Crypto Resources Directory
A curated directory of useful crypto resources — data sites, forums, wallets, browser extensions, explorers, tools, security, faucets, and learning. Ecosystem items marked ⭐. Outbound links; do your own research.
Data & Index Sites
SoapBox Markets ⭐ ecosystem
This aggregator — prices + a Clarity transparency score + first-party ecosystem data.
CoinGecko
Broad market data; the keyless API powering much of this site.
CoinMarketCap
The widely-known price aggregator.
DeFiLlama
TVL + DeFi protocol metrics across chains (keyless API).
CoinPaprika
Market data + team/People metadata.
Messari
Research-grade metrics + reports.
DappRadar
dApp directory + activity rankings.
CoinGlass
Derivatives, funding, liquidations data.
Forums & Communities
Bitcointalk
The oldest, largest crypto forum — most official ANN threads live here.
Altcoinstalks
Active altcoin forum with announcement boards.
CryptocurrencyTalk
Long-running coin + exchange discussion forum.
BitcoinGarden
Established altcoin/ANN forum.
r/CryptoCurrency
8M+ members; daily discussion + coin threads.
Wallets
MetaMask
The standard EVM wallet (extension + mobile).
Rabby
EVM wallet with strong transaction previews/security.
Phantom
Solana (+ multichain) wallet.
Keplr
Cosmos ecosystem wallet.
Ledger
Hardware wallet (cold storage).
Trezor
Open-source hardware wallet.
Trust Wallet
Multichain mobile wallet.
Browser Extensions
Revoke.cash
Review + revoke token approvals (essential security).
Pocket Universe
Simulates transactions to catch scams before you sign.
Wallet Guard
Phishing + malicious-transaction protection.
Scam Sniffer
Web3 phishing detection.
Block Explorers
Etherscan
Ethereum explorer (+ the V2 multichain API).
Blockchair
Multi-chain explorer + analytics.
Solscan
Solana explorer.
Tronscan
TRON explorer.
Portfolio & Tools
TradingView
Charts + technical analysis + ideas.
DeBank
Multichain DeFi portfolio tracker.
Zapper
DeFi portfolio + on-chain dashboard.
Bubblemaps
Visualizes token holder clusters (spot concentration).
Arkham
On-chain entity intelligence.
Security & Anti-Scam
Revoke.cash
Revoke risky token approvals.
Chainabuse
Report + look up scam addresses.
ScamAdviser
Check a site’s trust score.
Testnet Faucets
Testnet faucets give free TEST coins for development — they have no real value. Be wary of any “mainnet faucet” promising real coins; most are scams.
Alchemy Faucets
Sepolia + other testnet ETH (free, for developers).
Chainlink Faucets
Testnet ETH + LINK across chains.
QuickNode Faucet
Multi-chain testnet faucet.
Solana Faucet
Devnet/testnet SOL.
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Commodity Prices & Data
SoapBox Commodities ⭐ ecosystem
Live prices for grains, softs, metals, energy — with where to buy each.
Trading Economics
Broad commodity quotes + economic indicators by country.
Kitco
Live precious-metals spot charts + news.
Tridge
Global agricultural commodity prices + sourcing intelligence.
Investing.com Commodities
Futures quotes across the commodity complex.
Where to Buy — Wholesale & Bullion
Alibaba
Global B2B marketplace — source physical goods in bulk by the ton.
IndiaMART
India's largest B2B marketplace for bulk goods + raw materials.
Made-in-China
Chinese manufacturers + suppliers, B2B.
Global Sources
Verified export suppliers, electronics + general goods.
APMEX
Largest US online bullion dealer — gold, silver, platinum.
BullionStar
Bullion + vaulted storage; accepts crypto.
Bitgild
Crypto-native bullion dealer (since 2013) — the commodity-anchor link.
Market Entry Points — Brokers & Exchanges
Interactive Brokers
Stocks, futures, FX, global exchanges — the broad-access broker.
Charles Schwab
Stocks, ETFs, bonds, options — full-service US broker.
Fidelity
No-fee stocks + ETFs, retirement, bonds.
Vanguard
Low-cost index funds + ETFs (SPY/VTI-style exposure).
TreasuryDirect
Buy US Treasuries direct from the government — no broker.
OANDA
FX broker + historical currency-rate data.
Internet Archives & Old Web
Internet Archive
The big one — free library of texts, software, music, video + the Wayback Machine.
Wayback Machine
Browse snapshots of any URL across the years; the canonical web time machine.
Archive Team
Volunteer archivists who race to rescue sites before they go dark (GeoCities, etc.).
Oldweb.today
Browse archived pages inside emulated period browsers (Netscape, old IE) in your browser.
The Old Net
A 90s-style proxy that re-serves Wayback pages stripped for vintage browsers.
OoCities
The most complete mirror of GeoCities, indexed by old usernames + neighborhoods.
Cameron's World
A web-collage built from text + images excavated from archived GeoCities pages.
Floodgap Gopher
Gateway into Gopherspace — the pre-web protocol still quietly alive.
textfiles.com
Jason Scott's living museum of BBS-era text files from the 80s and 90s.
Neocities
Free static web hosting reviving the make-your-own-homepage spirit of GeoCities.
Project Gutenberg
75,000+ free public-domain ebooks — the oldest digital library (since 1971).
Curlie
The community-run successor to the DMOZ Open Directory of human-curated links.
Bitsavers
Vast archive of scanned vintage-computing manuals, docs, and software.
Computer History Museum
Exhibits + online collections preserving the history of computing.
UK Web Archive
The British Library-led archive of UK websites since 2004.