A book and a companion course for the ordinary reader who wants crypto explained clearly — and only once. Written for the first-time buyer, not the trader on the timeline.
You've heard about Bitcoin. You know friends who've invested. Maybe you've opened an exchange account and closed it again, because nothing on the page made sense. You don't want to become a trader. You just want someone to explain it — clearly, from the beginning, in plain English.
"I wrote this for the reader who was told crypto is either the future or a scam, and just wants to know which parts of both are true."
A shared-notebook explanation of blockchain — no diagrams of miners, no math. Just the idea, done properly, in under five minutes.
How to set up a secure wallet the first time, protect your seed phrase, and understand what you actually own once you hold your own keys.
A walkthrough of your first purchase on a trusted exchange — and the mistakes most beginners make that turn a small experiment into a lasting regret.
Riley Duarte is the founding editor of CryptoPages Press — an independent imprint publishing careful, jargon-free books and courses for readers new to crypto and long-term thinking.
The house style is quiet: no exclamation points, no promises of overnight anything. Just clear writing, checked twice, and the patience to explain things properly the first time.
The book gives you the ideas. The course walks alongside — video lessons, downloadable workbooks, and one calm module a week. You set the pace.
— Companion workbook included. 23 pages. Printable.
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