{"product_id":"a-noobs-guide-to-crypto-matthew-james-hammett-9798241177322","title":"A Noobs Guide to Crypto","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Noob's Guide to Crypto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA calm, honest guide for curious people in a very noisy market\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrypto is loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone seems certain.\u003cbr\u003eEveryone has a prediction.\u003cbr\u003eEveryone wants you to act \u003ci\u003eright now\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not here to do that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Noob's Guide to Crypto\u003c\/b\u003e is for people who are curious, cautious, confused, or quietly sceptical. 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