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Buy Crypto

How to Buy Crypto: The Beginner’s Walkthrough

AlanMay 29, 2026
Security

Hot Wallet vs Cold Wallet: Which One Do You Need?

AlanMay 29, 2026
Earn

GoMining Review: BTC Mining Without Buying Hardware

AlanMay 29, 2026
Learn

Crypto for Beginners: The Honest Starting Guide

AlanMay 29, 2026
Buy Crypto

How to Buy Bitcoin (BTC) on BitGet: Step-by-Step

AlanMay 29, 2026
How to Use MetaMask: A Beginner’s Setup and Safety Guide
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How to Use MetaMask: A Beginner’s Setup and Safety Guide

AlanJuly 20, 2026

How to use MetaMask safely. Install, set up, add networks, connect to dApps, the security settings to lock down, and when to add a Ledger.

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26 min read
How to Use Uniswap: A Beginner’s Walkthrough
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How to Use Uniswap: A Beginner’s Walkthrough

AlanJuly 19, 2026

How to use Uniswap step-by-step. Connecting MetaMask, swapping tokens, providing liquidity, gas fees, slippage, MEV, and when to use a CEX instead.

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24 min read
Best Solana Meme Coins: How to Pick (Honestly)
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Best Solana Meme Coins: How to Pick (Honestly)

AlanJuly 18, 2026

Best Solana meme coins explained honestly. The categories that survive, how to spot a rug, position sizing for memes, and the framework I use.

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21 min read
Best AI Crypto Tokens: The Framework I Use
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Best AI Crypto Tokens: The Framework I Use

AlanJuly 17, 2026

Best AI crypto tokens evaluated honestly. The 4 categories of “AI crypto” (compute, agents, data, infrastructure), real projects, and the FDV trap to avoid.

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24 min read
Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Explained
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Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Explained

AlanJuly 16, 2026

Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes explained. Inscriptions, BRC-20 tokens, Runes protocol, marketplaces (Magic Eden, Unisat), and whether they’re worth the fees.

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20 min read
Bitcoin Lightning Network Explained: Fast, Cheap, Real
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Explained: Fast, Cheap, Real

AlanJuly 15, 2026

Bitcoin Lightning Network explained. How it works, what payment channels are, capacity stats, the wallets I use (Phoenix, Wallet of Satoshi), and El Salvador.

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23 min read
Crypto Market Cycle: The 4-Year Pattern (and What’s Different This Time)
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Crypto Market Cycle: The 4-Year Pattern (and What’s Different This Time)

AlanJuly 14, 2026

Crypto market cycle explained. The 4-year halving cycle, accumulation/markup/distribution/markdown phases, and why each cycle has changed.

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22 min read
Bitcoin Dominance Explained: What BTC.D Tells Traders
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Bitcoin Dominance Explained: What BTC.D Tells Traders

AlanJuly 13, 2026

Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) explained. What it measures, why traders track it, the alt-season pattern, and how I use it for portfolio allocation decisions.

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22 min read
Lost Seed Phrase: What You Can (and Can’t) Recover
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Lost Seed Phrase: What You Can (and Can’t) Recover

AlanJuly 12, 2026

Lost your seed phrase? The honest answer about recovery, partial recovery paths, the brute-force question, the scam industry, and how to never lose one again.

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27 min read
How Long Does It Take to Mine 1 Bitcoin?
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How Long Does It Take to Mine 1 Bitcoin?

AlanJuly 11, 2026

How long it takes to mine 1 Bitcoin. The 10-minute block answer, solo mining math, pool mining reality, and how to actually get BTC exposure without a rig.

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20 min read

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Crypto Trading for Beginners: The Honest Roadmap

AlanAugust 9, 2026

How Long Does It Take to Learn Crypto Trading?

AlanAugust 8, 2026

Crypto Trading vs Investing: Which Is Right for You?

AlanAugust 7, 2026

Crypto Trading Mistakes Beginners Make (and How to Avoid Them)

AlanAugust 6, 2026

Crypto Trading Journal: What to Log and Why It Changes Everything

AlanAugust 5, 2026

Crypto Trading Position Sizing: The 1% Rule and How to Actually Apply It

AlanAugust 4, 2026

Learn More About Crypto

Crypto Trading vs Investing: Which Is Right for You?

AlanAugust 7, 2026

How to Use MetaMask: A Beginner’s Setup and Safety Guide

AlanJuly 20, 2026

How to Use Uniswap: A Beginner’s Walkthrough

AlanJuly 19, 2026

Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Explained

AlanJuly 16, 2026

Bitcoin Lightning Network Explained: Fast, Cheap, Real

AlanJuly 15, 2026

Crypto Market Cycle: The 4-Year Pattern (and What’s Different This Time)

AlanJuly 14, 2026

How To Trade Crypto

Crypto Trading for Beginners: The Honest Roadmap

AlanAugust 9, 2026

How Long Does It Take to Learn Crypto Trading?

AlanAugust 8, 2026

Crypto Trading Mistakes Beginners Make (and How to Avoid Them)

AlanAugust 6, 2026

Crypto Trading Journal: What to Log and Why It Changes Everything

AlanAugust 5, 2026

Crypto Trading Position Sizing: The 1% Rule and How to Actually Apply It

AlanAugust 4, 2026

How to Set Stop Losses in Crypto Trading

AlanAugust 3, 2026

How To Earn With Crypto

How Long Does It Take to Mine 1 Bitcoin?

AlanJuly 11, 2026

BitGet Smart Trend: Auto-Invest Walkthrough

AlanJune 14, 2026

Yield Farming Explained (and Why It’s Risky)

AlanMay 29, 2026

BitGet PoolX: Year-Round Staking Rewards Explained

AlanMay 29, 2026

BitGet Shark Fin: Structured Product Walkthrough

AlanMay 29, 2026

BitGet Dual Investment: How It Works (and Risks)

AlanMay 29, 2026

About Crypto Rookie 101

Crypto Rookie 101 is run by Alan Spicer, a retail crypto trader who's been in the space since 2020. He's contributed work alongside Coin Bureau and Crypto Banter — two of the largest crypto channels on YouTube — and is part of the Trade Travel Chill trading community.

The site exists to give beginners and intermediate traders honest, useful crypto content from someone who's actually placed the trades. Nothing here is financial advice.

More of Alan's work: alanspicer.com

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  • Learn (27)
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  • Crypto Trading for Beginners: The Honest Roadmap
  • How Long Does It Take to Learn Crypto Trading?
  • Crypto Trading vs Investing: Which Is Right for You?
  • Crypto Trading Mistakes Beginners Make (and How to Avoid Them)
  • Crypto Trading Journal: What to Log and Why It Changes Everything
  • Crypto Trading Position Sizing: The 1% Rule and How to Actually Apply It
  • How to Set Stop Losses in Crypto Trading
  • Crypto Trading Time Frames: Which to Use When (1m, 5m, 1h, 4h, Daily)
  • How to Start Trading Crypto with $100 (Without Blowing It)
  • Fair Value Gaps in Crypto Trading: How to Spot and Trade Them
Crypto Rookie 101 is part of the Jigsaw Northstar Network — Founded by Alan Spicer.