there are over 10 million cryptocurrencies and
counting And this can be overwhelming especially if you’re new to crypto and you’re seeing coins
and tokens rallying left right and center and wondering which ones to buy Well that’s exactly
why we created the Coin Bureau to educate people about crypto so that they can understand what’s
going on and make informed decisions based on objective unbiased information So whether you’re
new to crypto or a hardened veteran today’s video will help you understand what crypto is how it
works and where you can find those 100x returns you keep hearing about My name is Guy Stay
tuned Okay let’s start with what crypto is or rather what cryptocurrencies are Contrary to
what you may have heard most cryptocurrencies are not currencies like US dollars or euros Most
cryptocurrencies are more similar to assets like stocks Hence why most investors now refer
to cryptocurrencies as digital assets But what exactly are these digital assets what do you get
when you buy a cryptocurrency well believe it or not but it’s the same thing you get when you buy a
stock Allow me to explain Once upon a time shares in a company were traded using physical notes Each
of these physical notes had a unique serial number Obviously these shares would come from the company
that issued them And this company would keep track of who had which share And it would do this
based on the unique serial number as well as the personal information of the person who purchased
the shares Note that I’m keeping things simple here Now in the modern day most shares are traded
digitally In practical terms this means that the physical shares are no longer being passed around
between people Instead it’s just the unique serial number being digitally assigned to different
owners with the company keeping track of who owns which share Now as with modern-day shares when
you buy a cryptocurrency what you’re basically buying is the unique serial number without the
physical share There are a few key differences though The first is that there’s no company that
controls the issuance of cryptos Their issuance is instead predetermined by computer code The second
difference is that there’s no company which keeps track of who holds which cryptos This is done by
a decentralized network of computers which are incentivized by fees and newly issued cryptos to
ensure that these ownership records are correct These records are stored on a blockchain which
is essentially a database shared by the computers connected to the network kind of like a shared
hard drive The third difference is that you do not need to provide personal information to use a
cryptocurrency blockchain In theory anyone with an internet connection can purchase a crypto and hold
it in their personal wallet which is effectively like a stock trading account number without any
personal details In practice though most people purchase their cryptos through exchanges which
do collect personal details More on that later though And speaking of which if you don’t have
an exchange account then we’ve got a treat for that’s that the supply of a cryptocurrency can’t
be manipulated nor can cryptos be confiscated if you’re holding them in your personal wallet That
is that’s because the supply is programmatic and the blockchain that tracks its ownership can’t
be changed What this means is that cryptos are the first category of digital assets that you
can truly own and cannot be confiscated by any third party By contrast other digital assets like
modern-day shares and even the digital money in your bank account technically do not belong to
you and can be seized Look it up if you don’t believe me So then to recap cryptos are digital
assets like stocks which are also digital these days Like stocks cryptos are unique serial numbers
that can be traded between people The difference is that the issuance of cryptos is programmatic
and their ownership is tracked by shared databases that can’t be changed As I mentioned in the
introduction there are over 10 million cryptos and counting In truth the number of digital
assets is probably well into the hundreds of millions if not more The catch is that there are
different categories and not all are created equal So at the highest level there are two distinct
categories coins and tokens Now coins are the native digital assets of the blockchain they’re on
Coins are used to pay for fees on their respective blockchains and are issued as rewards to the
computers maintaining these blockchains Crypto coins are difficult and expensive to build which
is why there are only a few dozen of them As you might have guessed the largest coin of all is BTC
BTC is a coin because it’s used to pay for fees on the Bitcoin blockchain and is issued as a reward
to the computers maintaining that blockchain And if you want to know why this dynamic exists and
how it works watch our video about Bitcoin mining The link is down below Now whereas coins are the
native digital assets of the blockchains they’re on tokens are digital assets that exist on top of
another blockchain Whereas coins are used to pay fees and issued as rewards on these blockchains
tokens are often used in the applications that are built on top of a blockchain One of the largest
tokens is Ave which exists on Ethereum as well as a few other blockchains Ave is used in the Ave
application which makes it possible for people to lend and borrow crypto peer-to-peer Now whereas
there are a few crypto coins there are millions of tokens That’s simply because it’s very easy and
cheap to launch a token The result is that most crypto tokens are objectively worthless The few
exceptions are those used in popular applications like Ave However this doesn’t mean that worthless
