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Cryptocurrency Exchanges: How Custody, Counterparty and Withdrawal Risk Differ
Learn how cryptocurrency exchanges hold assets, record trades and process withdrawals—and how custody and counterparty risks can affect access.
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Learn how cryptocurrency markets, regulation, infrastructure, products, and risk work through clear, education-first explainers.
Start with the infrastructure
Understand the network, custody, and counterparty layers
Build a technical-risk foundation before treating cryptocurrency as a price-only topic by connecting network rules, custody, and exchange exposure.
Step 01
Bitcoin network basics
Learn the basic roles of transactions, blocks, miners, nodes, and the rules that keep the Bitcoin network coordinated.
Step 02
Blockchain consensus basics
Understand why distributed networks need a method for agreeing on valid history and how consensus designs differ.
Step 03
Crypto wallets and custody
Separate keys, wallets, self-custody, and third-party custody before comparing convenience with operational risk.
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