As the bull market has gotten underway, I've started to receive many questions from friends & family interested in learning how they can jumpstart their own Bitcoin journeys, so I've put together a GETTING OFF OF ZERO STARTER PACK (Q2 2021 EDITION) #Bitcoin

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Open a @CashApp and/or @SwanBitcoin account and start stacking sats. Buy as little as $1 worth of bitcoin on Cash App or start an automated recurring buy regiment on Swan (low fee route!). Beware of the trappings of shitcoin casinos (Coinbase, Kraken, BlockFi, Gemini, etc.).

Download @bluewalletio to learn how self custody, seed phrases, sending/receiving all work on the Bitcoin network in practice. Once comfortable, graduate to a @COLDCARDwallet hardware wallet. Always test with small amounts of sats before moving fully into a wallet.

Download & use @fold_app and @trylolli to start earning bitcoin rewards on daily spend, and stack sats using their versions of bitcoin faucets.

Buidl conviction as a hodler by reading The Bullish Case for Bitcoin by @real_vijay. Follow up with The Bitcoin Standard by @saifedean, Inventing Bitcoin by @skwp (free digital copy from Swan), and The Price of Tomorrow by @JeffBooth https://twitter.com/real_vijay/status/969591986662424576?s=20

Listen to the following podcasts to help guide the descent down the rabbit hole:
1. What Bitcoin Did by @PeterMcCormack (ignore his high time preference Lambo bullshit)
2. The Stephan Livera Podcast by @stephanlivera (be patient, replay clips as necessary)

3. Tales from the Crypt @TFTC21 (great w/ a glass of whiskey)
4. Swan Signal with @CitizenBitcoin
5. The Investor's Podcast (Wednesay Bitcoin release) with @PrestonPysh
6. Once BITten! by @princey1976

Follow these Twitter accounts to start, and then every Bitcoin maxi pleb you come across thereafter. Beware of/avoid *crypto* accounts, free giveaway scams, fake accounts, and traders. @AMERICANHODL3 @PrestonPysh @pierre_rochard @real_vijay @jimmysong @_benkaufman @BTCsessions

@LynAldenContact @saifedean @RussellOkung @BitcoinQ_A @matt_odell @michael_saylor @Breedlove22 @BitcoinTina @MartyBent @JackMallers @nvk @maxkeiser @parkeralewis @KISBitcoin

Additional tips:
1. Don't bring perspectives from your fiat (current) life onto Bitcoin Twitter. Bitcoin will change your perspectives in ways you can't imagine.
2. Don't trust; verify. Follow up with your own research, and think critically always. Consume info defensively.

3. Never stop being curious! As you come across topics such as full nodes, security, privacy tools, mining, and cryptography, let your interests in these topics lead you down the rabbit hole

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One additional tip: You are not late and bitcoin is not expensive. Buying Bitcoin today is a multi-generation play. Don't fall for the temptation of attempting to time dips; you'll only cheat yourself out of absolutely scarce sats. Dollar cost average into your position and HODL!