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How to Short Bitcoin: What to Know Before You Start

To short Bitcoin, you open a position that profits when BTC's price falls, through perpetual futures, margin, put options, inverse ETFs, or dated futures. Here's how each method works, a short in real numbers, the risks, and how to short BTC self-custodially on Tria.

What Is a KRW Stablecoin? Korea's Won-Stablecoin Race, Explained

A KRW stablecoin is a token pegged 1:1 to the Korean won and backed by won reserves, like USDC or USDT but in won. None is fully live yet. Here's why Korea wants one, where the law stands, who's racing to issue it, and why custody still matters.

What Is Staking in Crypto? (+ How to Stake)

Staking means locking up your crypto to help secure a proof-of-stake blockchain and earning a yield (often around 3% to 7%) for doing it. Here's how it works, what you can stake, how to stake step by step, and how to keep custody while you earn.

What Is RWA (Real-World Asset Tokenization)?

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization turns traditional assets like Treasuries, bonds, real estate, and gold into blockchain tokens that settle and earn yield on-chain, 24/7. Here's how it works, how big it's gotten, and why the stablecoin in your wallet is already the biggest RWA of all.

What Is a Bitcoin ETF? Crypto ETFs Explained

A Bitcoin ETF is a fund that holds Bitcoin and trades like a stock, giving you price exposure through a brokerage account without ever holding the coin. Here's how spot and futures ETFs work, the pros and cons, and how they compare to actually owning Bitcoin.

How to Earn Interest on Stablecoins

You earn interest on stablecoins by supplying them to lending protocols that pay a yield, giving you a dollar-denominated return without crypto's price swings. Here's how it works, where the yield comes from, the risks, and how to earn on stablecoins self-custodially with Tria.

How to Trade on Hyperliquid

Hyperliquid is the leading decentralized perps exchange, and you trade it self-custodially, from your own wallet. Here's the full walkthrough, including the simplest way to trade it on mobile inside the Tria app.

What Is Leverage Trading? (And How to Use It)

Leverage trading means borrowing to control a bigger position than your own capital allows, multiplying both gains and losses. Here's how it works, how to use it step by step, the risks, and how to trade leveraged perps self-custodially.

Long vs Short in Crypto: What's the Difference?

Going long means betting a price will rise; going short means betting it will fall. Here's how each works, the risks of leverage and liquidation, and how to trade both long and short from your own wallet.

Best Self-Custodial Crypto Cards in 2026

The best self-custodial crypto card in 2026 is Tria, a Visa card in 150+ countries with up to 6% cashback inside a full app that also earns, swaps, and trades. We compare it with Bleap, Ether.fi Cash, Gnosis Pay, and the MetaMask Card.

Tria vs MetaMask Card: Which Card Is Right for You?

Both cards are genuinely self-custodial, but MetaMask gives you a card on a wallet, while Tria gives you a full account: a Visa card, yield, swaps, and perps, from one balance across 200+ chains.

How to Buy and Sell Crypto From Almost Anywhere (150+ Countries)

You can buy and sell crypto in almost any country through exchanges, P2P marketplaces, payment apps, or crypto ATMs. Here's how each route works, what to check on fees and custody, and why the smartest move is often not selling at all.