Choosing an Exchange Without Getting Burned
Your First Buy: Orders, Spreads, and Slippage
Choosing a Wallet: A Framework, Not a Recommendation
Matching a Wallet to Your Needs (Holder, Trader, Accessibility-First)
Checking What's Allowed Where You Live
Self-Custody: Setting Up a Real Wallet
Seed Phrases: The 12 Words That Are Your Money
Security Hygiene: Phishing, Approvals, and Drainers
Funding a Trading Account With Crypto: How It Works and What's Gated by Where You Live
Why Stablecoins (USDT/USDC) Are Preferred for Funding Over Bitcoin
The Irreversibility Rule: Check the Address, Network, and Coin Before You Send
Regulated Brokers vs. Offshore Brokers: The Most Important Distinction in Retail Trading
What 'Regulated' Actually Means (FCA, ASIC, CySEC, SEC/FINRA, MiCA)
Why Crypto Deposits Are Often Offshore-Only — and the Tradeoff
What to Do If You Get Hacked
Unit 5 — Buying, Storing, Securing, and Funding
Crypto · 15 lessons in this unit.