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Invest in Crypto (Spot)

A ground-up path for buying and holding crypto: wallets, keys, safe onboarding, and the due-diligence habits that separate investors from exit liquidity.

20 steps ~1.7 hr Beginner → Ready to invest

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  1. 1

    Foundations

    What you're actually buying and where it lives.

    1. What Is Cryptocurrency? A Beginner's Guide

      5 min read

      Start here if the whole space is new to you.

    2. What Is Blockchain and How Does It Work?

      5 min read

      How transactions get bundled into blocks, confirmed by the network, and made effectively tamper-proof.

    3. Crypto Wallets Explained

      5 min read

      Hot vs cold, custodial vs non-custodial, and how to think about where to actually keep your crypto.

    4. Private Keys and Seed Phrases

      5 min read

      The single habit that prevents most self-custody losses.

    5. Chapter check: Foundations

      3 questions

      Quick check on blockchain basics and wallet safety.

  2. 2

    Getting set up

    Buying safely and understanding the fees you'll pay.

    1. How to Buy Your First Crypto Safely

      5 min read

      A step-by-step walkthrough from choosing an exchange to avoiding the most common beginner mistakes.

    2. What Are Stablecoins?

      5 min read

      How coins pegged to the dollar actually hold their value, and what "depegging" means.

    3. What Is Gas and Why Do Fees Exist?

      5 min read

      Why transaction costs fluctuate, and why you always need a bit of the native token in your wallet.

    4. Common Crypto Scams and How to Avoid Them

      6 min read

      Phishing, rug pulls, fake giveaways and pig butchering scams, and the habits that defend against all of them.

    5. Chapter check: Getting set up

      3 questions

      Buying safely, stablecoins, gas and scams.

  3. 3

    Core skills

    Placing orders and reading what you own.

    1. Order Types Explained

      5 min read

      Market, limit and stop orders, and a practical framework for which one to use when.

    2. Market Cap vs Fully Diluted Valuation

      5 min read

      Why a "cheap" token can be expensive once supply unlocks.

    3. Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin and the Rest

      6 min read

      A clear-eyed tour of the major blockchains and how to actually think about picking one.

    4. Tokenomics Explained

      7 min read

      Allocation, vesting and unlock schedules, and how to read a token's incentive design before you buy.

    5. Chapter check: Core skills

      3 questions

      Order types, market cap vs FDV, and tokenomics.

  4. 4

    Advanced

    Evaluating projects and thinking in cycles.

    1. Token Due Diligence Checklist

      6 min read

      A practical checklist for evaluating any new token or project before you put money into it.

    2. Market Cycles Explained

      7 min read

      Halvings, bull and bear markets, and why cycle patterns are context, not a trading system.

    3. How Macro Economics Affects Crypto Markets

      6 min read

      How interest rates, dollar strength and market liquidity increasingly move crypto prices, and why the "uncorrelated asset" story is fading.

    4. Crypto Taxes 101: What to Actually Track

      5 min read

      The general principles behind crypto tax record-keeping: taxable events, cost basis, and habits to build. Not tax advice for any country.

    5. Chapter check: Advanced

      3 questions

      Due diligence, market cycles, macro and taxes.

You're ready

Finish every step above and you'll have the full path behind you, from the basics to the point where ready to invest actually means something.