tokens won’t pump On the contrary we’ve seen many instances where objectively worthless tokens have
skyrocketed in value due to pure speculation The caveat is that tokens which are objectively
valuable will perform best over the long term So how can you tell which tokens have value and
which ones don’t well the short answer is to look at the narrative What is this crypto project
claiming to offer and does it look convincing the fact of the matter is that most cryptos rally
based on speculation around narratives Over the years we found that the crypto projects that
experienced the highest returns were the ones that had the strongest narratives and that were the
easiest for new investors to understand and invest in Notably this is true regardless of whether a
crypto is a coin or a token The narrative is what matters the most Bitcoin is the perfect example
here Bitcoin’s narrative is that its BTC coin is digital gold This is a narrative that’s easy
for any investor to understand whether they’re a retail investor or an institution The result is
that BTC has become the largest crypto by market cap In our view that’s not a coincidence And by
the way if you like what you’re hearing smash coins and tokens There are a few dozen coins
but millions of tokens Now crypto blockchains are practically shared computers Coins are like
the electricity that makes these computers run and tokens are like the applications on these
computers It’s hard to make a computer but easy to make an application Most computers are valuable
but most applications are not Now as I mentioned in the previous section the value of a coin or
token is primarily determined by the strength of its narrative and the associated speculation
at least at this stage in crypto’s evolution Someday a crypto’s value will depend more on its
fundamentals like its users and revenue For now though narratives are the name of the game And
if we want to be successful in crypto we must play by those rules Before we drill down into the
narratives though we need to work our way down the hierarchy of crypto taxonomy Again at the highest
level there are two categories coins and tokens At the mid level we have crypto niches like for
instance DeFi decentralized finance competition to the traditional financial system Social fi
social finance competition to existing social media companies and deepen decentralized physical
infrastructure competition to existing physical infrastructure like telecom giants and at the
lowest level we have narratives So take Filecoin for instance Now Filecoin provides decentralized
data storage which puts it in the deepin niche However the narrative that most investors will
use to understand and invest in Filecoin will be something along the lines of a decentralized
Google Cloud And this is where things get really interesting You see the crypto market tends
to rotate between different niches Early last year memecoins were a big niche Late last year AI
agents became the big niche The interesting thing is that the cryptos in these niches that performed
the best had the strongest narratives In the case of memecoins one of the largest ones is Pepe Now
in retrospect this is probably because the Pepe memecoin is apparently associated with figures
like Donald Trump who is very pro- crypto In other words the Pepe memecoin fell into a narrative that
many new investors could understand Similarly in the case of AI agents one of the largest ones
is AIXBT This is probably because AIXBT is an AI agent crypto influencer Again a narrative that
many investors in crypto can understand But why did the main niche become memecoins and why did it
then shift to AI agents well from our perspective there were two reasons The first was that the main
participants in the crypto market last year were experienced retail investors and crypto whales
These are the main cohorts of investors that have the kind of experience to go all the way down the
risk curve to find these cryptos The second reason ties into the first and that’s that AI agents were
conceptually similar to memecoins The only real difference was that memecoins gave experienced
crypto investors The sense that AI agents were somehow more legit than memecoins when most were
actually no different from memecoins Most were just at best a chatbot with a memecoin attached
This underscores the importance of narratives in crypto investing and highlights the fact
that the rotation between crypto niches and narratives depends on the types of investors that
are involved in the market at a given time Again in 2024 this was primarily experienced crypto
retail investors and crypto whales As the bull market progresses however we’re going to see new
retail investors arrive to the crypto market who don’t know how to use platforms like say virtuals
protocol and pumpf fun Meanwhile changes to crypto regulations in the US and elsewhere will also make
it easier for new institutional investors to get more involved All of this means that the niches
that are likely to become big in the coming months and the narratives in those niches are likely
to be different from what we’ve seen over the last year Now it goes without saying that it’s
not easy to figure out which these will be which is exactly why we created the Coin Bureau Club
Now the Coin Bureau Club is where we share our at the highest level there are two categories
of cryptocurrency coins and tokens At the mid level we have crypto niches like GameFi DeFi etc
At the lowest level we have crypto narratives Now the crypto market rotates between niches
The niches the crypto market rotates to depends on the investors involved And the cryptos with
the strongest narratives in those niches pump the most And this is where things get exciting
