2026 Cryptocurrency Definitions For Beginners
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2026 Cryptocurrency Definitions For Beginners
This course is part of Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Investing, Trading, And Use - 2026 Specialization
Instructor: Alex Genadinik
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January 2026
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There are 5 modules in this course
This is ideal for people not familiar with the Cryptocurrency world, who want to take their first step to learning about it today.
After this course, you will: Understand how the Blockchain technology works at a 10,000 foot level Understand applications of Blockchain beyond just trading Take your first steps in the Cryptocurrency world DON'T MISS THE CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKET Many people take a long time looking for a good industry to get into as the available industries mature and get more competitive. I've observed this with many industries like the SEO industry, Ecommerce, Elearning, and much more. Don't stand on the sidelines planning. Start doing instead. We are already quite a ways into the Cryptocurrency space, but if you look at the big picture, today is still a good time to get into it. WHAT I WISH I HAD KNOWN WHEN STARTING The content in this course is based on what I wish I had a full understanding of early on. When I started in the Cryptocurrency space, I only had half-understanding of many concepts which prevented me from making the best investments I could and making the best decisions I could. So I added those concepts to this course so you don't have to struggle with them. THIS IS A RAPIDLY-EVOLVING SPACE, TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN IN IT In addition to the content in the course that I thought would be good to have, I am the type of instructor who is very open to ideas of students. So if there is something you want to learn about the Cryptocurrency world or something that is confusing you that is not already in the course, please let me know and I'll add it to the course. DISCLAIMER 1: The content in this course is not investment advice, not legal advice, and not accounting advice. DISCLAIMER 2: You will have to sign up for some services shown in the course and some services are paid. I am only showing you industry-standard services and I don't profit from showing them to you. I only show them for educational purposes. Invest in your future! Enroll today!
What's included
3 videos
3 videosβ’Total 13 minutes
- Introduction and welcome to the courseβ’3 minutes
- What is Blockchain and the Distributed Ledger Technologyβ’6 minutes
- How different people and agencies see Cryptocurrencyβ’4 minutes
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2 videos
2 videosβ’Total 15 minutes
- Tokens vs. coins vs. currency?β’10 minutes
- What exactly is mining and how does it work?β’5 minutes
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2 videos
2 videosβ’Total 18 minutes
- Bitcoin wallets and private keysβ’11 minutes
- Common Cryptocurrency scams to watch out forβ’7 minutes
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2 videos
2 videosβ’Total 14 minutes
- What is DeFi?β’6 minutes
- Introduction to NFTsβ’7 minutes
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1 video1 assignment
1 videoβ’Total 9 minutes
- Getting paid and paying in Cryptocurrencyβ’9 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Course testβ’30 minutes
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