Web3 guides: wallets, gas fees and project comparisons · Page 7

Start with wallets, networks and gas fees, learn how pools differ from tokens, and compare Web3 participation requirements.

Before connecting your wallet to a Web3 project, run this checklist: official links, wallet popups, networks, approvals and transaction risks.

What is GitHub and how do you judge a repo? What issues, pull requests and Actions do, plus the signals that show a project is still maintained.

What is Cloudflare Pages and when does it fit? Git deploys versus direct uploads, what Pages Functions can do, and where the free tier ends.

What is Vercel and what does it cost? The path from Git repo to live site, what preview deployments solve, and where the free tier ends.

What is Next.js and should you learn it? How file routing works, server rendering versus static generation, and a sensible order to learn it in.

What is Ethereum.org and where should you start? Which sections to read first, and how the official docs differ from third-party tutorials.

What is Uniswap and how do you swap safely? How an AMM prices a trade, what liquidity pools do, and which lines of the approval prompt matter.

What is Aave and can you get liquidated? How supplying earns yield, why borrowing needs over-collateralisation, and what triggers a liquidation.

What is Base and how do you use it? How Coinbase’s Layer 2 differs from mainnet, how to add it in a wallet, and what to check before bridging.

What is MetaMask and how do you use it safely? Extension versus mobile, adding a custom network, and what to check in every signing prompt.

What is DeFiLlama and how reliable are its numbers? How TVL is calculated, where double counting happens, and what each data board measures.

What is Etherscan and how do you read it? Checking a transaction by hash, reading an address page, and reviewing your live token approvals.