Buying, Storing & Staying Safe
How to buy your first crypto safely, choose a regulated exchange, use hot vs cold wallets, understand seed phrases, tax basics, and key security habits.
What You Will Learn
How to evaluate and choose a regulated crypto exchange with proof of reserves
Step-by-step process of purchasing crypto, KYC requirements, and order types
The critical security differences between hot and cold storage wallets
Best practices for initializing, backing up, and storing hardware wallets and seed phrases
The mathematical relationship between entropy, seed phrases, private keys, and addresses
Foundational tax rules, taxable events, cost basis accounting (FIFO/LIFO/HIFO), and record keeping
Essential security habits including 2FA, anti-phishing, SIM swap protection, and inheritance planning
Course Lessons
About This Course
Buying, Storing & Staying Safe is the ultimate guide to preserving your capital and protecting your assets. In crypto, you are your own bank—which means you have ultimate control, but also ultimate responsibility.
You will learn how to navigate exchanges, set up and initialize cold storage hardware wallets, physically protect your seed phrase using metal backups, understand the mathematics behind your private keys, and establish the daily security habits that protect you from hacks, phishing, and human error.
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