The award-winning podcast, CRYTPO 101, has just released their first book, CRYPTO 101: Johnny’s Guide to Cryptocurrency. Written by the podcast host, Matthew Aaron and illustrated and defined by Dani Ansalem of Decryptionary.com. You might be wondering what is meant by ‘defined’, and for good reason — it is not a common credit. However the credit is alludes to one of the most helpful features of the book — over 115 individual, easy-to-understand definitions for all the technical terms in the blockchain, cryptocurrency and investing world.
The book is designed for and targeted towards everyday people who may find the blockchain space interesting but potentially overwhelming. It follows a likeable character, Johnny who lives an everyday life most people can relate to. He is a hard worker, loves his family and has only just heard about Bitcoin for the very first time. Is it a scam? Is it a joke? Why do some people say it’s going to change the world and other people scoff it off? The unfolding chapters follow Johnny’s journey through the ups and downs of learning about and investing in blockchain technology.
The layout is particularly noteworthy, at every mention of one of the technical terms defined in the book a picture of Johnny is in the margin who offers helpful clarification. In this way, the book can be read by absolute beginners or the technical savvy and anyone in between. The narrative structure is light, entertaining and easy to follow, which helps in delivering the educational content in a way that doesn’t feel like a university lecture or sitting in a classroom.
Johnny’s journey includes his own educational journey, various emotional responses from himself and his friends, the impacts (both positive and negative) investing can have on important areas of one’s life and the overwhelming sense of hope something as revolutionary as blockchain technology can provide to people of all walks of life.
In keeping with the collaborative, educational philosophy of the CRYPTO 101 podcast, the book was a group effort from not only Matthew and Dani, but the whole CRYPTO 101 community. The team hopes the book can be a helpful companion to those traversing the peaks and troughs (figuratively and literally) of a the crypto markets and the potentially world-changing technology that Bitcoin brought to us — the blockchain.
You can purchase the book in ebook or paperback from the official CRYPTO 101 book website here. As expected, they accept crypto!