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We never touch your money
No custody, no wallet of ours, no deposits, no exchange. There is nowhere on this site to send funds, and there never will be.
Crypto, explained plainly

Learn it before you risk anything.

A short course in how this technology actually works — wallets, keys, fees, and the scams built around all three. No prices, no predictions, and nothing to buy at the end of it.

We never say what to buy
This is education, not advice. We name no coin to buy, hold no position we'd benefit from you copying, and we are not authorised to advise you on your own money.
Six rules, and the first one is most of it
Your seed phrase — Nobody legitimate ever asks for it. Not support, not an exchange, not us
Anyone rushing you — Urgency is the tool itself. A real opportunity survives you sleeping on it
Guaranteed returns — There is no such thing here, and saying it is usually the crime
A stranger's link — Type the address yourself. Search ads and direct messages are where the fakes live
'Recovery' services — Nearly every one is the second theft from the same victim
Money you actually need — If losing it would change your life, it does not belong in this at all
Send this list to whoever in your family is about to do something. Half of what we teach is scam patterns, because that is where the real losses are — not in the technology.

What the course covers

What a blockchain actually is

A shared list that is expensive to rewrite. That is genuinely it — everything else in this subject is built on that single property.

Keys, wallets, and what 'yours' means

Why a wallet holds no coins, what a private key really is, and what happens if you lose it. Nothing here can be reset by anybody.

Fees, and why they move

Why the same transaction costs different amounts at breakfast and at midnight, and how people lose money to a fee they never read.

Exchanges and custody

The difference between owning something and holding a claim against a company that owns it — a difference that only matters on the worst day.

Scams, in detail

The patterns, with the real message wording. Most of the room recognises at least one they have already been sent.

Tax and record-keeping

That a disposal is usually a taxable event and that keeping the record is your job. How it gets reported is your accountant's call, not ours.

How the class runs
The free evening — Ninety minutes, no laptop needed, and no pitch at the end of it
The four-week course — Two hours a week, in person or online, twelve people at most
What to bring — A notebook. Not your wallet app, and absolutely not your seed phrase
What you leave with — A written safety checklist, and the confidence to say no to things
What it costs — $180 for the four weeks. The evening is free, and stays free
What we never take — A commission, a referral fee or an affiliate code from any platform you sign up with

Coming up

  • Mon, Aug 24 · 5:28 AM
    Free evening: what this actually is
    📍 The library meeting room

    Ninety minutes, no jargon, no laptop. Bring the question you're embarrassed to ask.

  • Mon, Sep 7 · 5:28 AM
    Free evening: spotting the scam
    📍 The library meeting room

    Real messages, real wording. Bring one you've received and we'll take it apart.

  • Mon, Sep 21 · 5:28 AM
    Four-week course begins
    📍 The library meeting room

    Two hours a week for four weeks. Twelve places, and the free evening first is recommended.

  • Mon, Oct 26 · 4:28 AM
    Four-week course begins
    📍 Online

    The same four weeks, run on video for anyone who can't get to the room.

Replace these with your own dates and set your own timezone before publishing. Places are limited by the size of the room, not by anything clever.
I came because my son wanted me to invest and I understood none of it. I left able to ask him three questions he could not answer.

Beatrice L.

Free evening

Week three covered the exact message I had been sent two days earlier. I had not replied to it yet.

Mo T.

Four-week course

Take a place
Start with the free evening. If it isn't for you, you've lost ninety minutes and gained a checklist.

Ask for a place

We will never ask you for a wallet address, a seed phrase or a payment in any cryptocurrency. If a message claiming to be us ever does, it is not us.
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