wait</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/confirmation-requirements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/confirmation-requirements/</guid><description>Deposit crediting times differ by asset and by platform. The numbers reflect a risk assessment and are a useful proxy for settlement assurance.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Key Dates in Crypto: A Reference Timeline</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/key-dates-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/key-dates-reference/</guid><description>The events that changed how this sector works, with dates and what each one actually altered.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Order Types: A Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-order-types-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-order-types-reference/</guid><description>Six order types available on most venues, what each does, and when each is the right choice.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What Custody Insurance Covers: A Reference</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/custody-insurance-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/custody-insurance-reference/</guid><description>Typical inclusions, standard exclusions, and the questions that reveal what a policy actually provides.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Major Assets: What Each One Actually Does</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/top-coins-what-they-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/top-coins-what-they-do/</guid><description>A functional description of the largest assets, without price data or advocacy. What problem each was built for and what it is used for now.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Major Failures: A Reference Timeline</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/incident-history-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/incident-history-reference/</guid><description>The largest losses in this sector, what caused each, and what changed afterwards.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taxable Events: A Reference List</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/tax-events-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/tax-events-reference/</guid><description>Which actions are generally treated as disposals, which are generally income, and which are generally neither.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chain Comparison: Throughput, Fees, Finality, Node Requirements</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/chain-comparison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/chain-comparison/</guid><description>The four parameters worth comparing, with the method for measuring each and the reason the usual figures mislead.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Primary Data Sources: Where to Check Anything</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/data-sources-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/data-sources-reference/</guid><description>For every common question in crypto, the authoritative source and the derived one. Using the first is the whole discipline.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Network Upgrade History: A Reference Timeline</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/network-upgrade-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/network-upgrade-history/</guid><description>Major protocol changes across the largest networks, with dates and what each one actually changed.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Terms of Service: The Five Clauses Worth Reading</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-terms-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/exchange-terms-reference/</guid><description>Nobody reads them. Five specific provisions determine what happens to your money in the cases that matter.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crypto Glossary A to Z</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/crypto-glossary-a-to-z/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/crypto-glossary-a-to-z/</guid><description>Reference definitions, one or two sentences each, written to be read independently of one another.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Custody Models: Reference Comparison</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/custody-models-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/custody-models-reference/</guid><description>Five ways crypto is held, what each protects against, and what each fails to.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Settlement Terms: A Short Reference</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/settlement-terms-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/settlement-terms-reference/</guid><description>Confirmed, final, settled and irreversible mean different things. The distinctions determine when it is safe to act.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Token Supply Types: Fixed, Inflationary, Deflationary</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/token-supply-types/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/token-supply-types/</guid><description>Supply policy determines what dilution a holder faces. Four models, with the figures that matter for each.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wrapped Assets: Reference Comparison</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/wrapped-assets-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/wrapped-assets-reference/</guid><description>Representations of one asset on another chain. Who holds the reserve, whether redemption is open, and what the discount has been.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Staking Parameters by Network: Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/staking-parameters-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/staking-parameters-reference/</guid><description>Minimum stake, unbonding period, slashing conditions and typical commission, compared across major proof-of-stake networks.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Token Standards: A Reference</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/token-standards-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/token-standards-reference/</guid><description>The common standards, what each is for, and why the differences occasionally matter to a holder.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Protocol Parameters Worth Knowing: A Reference</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/protocol-parameters-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/protocol-parameters-reference/</guid><description>Eight values that determine how a network behaves, where to find each, and what each one implies.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Consensus Mechanisms: A Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/consensus-mechanisms-table/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/consensus-mechanisms-table/</guid><description>The main families, what secures each, and where each is used. Comparison without advocacy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Derivation Paths: A Reference</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/wallet-derivation-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/wallet-derivation-reference/</guid><description>Why the same recovery phrase produces different addresses in different wallets, and what to record so a restore works.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reference Glossary: Market and Trading Terms</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/glossary-market-terms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/glossary-market-terms/</guid><description>Definitions of the terms that appear in exchange interfaces and market commentary, written to be read independently.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Halving Dates and What Happened After Each One</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/halving-dates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/halving-dates/</guid><description>Four halvings, with the dates, the reward change, and the subsequent price behaviour stated without interpretation.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fee Models Across Networks: Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/fee-models-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/fee-models-reference/</guid><description>What each network charges for, how the price is set, and where the fee goes.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Deposits and Withdrawals: What to Check Per Asset</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/deposit-withdrawal-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/deposit-withdrawal-reference/</guid><description>Six fields published by every venue that determine whether your intended transfer will work and what it costs.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ethereum: Timeline of Every Major Upgrade</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/ethereum-timeline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/ethereum-timeline/</guid><description>Each named upgrade, its date, and what it actually changed. A reference rather than a narrative.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Block Times and Confirmation Requirements: Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/block-times-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/block-times-reference/</guid><description>How long a block takes on each major network, and how many confirmations venues typically require before crediting.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Issuance Schedules: Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/issuance-schedules-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/issuance-schedules-reference/</guid><description>How new supply enters circulation on the major networks, and what determines the rate.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bitcoin: History, Supply Schedule, and Key Numbers</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/bitcoin-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/bitcoin-reference/</guid><description>The reference entry for Bitcoin. Fixed parameters, the issuance schedule, and the figures that do not change.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Account Types on Smart Contract Chains</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/account-types-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/account-types-reference/</guid><description>Externally owned accounts and contract accounts behave differently. The distinction explains several things users encounter.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Address Formats: A Reference Table</title><link>https://thecoinreference.com/address-formats-reference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecoinreference.com/address-formats-reference/</guid><description>How to identify which network an address belongs to, and which formats are shared between chains.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>