The library

Guides

Plain-English guides, each with sources. Start with scams, because the best investment is the money you don't lose.

• Scam-proof

  How to Spot a Crypto Scam: A Builder's Checklist

  Ten red flags from FBI and FTC warnings, plus what to do in the first hour if you've been hit.

• Taxes & the long game

  Crypto Taxes and the New 1099-DA: A Plain-English Primer

  What the new IRS form reports, what it leaves out, and how to square your cost basis before you file.

• Coming soon

  Your first $50 of Bitcoin, the boring and safe way

• Coming soon

  Recovery phrases: lock it up like your tools