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When you first start in crypto, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of coins, projects, and opinions.

I started with a few USDT and many doubts. But over time and with a lot of reading (besides several mistakes), I began to understand something key: you don't need to have much to start building a portfolio. The important thing is to do it thoughtfully.
💡 What am I doing?
First, I diversified a bit.

I started by buying small amounts of well-known coins like $BTC , $ETH , SOL, and $XRP. I didn't go crazy with rare projects; I just wanted to have a stable base and learn how each one behaves.

When I started in the crypto world, one of the doubts I had the most was whether it was really worth starting with little.

I heard people talking about investing thousands of dollars, or showing huge profits, and I could barely put in a few USDT.
But I decided to start anyway. Today, after trying Binance, reading, and gradually getting involved, I realize that it is worth it... and a lot.
💡 This is what I discovered:
You can learn by investing little.

I bought small amounts of $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, and I began to understand how prices move, how Spot works, and what a wallet is. Without risking more than I could afford to lose.

One of the most common questions when you're starting in crypto (and which haunts me all the time) is:

👉 Should I sell when the price goes up or is it better to keep holding?
At first, I thought the best thing was to always hold. But with time and what I've learned, I see that there is no single correct answer. It all depends on each person's goal, the market moment... and how much anxiety you can handle. 😅

🔍 What have I learned so far?

If you sell everything at once as soon as it rises a bit, you might miss out on a much bigger increase.

When one is just starting in crypto, it can be overwhelming to try to understand everything: prices, technical analysis, market movements...

One of the tools I learned about recently is Copy Trading, and I found it very interesting for those of us who are learning.
🔍 What is Copy Trading?

Copy Trading is a feature that allows you to automatically copy the trades of a more experienced trader.

You choose a trader that you like (for their style, their history, etc.) and every time they buy or sell, your account does the same.

When I started getting into crypto, one of the first things I was advised was not to invest everything at once.

At first, I didn’t understand why, but now I see that it makes a lot of sense, and it’s called DCA: Dollar Cost Averaging.
🔍 What is DCA?

Dollar Cost Averaging (or DCA) is a strategy that consists of:
Invest a small amount of money regularly (for example, every week or every month).
Buy the same crypto each time, regardless of whether the price goes up or down.

When I started getting into crypto, one of the first words I saw everywhere was Spot. At first, I didn’t really understand what it was, but after researching and using it a bit, it became clear to me that Spot is the starting point for most.

🔍 What is the Spot market?

It is the place where you buy and sell cryptocurrencies at the current market price.

When you make a purchase in Spot, the crypto becomes yours. You can keep it, sell it later, or transfer it to an external wallet.

Since I started in crypto, something that caught my attention was how people reacted when the price dropped a little.

I would see a small drop in $BTC or $ETH and immediately the panic messages would start. I also, at first, thought that every drop was the beginning of the end. 😅
But by reading and learning a little more, I understood that not all drops are bad.

👉 There is something called pullback, and now I see it as a natural part of the market.
🔍 What is a pullback?

A pullback is a small retracement in price after a rise.

Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, there are projects that are revolutionizing the crypto ecosystem. Today I share with you 3 altcoins to keep an eye on:
1️⃣ Solana (SOL): Fast, scalable, and with great adoption in DeFi and NFTs.

2️⃣ Polygon (MATIC): Key solution to improve Ethereum, with strong partnerships (Disney, Meta).

3️⃣ Arbitrum (ARB): Leading Layer 2, reducing costs on the Ethereum network.
⚡ These projects are not investment advice, but they are worth investigating if you are interested in the future of Web3.

One of the concepts that caught my attention the most since I started in crypto was airdrops.

The idea that you can receive 'free' tokens for interacting with a project or simply by meeting certain conditions sounds too good to be true. But it exists... and it's becoming more and more common.
🔍 What is an airdrop?

It is when a crypto project distributes free tokens to users as a form of promotion, to build community, or to reward those who have used the project from the beginning.

Today I was researching a bit more about Binance Earn because I was interested in the idea of generating some yield with my crypto, without trading or complicating myself too much.

But I had one key question left: what happens if my crypto increases in price while I have it in Earn? Do I lose that gain?

The answer is no, you don’t lose that increase. For example, if you put 0.01 $BTC in Flexible Savings, it remains yours. If the price of Bitcoin rises while you have it there, your BTC is worth more and you also earn a small interest for having it in Earn.

Something I’m starting to understand on this crypto journey is how news can move the price of coins like $BTC or $ETH, sometimes in a matter of minutes.
This week I was reading about the famous Bitcoin ETFs and how every time a rumor or news comes out about this, the market reacts.

I still don't fully understand how this whole ETF thing works, but it’s clear to me that it’s not enough to just look at the charts. Being informed is also part of the strategy, even if you’re just starting out like me.

These days I've been researching something that seems basic, but that I didn't fully understand: What is a wallet in crypto really?
I always thought that having crypto on the exchange was enough, but I understood that the wallet is much more than a "place" to store coins. In reality, it is the tool that allows you to control your private keys, meaning you have real control over your funds.
I also discovered that there are two main types:

🔥 Hot Wallets: connected to the internet, more convenient for day-to-day use, but less secure if not taken care of properly.