Free Crypto 101 Crash Course by MTG

A free, beginner-friendly crypto course in plain English by Musa The Giant (MTG 👑), crypto educator in Durban, South Africa. 21 short lessons, 63 quiz questions, a 222-term crypto glossary, 5 step-by-step setup guides and a certificate of completion when you finish. Total reading time is about 2 hours. No jargon, no hype.

How it works: register with your first name and email, work through each lesson and pass its quiz to unlock the next, then download your certificate and post it in the Crypto 101 Crash Course WhatsApp group.

What you will learn

1. Lesson 1: Money, and Why Crypto Exists. What money really is, and the problem crypto set out to solve
2. Lesson 2: Bitcoin: The First and the Foundation. Digital gold, fixed supply, the halving, and sound money
3. Lesson 3: Blockchain: The Technology Underneath. The shared, tamper-proof ledger that makes it all work
4. Lesson 4: Web1, Web2, Web3 and the Big Shift. Centralised versus decentralised, the heart of crypto
5. Lesson 5: Exchanges: Where You Buy and Sell. CEX versus DEX, and what suits a beginner
6. Lesson 6: Wallets: Where You Keep Your Crypto. Custodial vs non-custodial, hot vs cold, and your seed phrase
7. Lesson 7: How to Spot and Avoid Scams. This lesson could save you everything
8. Lesson 8: Protecting Your Accounts and Coins. Simple security habits that keep your crypto safe
9. Lesson 9: Wallet Drainers and Token Approvals. How wallets get emptied without anyone stealing your seed phrase
10. Lesson 10: The DYOR Framework. The repeatable process for researching any project
11. Lesson 11: Tokenomics: Reading a Coin's DNA. Supply, market cap, FDV and where value really comes from
12. Lesson 12: Token Unlocks and Vesting. How to see the sell pressure coming before it hits
13. Lesson 13: Reading a Whitepaper and Judging a Team. Separating a real product from a well-written pitch
14. Lesson 14: On-Chain Detective Work. Stop trusting claims and start verifying them yourself
15. Lesson 15: AI and Crypto: Where the Future Is Heading. AI bots, AI agents, and AI Finance without the hype
16. Lesson 16: Crypto Sectors and Narratives. Where the money rotates, and how to avoid fake diversification
17. Lesson 17: Building a Solid Crypto Portfolio. Principles for a balanced, sensible portfolio
18. Lesson 18: Market Cycles, Risk and Taking Profit. How to get out well, not just how to get in
19. Lesson 19: Crypto Debit Cards: Spend Your Coins. Bringing crypto into the real world
20. Lesson 20: Crypto Rules and Tax: What Applies to You. How to find your own country's position, with South Africa as a worked example
21. Lesson 21: Your First Steps After Today. A calm, safe action plan to put this into practice

Practical setup guides

• Set Up Your VALR Account
• Set Up Your Binance Account
• Create Your MetaMask Wallet
• Create Your SafePal Wallet
• Buy BNB and Send It to MetaMask

Education only, not financial advice. Never invest more than you can afford to lose.

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