Set Up Brave Browser
Install Brave on your laptop and set it as your default. Brave blocks ads and trackers by default — the cleaner foundation for everything that follows.
Open + Tour Your Kraken Account
Create a Kraken account and learn your way around the dashboard. We use Kraken because of its long track record of solvency and proof-of-reserves transparency. By the end you'll know where to buy, sell, deposit, withdraw, and transfer.
Install Rabby & Phantom Wallets
Two browser extensions, one workflow. Rabby for Ethereum and EVM chains. Phantom for Bitcoin, Solana, and SUI. Self-custody starts here.
Seed Phrase Security — Non-Negotiable
Your seed phrase is your money. Lose it, lose everything. Write it down on paper, never type it into a computer, never photograph it, never share it. This lesson — and doing it properly — is the difference between holding crypto and losing it.
Send and Receive Transactions
How to send and receive in Rabby and Phantom. Reading addresses, choosing the right chain, and double-checking before you sign. Always test with a small amount first.
Deposit Crypto and Withdraw Fiat on Kraken
How money moves in and out — deposit crypto from your wallet to Kraken, withdraw fiat back to your bank, and the inverse. The bridge between traditional finance and onchain.
Swap Onchain with Defillama
Swap.defillama.com is an aggregator of aggregators — it routes your trade across multiple DEX aggregators to find the best price. Your default for most onchain swaps.
Swap Onchain with Titan Exchange
app.titan.exchange is a second-opinion router — sometimes Titan finds a better path than Defillama. Compare both before you swap anything significant.
Common Scams — and How to Avoid Them
Approve-all phishing, fake support DMs, address-poisoning, drainer dApps, fake airdrops. Once you can spot the patterns you stop falling for them.
Find Tokens with Dexscreener
Dexscreener.com is the search engine of the onchain world — every token, every pair, every chain. Filter by chain, sort by volume, watch the tape.
Get to Know Coingecko
Coingecko is the Google of crypto market data — prices, market caps, categories, exchange rankings. The reference layer for everything you research.
Set Up TradingView
TradingView is the standard charting tool. Create an account and learn the basics. For the deeper dive, follow up with Trade Devils' white-belt course at tradedevils.com/courses/white-belt/.
Sources on X — The Live List
Follow the curated X list. It's where signal lives — builders, researchers, traders worth reading. The list is updated over time.
Bridge Between Chains with Bungee
bungee.exchange moves assets between chains — Ethereum to Solana, Base to Arbitrum, and beyond. Bridges carry more risk than swaps; learn to do it safely.
Join the Live Channel
The Crypto Beginner Telegram is where new lessons land first, where the curriculum keeps growing, and where you can ask questions as you work through the steps.