Understand crypto before you spend a penny on it

The full curriculum — nothing held back

Every module you get, in order. This is the actual course — from "what even is money?" all the way to advanced industry analysis.

1. 1

   What Is Money?

   Foundations

   Start before crypto exists: what money is, why societies use it, from barter and gold to fiat, banks and digital payments — and how we got from cash to Bitcoin.

   ~72 min
2. 2

   Introduction to Cryptocurrency

   Crypto

   What cryptocurrency actually is, why it's called 'crypto', and the ideas behind it: digital scarcity, decentralisation and permissionless networks.

   ~65 min
3. 3

   Blockchain Basics

   Blockchain

   Blockchain from first principles: blocks, transactions, nodes, ledgers and why historical records are so hard to change.

   ~68 min
4. 4

   How Blockchains Actually Work

   Blockchain

   Hashes, keys, digital signatures, Merkle trees, miners and validators — the machinery under the hood, explained in plain English.

   ~74 min
5. 5

   Bitcoin

   Crypto

   The complete Bitcoin story: Satoshi, the 2008 crisis, mining, halvings, the 21 million supply — and an honest look at its advantages and limitations.

   ~80 min
6. 6

   Ethereum

   Crypto

   Why Ethereum was created, how it differs from Bitcoin, and the ideas — smart contracts, gas, Proof of Stake — that took blockchain beyond money.

   ~80 min
7. 7

   Types of Cryptocurrencies

   Crypto

   Coins vs tokens, utility vs governance, stablecoins, privacy coins and memecoins — the major categories, their purposes, advantages and risks.

   ~80 min
8. 8

   Stablecoins

   Crypto

   How dollar-pegged stablecoins work, why they matter, and what the collapse of TerraUSD teaches about collateral and design risk.

   ~80 min
9. 9

   Crypto Wallets

   Wallets

   What a wallet really is (and why it doesn't 'contain' coins): addresses, keys, seed phrases, custody and choosing the right wallet type.

   ~80 min
10. 10

    Using a Wallet Safely

    Wallets

    Practical, simulated wallet training: sending, receiving, networks, fees, approvals, phishing — practised safely with zero real crypto.

    ~80 min
11. 11

    Crypto Exchanges

    Crypto

    Centralised vs decentralised exchanges, orders, custody, KYC and counterparty risk — including lessons from major exchange failures.

    ~80 min
12. 12

    Blockchain Networks

    Blockchain

    Why there are many blockchains, how major networks differ, and the trade-off at the heart of them all: the blockchain trilemma.

    ~80 min
13. 13

    Consensus Mechanisms

    Blockchain

    Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake, validators, slashing and finality — how a network with no boss agrees on one shared history.

    ~80 min
14. 14

    Smart Contracts

    Blockchain

    Self-executing agreements on blockchain: how they work, why they're powerful, and why bugs and audits matter so much.

    ~80 min
15. 15

    Decentralised Finance (DeFi)

    DeFi

    Lending, borrowing, liquidity pools and yield without banks — what DeFi is, how the pieces fit together, and where the risks are.

    ~80 min
16. 16

    Decentralised Exchanges & AMMs

    DeFi

    How automated market makers actually price a swap — pools, slippage, impermanent loss and MEV, with real numbers.

    ~80 min
17. 17

    Staking, Yield & Crypto Income

    DeFi

    Where crypto yield really comes from — network emissions, borrower interest, trading fees — and why high APY is never free money.

    ~80 min
18. 18

    NFTs & Digital Ownership

    Web3

    NFTs as a technology — proven ownership of unique digital items — separated from the speculation cycle of 2021.

    ~80 min
19. 19

    Web3

    Web3

    From Web1 to Web3: digital ownership, wallet-based identity, DAOs and decentralised infrastructure — plus its real limitations.

    ~80 min
20. 20

    DAOs & Governance

    Web3

    How decentralised organisations make decisions: proposals, voting, treasuries, delegation — and the problems of whales and apathy.

    ~80 min
21. 21

    Layer 1, Layer 2, Bridges & Scaling

    Advanced

    Rollups, sidechains and bridges: how blockchains scale, and why bridges are among the riskiest places in crypto.

    ~80 min
22. 22

    Tokenomics

    Advanced

    How to read a token: supply, emissions, unlocks, allocations and vesting — and how to spot unhealthy structures.

    ~80 min
23. 23

    Crypto Security, Scams & Risk

    Security

    The most important module: every major scam pattern, how attacks actually happen, and the habits that keep you safe.

    ~80 min
24. 24

    Regulation, Tax & the Real World

    Advanced

    Why governments regulate crypto, KYC, securities and stablecoin rules, taxable events, ETFs and CBDCs — jurisdiction-neutral and educational.

    ~80 min
25. 25

    Understanding the Crypto Industry

    Advanced

    Bringing it all together: how to independently analyse any project — whitepapers, tokenomics, on-chain data — with the Crypto Knowledge Checklist.

    ~80 min
26. 26

    Crypto Abbreviations Decoded

    Crypto

    The essential acronyms of crypto, decoded — every abbreviation you'll meet in markets, tech, DeFi and community talk.

    ~30 min

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