because we can finally start looking for those 100x returns Now for starters you should know
that if you’re reading or hearing about some hot crypto niche or narrative then there’s a high
chance you’re already too late By the time it gets popular most of the gains have already
been made To be clear this doesn’t mean that the cryptos that are popular aren’t going to
pump more Depending on broader crypto market conditions there’s a good chance they could keep
pumping but again most of the gains have already been made So if you’re looking for life-changing
returns you probably won’t find them there As we’ve noted in our other videos the secret to
success in crypto is to ignore what’s happening now and constantly ask yourself what comes
next As we’ve learned this means trying to figure out which niches will be next to get big
and identifying the cryptos with the strongest narratives in these next niches How to look for
these cryptos is surprisingly straightforward Suppose you believe that GameFi gaming finance
competition to existing games and gaming studios is going to be the next big crypto niche All you
need to do is find a list of Gamefy cryptos on a website like Coin Market Cap or Coin Gecko Then
go down that list and look at which ones have the strongest narratives Chances are that you’ll come
across some that are competitors to popular gaming studios others that are competitors to popular
games and even a few that are to all intents and purposes copies of popular games Now once you’ve
got a list of a few promising looking cryptos then take note of four things: the price tag the market
cap the circulating supply and which exchanges the crypto in question is listed on Ideally the price
tag will be low the market cap will be small most of the supply will be in circulation and the
crypto will be listed on lots of exchanges So if it ticks every box chances are that you
found a possible candidate for a 100x crypto That’s because most crypto investors look at the
price tag when trying to assess how big a crypto could get when it’s really the market cap that
determines this The smaller the market cap the bigger the gains you could get At the same time
you want to make sure that most of the supply is in circulation because if it’s not it typically
means that insiders are still waiting to sell And if you buy chances are you’ll be buying their bags
The exchange listing criteria meanwhile is also pretty logical You want to make sure the crypto in
question is accessible to lots of investors So as a rule of thumb a market cap of under $100 million
is a small market cap 100 million to1 billion is a midsize market cap and $1 billion plus is a
large market cap A smaller market cap means bigger potential gains but also higher risks So if you’re
a conservative investor then stick to the larger cap cryptos you found If you are a high-risisk
investor and you find a crypto that isn’t listed on many exchanges then don’t worry Most cryptos
will list on more exchanges during a bull market if there’s lots of trading volume And if it has a
strong narrative then the chances are there will be lots of trading volume And pro tip check to
see if any exchanges themselves invested in the cryptos you’re interested in If they have then
they will probably list those cryptos eventually find the cryptos that fall under each niche Then
go down the list and find the cryptos with the strongest narratives When you found a few identify
the ones with low price tags small market caps supply mostly in circulation and lots of exchange
listings High returns are not guaranteed but if all those boxes above are ticked you’re certainly
off to a good start All that’s left then is to keep a few very important things in mind The first
is that when you keep a crypto on an exchange it technically doesn’t belong to you Besides the
fact that this creates a risk that your crypto could be frozen by the exchange for well whatever
reason you could also lose your crypto if the exchange goes under That’s why it’s of paramount
importance that you keep any crypto that you’re not actively trading in your own personal
wallet And you can refer to our recent video about the top crypto wallets for 2025 if you’re
having a hard time deciding on which one to use Be sure to send test transactions before sending
the whole amount The second important thing to keep in mind is that we could be approaching
the final phase of this crypto bull market That means there are going to be cryptos rallying left
and right The temptation to sell the cryptos you own to buy those that are rallying will be high
especially if yours are lagging But if you truly believe that the niche your crypto belongs to is
going to become big and that the narrative of the crypto itself is strong then be patient and wait
for your turn If you’re having doubts just ask yourself is this something my mom and dad would
understand and buy if yes you’re probably fine The last important thing to keep in mind is that if
you miss the train on crypto don’t get discouraged Historically crypto follows a 4-year cycle So
even if you think you missed this cycle it’s still a huge opportunity You’ll have almost 2 years
to do your research looking into the different niches that could get big and the cryptos with the
strongest narratives within them And not only that but you’ll also have almost 2 years to accumulate
these cryptos in peace without having to feel like you’re going to miss the train again And the best
part is that we’ll be here to continue giving you the objective unbiased information that you
need to understand what’s going on and make informed decisions So if you appreciate that then
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I’ll see you next time This is Guy Over and out
