Editorial policy
Which sources do we use?
We rank sources in three grades. Grade A: regulators and government agencies (for example the SEC, CFTC, FTC, FBI IC3, FCA and ESMA), statistics bodies and central banks (for example the BIS and ECB), standards bodies such as NIST, and original technical documents such as the Bitcoin whitepaper. Grade B: books, courses and reputable reference sites, used for structure and explanation only. Grade C: our own experience, clearly labelled. Every number and every statement about a rule or an organisation must trace to a grade A source. If we cannot find one, we leave the number out.
What about explanations of cause and effect?
A plausible but wrong explanation can mislead more than a wrong number. If a cause-and-effect claim is not supported by a grade A source, we do not publish it as fact.
How is AI used?
AI tools help us research, draft and check pages. They do not get the last word: a page is only published after automated checks pass and a named checker confirms that every figure was compared with its primary source, the page was read in full and it displays correctly on a phone.
How do we keep money out of the lessons?
Learning, glossary, tool and safety pages never contain affiliate links. Commercial links, when we have them, appear only in the exchanges section and are labelled. See how we make money.
How do we correct mistakes?
Tell us through the contact page. We check the claim against the primary source, fix the page if we were wrong and update the date shown at the top.