Explained

Technical field guides

Comprehensive explainers built as readable, interactive Astro pages: structured sections, diagrams, glossaries, source links, and enough detail to understand the whole system.

June 18, 2026 17 sections

Inside a Streaming Platform

A beginner-friendly, technical guide to how a Netflix-scale streaming platform works.

Streaming CDN Video Architecture Reliability Netflix

June 18, 2026 18 sections

Inside a Trading System

A beginner-friendly technical guide to trading systems, market structure, order execution, clearing, and settlement.

Quotes Order books OMS Risk Smart routing Exchanges Market makers Fills

June 18, 2026 17 sections

Stablecoins, Explained

Stablecoins explained as an interactive technical field guide covering issuance, reserves, smart contracts, payments, DeFi, regulation, and risks.

USDC USDT DAI ERC-20 Mint / burn Reserves Redemption DeFi