Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Digital Currencies, Bitcoin, and the Future of Decentralized Finance

Buying and Selling Cryptocurrency: Wallets, Exchanges, and NFTs

Book: Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide
Author: Jonathan Reichental
ISBN: 978-1-63610-041-8


Getting Crypto Used to Be Hard. Now It’s Almost Too Easy.

Back in 2009, you had two options if you wanted Bitcoin: mine it yourself or find another enthusiast and negotiate a transfer. That second path led to the famous pizza purchase of 2010. Fast forward to today, and you can buy crypto through PayPal, Robinhood, Goldman Sachs, Ally Bank, and hundreds of dedicated exchanges.

Trading Cryptocurrency Basics: Orders, Margin, and Why Most Traders Lose

Book: Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide
Author: Jonathan Reichental
ISBN: 978-1-63610-041-8


Trading Is Not Investing. This Chapter Makes That Clear.

While Peter Forrest is busy “hodling” his crypto portfolio, his 18-year-old son Alan wants to trade his way to startup capital. Chapter 9 follows Alan’s crash course in cryptocurrency trading, and it’s one of the most honest chapters in Reichental’s book.

Investing in Cryptocurrency: Hodling, Portfolios, and Earning Crypto Income

Book: Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide
Author: Jonathan Reichental
ISBN: 978-1-63610-041-8


“I AM HODLING” and the Long Game

In 2013, a drunk forum poster on BitcoinTalk.org meant to type “I AM HOLDING” and accidentally created a crypto legend. “Hodl” now means “hold on for dear life,” and it describes the long-term investing mindset that Chapter 10 is all about.

Mining Crypto for Profit: Rewards, Rigs, Pools, and the Energy Debate

Book: Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide
Author: Jonathan Reichental
ISBN: 978-1-63610-041-8


Mining: Where New Crypto Comes From

Remember when getting Bitcoin meant running software on your laptop? Those days are long gone. Chapter 11 explains how crypto mining actually works today, whether it’s worth trying, and what alternatives exist if buying a warehouse full of GPUs isn’t in your budget.