Bitcoin and Crypto for BeginnersRenato Ulianov
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From barter to your own wallet.

For people who have never touched crypto: you'll understand what money is, why Bitcoin was born and how it all works — and finish by making your first purchase and transfer safely.

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62full lessons
9modules + final project
62narrated animated scenes
12hands-on video lessons with Renato

Watch a scene from the first lesson

Every lesson opens with an illustrated, narrated scene, then short text, moving diagrams, practice and a quiz.

Narrated in Portuguese, with English and Spanish captions inside the course.

The program, in order

Nine modules from the history of money to everyday use. Click to see the lessons.

M1What is money7 lessons
  1. Before Money
  2. What Makes Good Money
  3. Metals, Coins and Gold
  4. Backed Paper, Banks and Bretton Woods
  5. 1971 and Fiat Money
  6. When Trust Runs Out
  7. How Money Is Created Today
M2Why Bitcoin was born6 lessons
  1. The Cypherpunks
  2. The Earlier Attempts
  3. The Double-Spending Problem
  4. The 2008 Crisis
  5. The Whitepaper
  6. Genesis, Pizza Day and Satoshi’s Disappearance
M3How Bitcoin works8 lessons
  1. The shared ledger
  2. Blocks and hashes
  3. Mining and proof of work
  4. Nodes and consensus
  5. 21 million, halving and satoshis
  6. Keys and addresses
  7. Fees, mempool and confirmations
  8. Lightning Network
M4From Bitcoin to today7 lessons
  1. The first markets and Mt. Gox
  2. Ethereum and the altcoins
  3. Stablecoins
  4. The ICO craze and the crypto winter
  5. DeFi, NFTs, El Salvador and China
  6. 2022: Terra, Celsius and FTX
  7. ETFs, halving, reserves and laws
M5Markets and geopolitics7 lessons
  1. Market cap, supply, volume and dominance
  2. Reading a coin's page
  3. Fear, greed and sentiment
  4. Charts and candlestick basics
  5. Interest rates, inflation, the dollar and liquidity
  6. ETF flows and halving cycles
  7. Geopolitics and regulation without panic
M6Exchanges6 lessons
  1. What an exchange is
  2. Checklist for evaluating an exchange
  3. Sign-up and KYC
  4. Securing your account
  5. Depositing and buying
  6. Beginner mistakes and scams
M7Wallets and custody7 lessons
  1. Custodial vs. self-custody
  2. Hot vs. cold wallets and wallet types
  3. The recovery phrase
  4. Passphrase and multisig
  5. Install your wallet and receive your first funds
  6. Wallet scams
  7. Inheritance planning
M8Lab8 lessons
  1. Define: asset × network × destination
  2. Prepare: address, memo, balance, fee and gas
  3. Check: full address, poisoning and QR
  4. Test: the small transfer worth every cent
  5. Verify: withdrawal, broadcast, confirmation and explorer
  6. Record: receipts, fees, reconciliation and taxes
  7. Recover: restore the practice wallet
  8. Wrap-up lesson: exchange → my wallet → exchange
M9Crypto in daily life6 lessons
  1. Paying with crypto
  2. Stablecoins in everyday life
  3. Sending money to family
  4. Travel and currency exchange
  5. Instant payments
  6. Everyday security
M10Final projectA complete mission, an exam and the certificate of completion.

Hands-on with Renato

Renato Ulianov opens the real screens — exchanges, wallets, explorers, charts and the economic calendar — and shows every step. Below each video, the full lesson in text.

  1. 01Why Bitcoin was born
  2. 02What a blockchain is, without jargon
  3. 03BTC, Ethereum, stablecoins and the rest
  4. 04Where your money lives: exchange vs. wallet
  5. 05How to buy, step by step
  6. 06How to sell and withdraw to the bank
  7. 07CEX vs DEX
  8. 08Your first swap on a DEX
  9. 09Crypto cards
  10. 10Why watch traditional markets
  11. 11Indicators worth watching
  12. 12Survival checklist

What comes in every lesson

Short, clear theory

Everyday language, with examples from markets, travel and family.

Moving diagrams

Blocks, hashes, keys and fees you can watch working.

Practice and quiz

Interactive exercises and questions to lock it in.

Go deeper, with sources

For those who want the technical detail, without slowing beginners down.

Full glossary

Every term in the course, alphabetical, with the lesson where it appears.

Larger text and three languages

Comfortable reading and all content in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Safety first

You practice with a training wallet and small amounts. No lesson ever asks for your recovery phrase, password or key — and you learn to spot anyone who does.

Full course access
R$ 397

one-time payment · 7-day guarantee

  • 62 lessons in 9 modules
  • Hands-on with Renato: video lessons
  • Final project with exam and certificate
  • Portuguese, English and Spanish
Enroll now · R$ 397

7-day guarantee: if the course isn't for you, request a full refund through Hotmart within 7 days of purchase.

FAQ

Do I need to know anything first?

No. The course starts with the history of money and explains every term the first time it appears.

How do I get access?

After buying on Hotmart, sign in at cripto.tradewithrenato.com with the same email you used. You'll get a sign-in link by email — no password.

Will I need to buy crypto?

Only if you want to. Practice uses a training wallet; when the course shows a real purchase, it's a small amount with every step explained.

Does the course tell me what to buy?

No. It's an educational course: it teaches you to understand and use crypto safely, with no investment advice.

Questions before buying? Write to fer@academyulianov.com