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What Do You Actually Own?

A guide to the different forms of tokenisation

Mark TimmisFounder & Author
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The CC Course

A practical, jargon-free course for all levels

The Curious Cryptos training course is modular in design and suitable for all levels of knowledge, just so long as you are a crypto enthusiast and you are willing to learn. Each module is broken down into bite-sized elements. It is both philosophical and theoretical, but above all it is practical. The course is in constant development - always being improved upon, and always keeping up with the latest crypto advancements.

01

Essential Information

The foundations - from the philosophy of crypto to wallets, keys, and secure storage.

12 lessons
  1. 1.1The Philosophy of Crypto Currencies→
  2. 1.2What Do Cryptos Physically Exist As?→
  3. 1.3A Word About Security→
  4. 1.4Seed Phrase, Private Keys, and Public Keys - Intro→
  5. 1.5Public and Private Keys - Application to Cryptos→
  6. 1.6Bitcoin Public Addresses→
  7. 1.7Hot, Cold, and Lukewarm Wallets→
  8. 1.8Wallet Types - Web, Mobile, Hardware, Paper, and Doomsday→
  9. 1.9Our Recommended Storage Option→
  10. 1.10Brain Wallets→
  11. 1.11MetaMask→
  12. 1.12MetaMask and Ledger Nano→
02

Exchange Hacks and Other Scams

How to protect yourself from the full spectrum of crypto scams - from exchange hacks to social engineering.

26 lessons
  1. 2.1Exchange Hacks→
  2. 2.2The Dragon's Den Scam→
  3. 2.3The Elon Musk Scam→
  4. 2.4The Crypto Mining Scam→
  5. 2.5Trading Scams→
  6. 2.6Phishing Scams→
  7. 2.7Fraudulent Web Wallets→
  8. 2.8The Tor Scam→
  9. 2.9Scam Coins→
  10. 2.10The Compound Malicious Actor Scam→
  11. 2.11Scam Airdrops→
  12. 2.12The Stellar Lumens (XLM) Scam→
  13. 2.13Scam Websites→
  14. 2.14Coronavirus Scams→
  15. 2.15The Onecoin Scam→
  16. 2.16The Social Media Influencer Scam→
  17. 2.17The Ridiculous Scam→
  18. 2.18The Trezor Scam→
  19. 2.19Pump and Dump→
  20. 2.20The ETH Staking Scam→
  21. 2.21The Ukraine Scam→
  22. 2.22The Trojan App Scam→
  23. 2.23Email Scams→
  24. 2.24The Genesis Scam→
  25. 2.25Dark Skippy Scam→
  26. 2.26Ledger Clear Sign Scam→
03

A Practical Guide to Investing in Crypto Currencies

How much to invest, which exchanges to use, dollar cost averaging, and more.

11 lessons
  1. 3.1How Much Should You Invest and What Should You Invest In?→
  2. 3.2Role and Function of Crypto Exchanges→
  3. 3.3Two Factor Authentication (2FA)→
  4. 3.4How to Buy BTC and ETH - Background→
  5. 3.5How to Buy BTC and ETH - Coinbase→
  6. 3.6How to Buy BTC and ETH - Coinbase Pro→
  7. 3.7How to Buy BTC and ETH - Binance→
  8. 3.8How to Buy BTC and ETH - Other Options→
  9. 3.9Exchanges We Know Are Legit→
  10. 3.10Exchanges We Recommend You Avoid→
  11. 3.11Exchanges We Believe to Be Scams→
04

Blockchain Technology

The technical foundations - blocks, cryptography, proof of work, and hard forks.

6 lessons
  1. 4.1The Basic Idea of Blocks→
  2. 4.2Cryptography→
  3. 4.3Private/Public Key Encryption→
  4. 4.5Linking the Blocks→
  5. 4.6Proof-of-Work (PoW) Consensus→
  6. 4.7Competing Chains - Accidental and Deliberate→