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Scalping Crypto: The Honest Reality
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Scalping Crypto: The Honest Reality

AlanJuly 1, 2026

Crypto scalping explained honestly. Sub-1-hour trades, fees, mental cost, the strategies that work, and why most retail scalpers blow up.

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27 min read
Crypto Trading Psychology: The Mental Game That Decides Everything
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Crypto Trading Psychology: The Mental Game That Decides Everything

AlanJune 29, 2026

Crypto trading psychology — the part nobody teaches. FOMO, revenge trading, fear, greed, position sizing under stress, and how I learnt to manage it.

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31 min read
BitGet Block Trade: OTC for Bigger Orders
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BitGet Block Trade: OTC for Bigger Orders

AlanJune 17, 2026

BitGet Block Trade explained. How OTC trading works, minimum sizes, why orderbook slippage forces big buyers to OTC, and when it’s worth it.

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17 min read
BitGet API Trading: Setup and Permissions Walkthrough
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BitGet API Trading: Setup and Permissions Walkthrough

AlanJune 16, 2026

BitGet API trading walkthrough. Generating keys, IP whitelisting, permissions, rate limits, ccxt setup, and the security mistakes that wipe traders out.

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20 min read
BitGet Martingale Bot: Why I Don’t Use It
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BitGet Martingale Bot: Why I Don’t Use It

AlanJune 15, 2026

BitGet Martingale bot explained. The doubling-down strategy, the gambler’s ruin maths, when it works, and why it eventually wipes most users.

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20 min read
BitGet Futures Grid Bot: When to Actually Use It
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BitGet Futures Grid Bot: When to Actually Use It

AlanJune 11, 2026

BitGet futures grid bot walkthrough. Leverage settings, funding rate impact, liquidation buffers, and when a futures grid beats a spot grid.

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21 min read
How to Backtest a Crypto Trading Bot
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How to Backtest a Crypto Trading Bot

AlanMay 29, 2026

How to backtest a crypto trading bot honestly. Tools, common pitfalls (overfitting, look-ahead bias, survivorship bias), and the process I follow.

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21 min read
Yield Farming Explained (and Why It’s Risky)
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Yield Farming Explained (and Why It’s Risky)

AlanMay 29, 2026

Yield farming explained: how DeFi protocols pay you yields, where the yield comes from, impermanent loss, smart contract risk, and why I prefer simpler products.

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22 min read
BitGet Shark Fin: Structured Product Walkthrough
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BitGet Shark Fin: Structured Product Walkthrough

AlanMay 29, 2026

Shark Fin is a capital-protected structured product with capped yield. Bullish vs bearish variants, real numbers, the payoff diagram, and when to skip it entirely.

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17 min read
BitGet Dual Investment: How It Works (and Risks)
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BitGet Dual Investment: How It Works (and Risks)

AlanMay 29, 2026

Dual Investment is high-APY yield with conditional asset conversion. Worked examples, buy-low vs sell-high modes, why it’s a covered call in disguise, and when to skip.

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21 min read

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Crypto Tax USA: How the IRS Treats Crypto

AlanJuly 10, 2026

Crypto Tax UK: How HMRC Treats Crypto (and How to Stay Compliant)

AlanJuly 9, 2026

Best Crypto to Buy Now: A Trader’s Framework

AlanJuly 8, 2026

How Much Money Do You Need to Start Trading Crypto?

AlanJuly 7, 2026

How to Send Bitcoin to Someone: Step-by-Step

AlanJuly 6, 2026

How to Cash Out Crypto: Withdraw to Bank Account

AlanJuly 5, 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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  • Crypto Tax USA: How the IRS Treats Crypto
  • Crypto Tax UK: How HMRC Treats Crypto (and How to Stay Compliant)
  • Best Crypto to Buy Now: A Trader’s Framework
  • How Much Money Do You Need to Start Trading Crypto?
  • How to Send Bitcoin to Someone: Step-by-Step
  • How to Cash Out Crypto: Withdraw to Bank Account
  • What is USDC? Circle’s Stablecoin Explained
  • What is USDT? Tether Explained
  • USDT vs USDC: Honest Stablecoin Comparison
  • Scalping Crypto: The Honest Reality
Crypto Rookie 101 is part of the Jigsaw Northstar Network — Founded by Alan Spicer.