How to get into crypto in 15 minutes

How to get into crypto in 15 minutes

Crypto
A brief 101 Are you still just doing stocks and bonds? It might be a good time to finally take the plunge into crypto. Following is a super brief primer on how to start. You can do this in about 15 minutes once you’ve decided on which coins to buy: RESEARCH. Decide on a few coins and figure out how much you want to invest to start with. Coin Bureau has a good intro on YouTube here. HOW TO BUY. Open an account with a crypto exchange (or use a crypto ATM, in which case you’ll need a wallet first). Kraken is a good exchange. BUYING. Fund your account on the exchange with dollars or other fiat currency, and then purchase your coins from your balance. Three to five coins might be a good start. Experts say…
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Explaining the basics of crypto to a COMPLETE novice.

Explaining the basics of crypto to a COMPLETE novice.

Crypto
80,000 Foot View Cryptocurrencies are a community of digital currency that have no central issuing authority such as a government or bank. Instead, they use a decentralized system to record holdings and transactions. You can trade, invest or make secure digital payments. All of this takes place outside the control of conventional financial institutions. In the world of cryptocurrencies, there are many more coins other than Bitcoin. In fact there are thousands. If this fact isn’t daunting enough, you may ask, “what is mining?” or “what is staking?” Don’t worry about those things. First of all, mining can be left to very technical people who want to get into the nuts and bolts. And staking? Well, that will be a good thing down the road a bit. But don’t worry about…
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