Lessons
Everything we teach,
organized by pillar.
Read in any order, or take the 90-second quiz and we'll sequence the right ones for you. New here? Filter to Beginner and nothing will be over your head.
Foundations
Plain-English mental models. The right starting point if nothing has clicked yet.
Threats
How attackers actually work. Phishing, address poisoning, social engineering.
Inheritance
What happens to your crypto if you're not here. Shamir, Lazarus, documented plans.
- 01NewShamir secret sharing without the math
Shamir Secret Sharing is the most useful inheritance primitive in crypto, and almost nobody understands what it actually does. We explain it without a single equation.
9 minIntermediate
- 02NewDead-man switches that actually work
A dead-man switch is a system that does something if you stop checking in. The concept is a hundred years older than crypto. The crypto version has new variations and new failure modes. Here is the honest design space.
9 minIntermediate
- 03NewThe Lazarus Protocol explained
A walk through one specific dead-man switch built for crypto inheritance, what it does at each stage, and the design choices that separate it from the amateur version most people first attempt.
9 minIntermediate
- 04NewEstate planning meets private keys
Traditional estate planning was not designed for assets that are controlled by a string of words. Bringing the two worlds together is doable, but the seams need to be done deliberately. Here is how the lawyer side of crypto inheritance actually fits.
9 minIntermediate
Ownership
DOTs, RWAs, fractional ownership, self-sovereign distribution for creators.
- 01NewHow on-chain royalties really work
On-chain royalties are not a new payment processor with a smart contract on top. They are a different relationship between creators and the platforms that distribute their work. Here is the actual mechanics, and where the design choices live.
9 minIntermediate
- 02NewSelf-sovereign distribution, end to end
Distribution is the part of the creative business where most of the leverage lives, and where almost all of the leverage has belonged to platforms. Self-sovereign distribution is the alternative architecture. Here is what it actually looks like, end to end.
9 minIntermediate
- 03NewYour wallet as your portfolio
A wallet started as a place to keep crypto. It is becoming the place to keep ownership of almost anything that can be tokenized. Here is what that shift means, and why it matters even if you only own crypto today.
8 minIntermediate
- 04NewRWA, defined correctly
"RWA" gets stretched to cover almost anything. The category that actually matters is narrower, more demanding, and more interesting than the marketing version. We define it carefully.
9 minIntermediate
- 05NewMedals of Honor and SkyWalk1000 explained
Two specific case studies in tokenized ownership. A tiered investment structure in a working company, and the tokenization of a real piece of physical infrastructure. Both illustrate the DOT framework in different applications.
10 minIntermediate
AI security
Prompt injection, agent permissions, model risk, data exposure. The threats aimed at the people using AI.
- 01NewPrompt injection 101: how attackers talk your AI into betraying you
Prompt injection is the SQL injection of the AI era. The attack is not on the model. The attack is on the trust you placed in the model. We unpack the shape so you can spot it before it costs you.
9 minIntermediate
- 02NewHow to verify anything in the AI era
When anyone can generate a convincing article, screenshot, or video in seconds, the skill that protects you is verification. Here is a practical method you can run in under a minute.
9 minIntermediate
- 03NewUsing AI tools safely as a creator or business
AI tools are genuinely useful, and they leak data in ways most people never notice. Here is how to get the upside without handing your work, your clients, or your keys to a third party.
10 minIntermediate
Blockchain security
Beyond the wallet. Smart-contract risk, bridge failures, MEV, audit trails for tokenized assets.
- 01NewSmart contract risk, in plain terms
A smart contract is code that holds and moves real money, runs exactly as written, and usually cannot be undone. Here are the risks that actually matter, without needing to read the code.
9 minIntermediate
- 02NewOnboarding a team to crypto safely
Most business losses in crypto are not clever hacks. They are one employee, one key, one approval, with no policy behind them. Here is how to bring a team on safely.
10 minIntermediate