Academy
The Cryptured Academy is our set of evergreen guides on stablecoins, crypto payments, regulation and checking crypto companies. Each guide answers one question in plain English, links the primary sources it relies on (regulators, registers, issuer reports) and shows the date it was last reviewed. We update a guide when the rules or the facts change.
Academy hubs
Stablecoins
How stablecoins hold their peg: reserves, attestations, mint and burn, and the rules issuers follow.
Stablecoin guides →
Crypto payments
How businesses take crypto: processors, settlement and FX, refunds and the compliance side.
Payment guides →
Regulation & licences
MiCA, VASP registers and US rules, and how to read a licence entry on a regulator’s register.
Regulation guides →
Checking a crypto company
Find the legal entity, check its licence, read the custody terms and spot red flags before you sign up.
Company-check guides →
Latest guides
Bitcoin.de Seeks Partners After BaFin MiCA Refusal
BaFin refused futurum bank’s MiCA application. Bitcoin.de plans regulated partners for trading and custody while most trading remains suspended.
Crypto AML and KYC Rules Explained: What Exchanges Must Check
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 Crypto exchanges must know who their customers are, monitor what they do and report suspicious activity to a financial intelligence unit. Sanctions laws also bar…
How to Check if a Crypto Company Is Licensed: Where to Look
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 To check if a crypto company is licensed, find the regulator for your country and service, search its official register yourself, and see what registration…
Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Explained: Where the Yield Comes From and What It Costs You
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 A yield-bearing stablecoin is a dollar token that pays its holder a return, usually by rising in value or by adding tokens to the wallet.…
How Do Crypto Debit Cards Work? Issuers, Fees, Custody and Tax
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 A crypto debit card lets you pay in shops and withdraw cash with money held in a crypto app. In the programmes we checked, the…
The UK FCA Crypto Regime Explained: Registration, Authorisation and the 2027 Deadline
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 The UK is adding full FSMA authorisation for specified crypto activities on top of its existing anti-money-laundering registration and financial promotion rules. Until the new…
Stablecoin Payroll Explained: How Businesses Pay Staff and Contractors in Stablecoins
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 Stablecoin payroll is paying staff or contractors in a token pegged to a currency, usually the US dollar, instead of (or next to) a bank…
MiCA Stablecoin Rules Explained: E-Money Tokens, ARTs and What Issuers Must Do
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) has two sets of stablecoin rules, both applying since 30 June 2024. Title III covers asset-referenced tokens and…
Crypto Scam Red Flags: Warning Signs and How to Check Them
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 A crypto scam red flag is a sign that the person or platform asking for your money is not what it claims to be. The…
Crypto Custody Models Explained: Who Actually Holds Your Coins
Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 Crypto custody means control of the private keys that move a coin. Control and ownership are separate questions: whoever holds the keys can move the…
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