The Investing Track · 9 free lessons
Crypto investing basics
Buying and holding crypto without getting burned: what it is, how to start, exchanges and fees, keeping your own keys, how much to hold, buying on a schedule, surviving drawdowns and spotting scams.
Crypto for Beginners: What You Need to Know
What bitcoin, ether and stablecoins are, how crypto differs from money in a bank, and the risks to understand first.
How to Start Investing in Crypto
The order to do things in: your number, an exchange, your first buy, custody, a plan for selling and records for tax.
Crypto Exchanges and Fees Explained
How to choose an exchange, the fees hidden in an instant buy, and how much a cheaper route keeps in your pocket.
Crypto Wallets and Self-Custody Explained
Keys, seed phrases, hot and cold wallets, and how to move coins off an exchange without losing them.
Crypto Risk and Diversification
How much of your money belongs in crypto, why twenty coins is not diversification, and what stablecoins really are.
Dollar-Cost Averaging into Crypto
Buying a fixed amount on a schedule: the maths, the honest case against it, and how to set it up cheaply.
Compounding and Drawdowns in Crypto
Why a 50% fall needs a 100% gain to recover, how volatility eats returns, and what that means for holding.
Crypto Scams and How to Spot Them
Fake support, giveaways, phishing, wallet drainers and investment scams, and the few rules that stop nearly all of them.
Common Crypto Investing Mistakes
The avoidable errors that cost new crypto investors the most, and the habit that prevents each one.
Start the investing track
Begin with lesson one and work through in order. It is free, and written for people new to this.
Start lesson 1Questions readers ask
Before you start
What is the difference between investing in crypto and trading it?
Investing means buying coins you intend to hold for years and sizing them so a deep fall does not hurt your life. Trading means taking shorter positions with a defined stop and target, which is what the daily issue does. This track covers holding; the Trading and Derivatives tracks cover the rest.
How much money do I need to start investing in crypto?
Very little. Most exchanges let you buy a fraction of a bitcoin with a few pounds. The amount matters less than deciding, before you buy, how much you could lose without it changing your life, and keeping to that number.
Should a beginner put everything into crypto?
No. Bitcoin has fallen more than 75% from a peak more than once, and smaller coins have fallen further. Most beginners keep crypto to a share of their money they could afford to lose, and keep the rest in cash or elsewhere.
Which lesson should I read first?
Start with Crypto for Beginners, then How to Start Investing in Crypto. Read the lessons on wallets and on scams before you move any real money, because those are where beginners lose coins for good.