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Crypto Basics 2: Be Your Own Bank!

10/10/2023, 5:52:59 AM

Highlights: Crypto Basics 2: Be Your Own Bank!. A pseudonym, connections to Julian Assange, a GMX email address: there are myths surrounding the beginnings of the crypto scene. To listen to our series on Sam-Bankman Fried and FTX, one of the most spectacular frauds in the financial world, subscribe to the podcast "Crypto Guru" There is a new episode every Saturday. On Tuesdays we publish another issue of the »Crypto basics«. The first issue was published on November 1, 2013.

A pseudonym, connections to Julian Assange, a GMX email address: there are myths surrounding the beginnings of the crypto scene. In the »Crypto Basics« we explain.


When diving into the crypto world, there's one name you can't ignore: Satoshi Nakamoto. Only the name is not real, but a pseudonym of the Bitcoin inventor. He or she has coined the mantra "Be your own bank" when dealing with cryptocurrencies: Be your own bank.

Why is this rule still important today if you want to get into cryptocurrencies? And who is hiding behind the pseudonym? In our »Crypto Basics« we explain the basics of the crypto world.

To listen to our series on Sam-Bankman Fried and FTX, one of the most spectacular frauds in the financial world, subscribe to the podcast "Crypto Guru". There is a new episode every Saturday. On Tuesdays we publish another issue of the »Crypto Basics«.