- **Introduction**: Highlights crypto’s evolution since Bitcoin (2009), market worth trillions, and risks (disclaimer included).
- **Blockchain Basics**: Decentralized, secure ledger for transactions; transparent, tamper-proof.
- **Crypto Types**: Bitcoin (store of value), altcoins (Ethereum, Solana), stablecoins (USDT), memecoins (Dogecoin), utility tokens.
- **Market Structure**: Includes exchanges, wallets, DeFi, NFTs, and the metaverse.
- **Blockchain Types**: Public (Bitcoin) vs. private; permissioned vs. permissionless.
- **Spotting Big Coins**: Use fundamental analysis—assess team, vision, use cases, community, tokenomics.
- **Case Studies**: Successes (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana) show utility; failures (Bitconnect, Terra/Luna) highlight risks.
- **2025–2026 Trends**: AI-blockchain integration, Web3, DeFi, NFTs, asset tokenization.
- **Technical Analysis**: Read charts, use indicators (RSI, MACD), tools like CoinMarketCap.
- **Investment Strategies**: Long-term (HODL) vs. short-term trading; diversify, use launchpads/IDOs, manage risk, avoid FOMO.
- **Tools/Resources**: Exchanges (Binance, Coinbase), analytics (CoinGecko, Glassnode), wallets (Ledger, MetaMask), news (CoinDesk).
- **Future Trends**: Web3, DeFi, metaverse growth; NFT ownership, regulatory shifts, AI innovation, asset tokenization.
- **Action Plan**: Research, analyze, invest, monitor, adjust; sample portfolios for conservative, balanced, aggressive investors.
- **Extras**: Expert interviews, glossary, FAQs, checklists, personal stories emphasizing research and caution.
- **Conclusion**: Encourages learning, community engagement, and careful investing.
A seasoned crypto analyst and investor with over a decade of experience in the blockchain industry. He has navigated the crypto market since Bitcoin’s early days, witnessing its evolution into a trillion-dollar ecosystem. Specialises in fundamental and technical analysis, helping investors identify high-potential projects. Passionate about empowering others, created this book to share actionable strategies for spotting the next big coin.