Classroom path

Learn crypto in order

A short curriculum: basics, Bitcoin, the chain, mining, risk, then paper practice. Stay here until the words feel familiar. Stuck on a word? Open the glossary — the “what does this mean?” page. Common fears live on the FAQ. A real exchange is later, optional, and yours.

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Three stops. Stay on this site. No real money. Steps 1 and 2 work as a guest. Step 3 asks for a free account so we can save a practice balance — it never blocks Learn or the sandbox.

  1. Wallets and keys

    Learn that a wallet holds keys, not coins. Never share a seed.

    3 min · no account

    Start the wallets lesson

  2. Wallet sandbox

    Create fake keys, receive toy units, and sign a send. No account needed.

    4 min · no account

    Open the wallet sandbox

  3. Paper trade

    Buy or sell practice units on the dashboard. Create a free account when you are ready — Learn and the sandbox stay open.

    3 min

    Create a free account to paper trade

Prefer a one-pager? Open the 10-minute checklist. The full catalog is below.

Path certificate

Progress toward a classroom certificate

0 of 8 core Learn lessons complete. Guests can read every lesson. Log in to save checkmarks and put a name on the certificate.

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The recommended path

Start here, then Next, then Practice. After the lessons, place a paper trade, then walk the exchange checklist. When — if — you want a real desk, read the disclosure. No partner logos until there is a real labeled link.

  1. 1 What is cryptocurrency Start here · 8 min
  2. 2 Wallets and keys Start here · 9 min
  3. 3 What is Bitcoin Next · 8 min
  4. 4 How Bitcoin transactions work Next · 10 min
  5. 5 What is a blockchain Next · 9 min
  6. 6 Proof of work and mining Next · 9 min
  7. 7 Spotting scams and risk basics Next · 10 min
  8. 8 Paper trading, fees, and why practice first Practice · 9 min
  9. 9 Place a paper trade Practice · on the dashboard
  10. 10 Compare exchanges with a checklist Trust · after a paper trade
  11. 11 When ready for a real exchange Optional · affiliate disclosure

Lesson catalog

Each page teaches one idea. Read time is a sitting, not a course.

Start here · 8 min Quiz

What is cryptocurrency

Digital value recorded on a shared ledger — not a bank app, not a get-rich plan.

Start with the basics

Start here · 9 min Quiz

Wallets and keys

A wallet holds keys, not coins. Never share a seed phrase.

Open wallets lesson

Next · 8 min Quiz

What is Bitcoin

A capped-supply digital currency, a live market snapshot, and why people study it.

Open Bitcoin lesson

Next · 10 min Quiz

How Bitcoin transactions work

Addresses, amounts, fees, and confirmations — at a high level, without the hex.

Open transactions lesson

Next · 9 min Quiz

What is a blockchain

Blocks, hashes, height, and a teaching chain you can actually look at.

Open blockchain lesson

Next · 9 min Quiz

Proof of work and mining

Why networks search for a hash, what a nonce is, and a tiny game that shows the work.

Open mining lesson

Next · 10 min Quiz

Spotting scams and risk basics

Guaranteed returns, fake support, and seed-phrase theft — the trust lesson that belongs before any exchange.

Open scams lesson

Practice · 9 min Quiz

Paper trading, fees, and why practice first

What a paper fill is, what spreads and fees do on a real desk, and when (if ever) to leave the classroom.

Open paper-trading lesson

Guides

Longer reads that land in the same classroom. Each one points at a lesson — not a signup.

Guide · 12 min

How to learn crypto

A beginner path: vocabulary first, then wallets, Bitcoin, the chain, mining, scams, and paper practice.

Open the beginner path

Guide · 11 min

Bitcoin for beginners

What the Bitcoin network is, why supply is capped, and how a quote differs from a promise.

Open the Bitcoin overview

Guide · 12 min

Crypto scams to avoid

Guaranteed returns, fake support, and seed-phrase theft — the trust lesson that belongs before any exchange.

Open the scams guide

Practice tools on this site

Same classroom. None of these move real money.

Reference

Glossary

A–Z classroom words with short definitions and links back to lessons and labs.

Open glossary

Trust

FAQ

Is this real money? What is a seed? Will we ask for yours? Paper vs real, staking, and affiliates.

Open the FAQ

Trust

Exchange checklist

Custody, KYC, fees, withdrawals, and risk — before any outbound link.

Open the checklist

Mastery

Path certificate

Finish the eight core lessons, then print a simple classroom souvenir. Not a license.

See certificate progress

Lab

Wallet sandbox

Create fake keys, receive toy units, and sign a send. Demo only — not Bitcoin.

Open the sandbox

Lab

Transaction lab

Pick toy UTXOs, pay a fee, see change math, and watch a classroom TXID confirm.

Open the lab

Visual

Teaching chain

Six toy blocks that point at each other. Not live Bitcoin headers.

See the chain

Game

Mining game

Change a nonce until the hash meets a target. Toy SHA-256. No coins.

Play the game

Practice

Paper wallet

Buy, sell, and estimate yield with simulated balances.

Create account

Trust

When you are ready

How we will label any future exchange link. No invented partnerships.

Affiliate disclosure

Practice here first

Stay on BitBuddy until the words feel familiar.

BitBuddy is paper and educational. The wallet, quotes, and yield you see here are a classroom — not a brokerage, not an exchange, and not a real order ticket.

When you are ready for a real exchange

That step is optional, separate, and yours.

Opening an account somewhere else is a different decision. If BitBuddy later shows an outbound exchange link, it will be an affiliate relationship: we may earn a commission if you sign up. There is no obligation to click or join. It is not advice. Do your own research.

Exchange checklist first

No exchange partner is linked yet. When one is added, the labeled affiliate URL will appear here.

Affiliate disclosure Create a practice account