Rich Hall Books Blog — Crypto, Investing & Financial Education

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Articles, essays, and explainers.

Notes from the desk — written between books, on the topics readers ask about most.

Beginner Crypto··7 min read

Starting Small in Crypto: A Realistic First Month

You don't need thousands of dollars to begin investing in cryptocurrency. Here's a measured approach to your first thirty days — written for beginners who'd rather learn slowly than lose quickly.

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Avoiding Scams··5 min read

Five Red Flags That Almost Always Mean It's a Crypto Scam

The scripts change but the patterns don't. These are the warning signs that show up in nearly every cryptocurrency scam I've reviewed — learn them and you'll avoid most of them.

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Wallet Guides··6 min read

Cold Wallets Explained Without the Jargon

A hardware wallet isn't complicated once you see one. Here's what it does, why it matters for long-term crypto investors, and when it's worth the cost.

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Financial Planning··4 min read

Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Term Market

Markets reward patience more than reflexes. A short essay on building a financial plan you can actually stick with.

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Beginner Crypto··6 min read

Bitcoin vs. Altcoins: How Beginners Should Think About Allocation

A simple framework for thinking about how much of a beginner portfolio should be Bitcoin and how much, if any, should be other digital assets.

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Digital Assets··8 min read

XRP, HBAR, and XLM: A Beginner's Overview

A neutral, beginner-friendly look at three digital assets that consistently come up in reader questions — what they do, who uses them, and how to think about them.

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Two free checklists to start with

Practical, no-hype PDFs you can download right now — one for new crypto investors, one for serious wealth preparedness.

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Crypto Beginner Checklist

Everything you should do before buying your first cryptocurrency — exchanges, wallets, security, and scam avoidance.

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Wealth Event Playbook Checklist

The 28 steps you must take before sudden wealth finds you — asset protection, estate planning, tax prep, and security.

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