For the People!
A free, plain-English guide to crypto
Bitcoin lets people send bitcoin to each other without a bank in the middle. Thousands of computers keep and check the same public record of those transactions. Those computers burn electricity to secure Bitcoin and earn new bitcoin — basically turning electricity into money. Many tokens, stablecoins, and custodial products are not like Bitcoin. Crypto can be useful, confusing, and risky. We explain the words, the traps, and how it works so you can decide for yourself.
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Bitcoin lets people send bitcoin to each other without a bank in the middle. Thousands of computers keep and check the same public record of those transactions. Those computers burn electricity to secure Bitcoin and earn new bitcoin — basically turning electricity into money. Many tokens, stablecoins, and custodial products are not like Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is one specific network. A blockchain is a shared record. A coin, here, is the native unit of a network (bitcoin, ether), not a token on someone else’s chain.
A wallet holds the secret keys that let you send coins. The coins themselves are not stored inside the app.
Common crypto scams rush you, impersonate help, or ask for a secret that nobody should ever need.
You do not have to buy anything. This lesson’s checklist: a first step you can explain, check, and afford to lose.
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basics
What crypto is, how the shared record works, and what the words mean.
Browse lessons →safety
Wallets, keys, scams, fake apps, wrong networks, and mistakes you cannot undo.
Browse lessons →markets
Why prices jump, what a chart cannot tell you, fees, who holds the coins, and trading with borrowed money.
Browse lessons →technology
How coins are created, how programs move money, and why moving between networks adds risk.
Browse lessons →Research a coin
Prices can change quickly. Understanding what you are looking at takes longer. Start with the guide.
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