Web 3 Learning Resources For Starting Your Crypto/DeFi Journey Crypto and DeFi can be confusing. When I started, I was insanely overwhelmed by the amount of exchanges, pools and well you could do with crypto. I tried reading and watching a lot of videos on YouTube, but the best way to learn is undeniably by getting your hands dirty. things So before taking a deep dive into the rabbit hole, the first thing you need to . commit to doing Sign up with an exchange and make sure you KYC-ed, this means that your identity is verified. Step 1: Buy some crypto. Funding wallets via wire it is much cheaper. Step 2: Create a wallet on Metamask. While you’re at it, create other wallets (BNB Chain, Kepler, Fantom,Terra) to experience how onboarding varies. This will help you when you want to start dabbling in DeFi. Step 3: Try transacting! There are lots of tutorials online. Step 4: : Create an OpenSea account and buy an NFT or you can just browse. Step 5 You can create many wallets, so just create one to test things out, keeping very little value in it. Transactions are public and traceable. Step 6: Staking for passive income, this is my favourite. I’ve written stuff on it before, check it out here. Now for some reading resources! Lists Gaby Goldberg’s Notion Reading List Web3 LinkedIn content creators A very well categorized list of things to read, accompanied with summaries and links. DAOs A cannon A list of curated resources for those seeking to understand, build, or otherwise get involved with decentralized autonomous organizations Podcasts They call themselves the “The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance.” They discuss all things DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Bankless Podcast: : He is the best selling author of the 4 hour workweek and often invites individuals from different areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use. The Tim Ferriss Show Newsletters : Long form writing on their thoughts on crypto, money, markets and more. Cobie : Crypto News Decrypt Twitter People @cobie @kaiynne @smc90 Youtube Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-lEpd4OFb0&embedable=true Blue Edge Financial Humphrey Yang Coin Bureau Thor Crypto Whiteboard Crypto Also published . here The lead image for this article was generated by HackerNoon's via the prompt "a futuristic metaverse with VR avatars". AI Image Generator