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We are joined by Ruby Crandell to answer questions about how to get started in crypto investing, why crypto is volatile and a set of guidelines for finding a great project. 0:00 – Introducing Ruby 2:30 – motives for investing 12:00 – how do you start? What’s an exchange? 13:18 – Long-term thinking 14:55 – Dollar cost averaging (DCA) vs lump sum 17:00 – market volatility 18:08 – Why is crypto volatile? 21:55 – Choosing crypto projects 23:15 – Finding signal from noise 27:45 – Ethereum 2.0 31:00 – Bearish vs Bullish 32:05 – How to look for a great coin or project 34:10 - #1: Fundamental technology 34:33 - #2: Visionary leadership 37:12 - #3: Market traction 39:57 – The anthropological side of crypto

After a crazy week of trading NFTs, we sit down to chat with Dean Pham, a member of College Crypto who’s new to the crypto and NFT world. TL;DR – Non-fungible tokens are a way to represent unique things like art, property and communities on the internet in a credible and transparent way. 0:00 – why Hunter feels like a Neanderthal today 1:40 – introducing Dean 3:30 – NFTs are non-fungible tokens 5:53 – Why NFTs are a big boon for creators 7:40 – NFTs are programmable 8:45 – NFT gaming, play-to-earn and Axie Infinity 12:40 – True player ownership opens a world of possibilities 15:25 – Axie Infinity’s growth story is just beginning 26:00 – Successful play-to-earn games need to be fun 27:20 – What is meant by minting an NFT? 28:00 – gaming economics 29:20 – The future of NFTs (contracts, real estate, tickets…) 30:05 – why NFT ticketing makes a lot of sense 31:15 – NFTs provide transparency and credibility Make sure to follow us on our socials: Twitter – https://twitter.com/CollegeCryptoHQ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/collegecryptohq TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@collegecrypto

Join Aymon, Hunter and Yilan as we take a closer look at some of the problems plaguing traditional finance (TradFi), the origins of Bitcoin, and why blockchains like Ethereum are revolutionary. Our mission is to accelerate the understanding and adoption of blockchain technologies for people and businesses. Timestamps 0:00 – Intro 0:20 – recap of last episode 1:10 – traditional finance is cumbersome 3:13 – the unbanked billions 6:00 – vulnerability to inflation 6:50 – Bitcoin’s value as deflationary, global, peer-to-peer currency 7:47 – Bitcoin is first generation crypto 10:20 – Satoshi Nakamoto applies blockchain to money 11:28 – Born in the GFC 11:56 – what are blocks in the blockchain? 12:34 – Aymon’s favourite bus metaphor for blocksize, blocktime and transaction fees 16:45 – Ethereum vs Bitcoin 18:20 – Ethereum is a revolutionary platform solution 22:48 – Cryptos are built different 24:07 – Knowledge gives you an upper hand in investing 25:45 – Why projects like Ethereum and Solana are undervalued 28:17 – Investing in innovation 30:03 – Beware of leveraged trading and dodgy projects 30:38 – Loyal, decentralised communities in crypto 36:59 – recap of this episode Make sure to follow us on our socials: Twitter – https://twitter.com/CollegeCryptoHQ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/collegecryptohq TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@collegecrypto

Today Aymon, Hunter and Yilan discuss why they started College Crypto, some of the misconceptions around cryptocurrencies and debunk some myths in the space. Spoiler Alert: Bitcoin doesn't only go up Our mission is to accelerate the understanding and adoption of blockchain technologies for people and businesses.   Make sure to follow us on our socials:  Twitter – https://twitter.com/CollegeCryptoHQ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/collegecryptohq TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@collegecrypto 0:00 - What is College Crypto?  1:02 - Who are we?  4:58 - How much money Aymon lost overnight 5:55 - How has the crypto landscape evolved?  7:37 - Should we care about inflation?  9:13 - El Salvador adopts Bitcoin  13:52 - Bitcoin and decentralisation  15:37 - The dark side of Bitcoin  18:52 - Why Aymon loves Bitcoin  21:09 - Web1 vs Web2 vs Web3  27:09 - Why we're still early  29:44 - The next steps for College Crypto