FairWins Knowledge Base

Plain-language concept primers for everyday users. If you have ever clicked something in a crypto app and thought "wait, what does that actually mean?" — this is for you. No technical background needed.

These sit alongside two other content sets:

• The User Guide shows you how to do things in the app.
• The Engineering Blog explains how the systems are built, for semi-technical readers.
• The Knowledge Base (here) explains what the underlying concepts are and why they matter — in everyday language.

Each primer is a 5–8 minute read and links to a matching engineering deep-dive if you want to go further. The full list, with a suggested reading order that interleaves these primers with the deep-dives, is in the Knowledge Base inventory & schedule.

Index

Wallets & Keys

• Self-custody: what "be your own bank" really means
• Passkeys & smart accounts: the fingerprint wallet
• Gas fees & going gasless

Payments & Markets

• Stablecoins explained
• Escrow & trustless settlement
• Prediction markets 101

Earning & Yield

• DeFi lending & yield: earning on idle funds
• Morpho & vaults explained
• Reading APY & understanding risk
• Fees & basis points: reading what you pay
• Bridges & liquidity pools: moving assets between networks, and impermanent loss

Security & Custody

• Multisig wallets: why several signatures beat one
• Spending guardrails: rules that outrank approvals
• Sanctions screening & compliance

Oracles & Trading

• Oracles: how a contract learns real-world outcomes
• Polymarket & builder fees explained

Identity, Privacy & Networks

• NFTs, soulbound tokens & memberships
• On-chain names (ENS & callsigns)
• Private & encrypted: keeping activity confidential
• Blockchain networks & layer-2s
• What is a DAO?

Each folder also contains a social.md with ready-to-use X and LinkedIn copy and a banner image prompt.