Topic
The wider world
Airdrops, presales, votes, names, games, cards, and funds. The slogan changes. The check does not. A wrapper is still a firm.
- 01Who gets paidThe issuer, the fund, the card company, or the early buyers waiting to sell.
- 02Who can change the rulesA vote you may not be able to join, a prospectus, or a terms page.
- 03Who can stop the moneyAn unlock, a frozen card, a name that expired, or a redemption the company can refuse.
Courses
72 · 3 min
Airdrops and points
An airdrop pays tokens to people who used a product. Points are a score that might become a token. You are being paid to show up, often in a coin the issuer can create.
73 · 2 min
Launchpads and presales
A launchpad or a presale sells coins before the public market. Early buyers often get a cheaper price. The unlock is when they can sell it to you.
74 · 2 min
DAOs and governance
A DAO is a group that says it decides by vote, often with a token. A vote cannot protect you from a treasury that moves before you notice, or from a vote you cannot afford to join.
75 · 2 min
Name services
A name service points a human name at an address. The name can be stolen, expire, or point somewhere you did not check. The name is not the address.
76 · 2 min
Gaming, play-to-earn, and DePIN
Play-to-earn pays players in a token. DePIN says physical machines, like hotspots or sensors, will be paid in a token. The payout usually depends on new buyers of that token.
77 · 3 min
Real-world assets
A real-world asset token claims to be a treasury bill, a house, a share, or an invoice. The token is only as good as the legal claim and the company in the middle.
78 · 3 min
Funds, ETFs, and wrappers
A fund or an ETF can hold crypto so you hold a brokerage product instead. You did not step away from a firm. You hired one.
79 · 2 min
Payments and crypto cards
A crypto card spends coins by selling them for dollars at a company, then paying the shop. There is a fee, a spread, and a firm that can freeze the card.
80 · 3 min
Privacy tools
Privacy coins and mixers try to break the public trail. This course says what they are. It is not a guide to hiding money from the law.
81 · 3 min
Rules
Promoting crypto, and telling a person what to do with their money, is regulated. In the UK the rules are strict. This page is not legal advice.
82 · 3 min
Records
Swaps, sales, and some payments can be tax events. This course is not tax advice. The record is so you can ask someone who is qualified, with numbers instead of guesses.
83 · 2 min
Security habits
The habits are boring, which is why they work. Bookmark the real site. Split the wallets. Never put the seed in a chat.
84 · 3 min
Inheritance and lost keys
If the seed is lost, the money is gone. If you die and nobody can find the seed, the money is gone. There is no probate department on the chain.
85 · 3 min
Reading a project
Read a project with the same list every time. The list does not name a winner. A project that paid TXKN for a listing still has to pass it, and the payment is not a blessing.
86 · 2 min
The desk
One session, in order. Then you decide alone. There is no coin list after this.
This page does not tell you what to buy. Not financial advice.