Cryptocurrency 101: From Blockchain and Bitcoin to Altcoins and Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Your Essential Guide to Understanding, Acquiring, and Using Cryptocurrency

by Joe Duarte

Learn the ins and outs of cryptocurrency with this essential guide that removes the mystery of digital currency and helps you understand how to safely acquire and use this new type of money.

Want to use cryptocurrency but don’t know where to start? Are you unsure as to what cryptocurrency even is? Is cryptocurrency a safe investment? Cryptocurrency 101 has the answers to all these questions and more. From explaining what cryptocurrency is and the technology that backs it—blockchain—to exploring the various types of crypto available including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, stablecoins, and tokens, you will get a crash course in cryptocurrency to help you get up to speed with the money of the future.

You’ll learn the fundamentals of obtaining, storing, and using cryptocurrency as well as taxes and regulations on cryptocurrency. The book also offers information on mining cryptocurrencies including the fundamentals of mining and various ways to mine cryptocurrency.

Additionally, you’ll find a primer on investing in cryptocurrency that include a foundational overview of investing and explores various options for investing including straight crypto trading, crypto ETFs, crypto stocks, and crypto futures and options. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll be able step into the future of money with confidence.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication April 21, 2026

About the author

Dr. Joe Duarte has been analyzing, trading, and writing about the financial markets since 1990. His "This Week in the Money" column is widely followed at MoneyShow.com. He was biotech and healthcare analyst for Investing Daily.com - Strategic Technology Investing, Breakthrough Tech Profits, and the highly regarded Personal Finance newsletter. He is author of "Trading Options for Dummies," now in its third edition (August 28,2017).

He was an original CNBC Market Maven, has been quoted in Barron's, The Wall Street Journal and has written articles for Marketwatch.com and many other major publications. His books include "Trading Options for Dummies," "Trading Futures for Dummies," "The Everything Investing in Your 20s & 30s Book," and six others. Dr. Duarte is a former money manager and a professional investor trading for his own account.