CRYPTO RESOURCES

Here is a list of commonly used resources for people getting into cryptocurrency. 

Different people will like different exchanges and wallets, but here are the most common and trusted ones that I know of. Please review them and see if any can be helpful for your purposes. 


Blog Post: Important Points to Know Before Buying Crypto:

https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/important-points-to-understand-before.html


Basic info:

Blog Post: Why Crypto? https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/p/why-crypto.html

Lisa N Edwards: https://gettingstartedincrypto.com/start-up-kit/


LEARNING RESOURCES:




CRYPTO COINS & NEWS:

List of cryptocurrencies & data: https://www.CoinGecko.com
(Click on a coin to learn more about it and see their website. How to use CoinGecko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTnGCzf0lkw&t=3s)

Outlook on top coins: https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/rates-charts

News: https://www.coindesk.com/


Blog post: Understanding Market Cycles https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/understanding-market-cycles-emotional.html


EXCHANGES (SIMPLE):

COINBASE: https://www.coinbase.com/join/5a3bd9efed784c05a7823d03
(see list of coins: https://www.coinbase.com/price/s/listed)

ABRA: Phone app (purple and white logo)
(see list of coins - varies on your location https://support.abra.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001777311-What-Cryptocurrencies-does-Abra-support-)

CASHAPP: https://cash.app/bitcoin (not an "exchange" but simple way to buy. Can send to a swap exchange easily. Note that purchasing bitcoin and swapping it may be a taxable event, versus buying a crypto directly with US dollars.)

GEMINI: https://www.gemini.com/

CRYPTO.COM APP - OK for US citizens (not the desktop version, however)
(see https://help.crypto.com/en/articles/1342333-which-crypto-can-i-buy-in-the-crypto-com-app)

(see video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyL1IPHrO4c&list=RDCMUCIEvlRpHBVFthrF6pZzBEXw&index=33)

Blog post: How to Buy on Coinbase  https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/how-to-sign-up-and-buy-on-coinbase.html




SWAP EXCHANGES:

CHANGEANGEL: https://changeangel.io/

SIMPLESWAP: https://simpleswap.io/

CHANGELLY: https://changelly.com/



Note that coin availability and minimum buy orders will vary each day. 


EXCHANGES (MORE ADVANCED):

BITTREX: https://bittrex.com/mobile

BINANCE US: https://www.binance.us/en

KRAKEN: https://www.kraken.com/en-us/

COINBASE PRO: https://www.pro.coinbase.com/

(https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/coinbase-pro-advanced-version-of.html)

KUCOIN: https://www.kucoin.com/

(Note, Kucoin has low fees and many "penny coins" but know that it is partially a foreign exchange so if you have more than 10K in it at any time in one year you must report this with a special file to the IRS. This is not tax advice, but a heads up to look into. https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/04/kucoin-exchange-advanced.html)

*If you need help buying/selling on one of these exchanges, book a Skype or Zoom screenshare session and you can be directed on your screen as to what to do.


WALLETS (SIMPLE):

Guarda (desktop is my fav) https://guarda.com/ or https://guarda.co/app/

Trust Wallet app https://trustwallet.com/

Exodus desktop or app  https://www.exodus.io/

Blog post: Single Coin Wallets (for Theta, etc)  https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/single-coin-wallets.html

Blog Post: Sending Coins to Wallets 

Blog Post: How to Transfer Coins to and from Wallets/Exchanges


WALLETS (ALL): 

I like to have multiple wallets for safety reasons.

DESKTOP / MOBILE / WEB WALLETS 

Guarda https://guarda.com/ or https://guarda.co/app/

Exodus https://www.exodus.io/

Trust Wallet https://trustwallet.com/

Jaxx Liberty https://jaxx.io/

Ellipal https://www.ellipal.com/

Atomic Wallet https://atomicwallet.io/

MyEtherWallet https://www.myetherwallet.com/

MetaMask https://metamask.io/download.html


HARDWARE WALLETS

Trezor  https://trezor.io/

Ledger https://www.ledger.com/

SafePal  https://www.safepal.io/

Ellipal https://www.ellipal.com/

Corazon https://gray.inc/collections/corazon-wallet


Blog post: Crypto Security  https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/crypto-security.html

Blog post: Wallet Video Tutorials  https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/wallet-tutorial-guides.html

Blog post: Intro to Wallets   https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/intro-to-wallets.html

Blog post: Single Coin Wallets  https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/single-coin-wallets.html

Blog post: Restoring a Wallet (not creating new)  https://thebitcoinbug.blogspot.com/2021/03/restoring-importing-wallet-not-creating.html



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