CryptoGran Weekly

Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome You’ve probably heard me say this before: “Crypto doesn’t live in a bubble — it lives in the real world.” And every few months, something happens somewhere in the global financial system that reminds us just how connected everything actually is. This week, that “something” happened in Japan. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Yvonne… why on earth would a country known for cherry blossoms, spotless trains and excellent stationery have anything to do with my crypto wallet?”...

Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome Every week someone quietly admits: “Yvonne… I don’t understand the economy — so I don’t understand crypto either.” And honestly? You’re not meant to. No one teaches us this stuff. “Macro-economics” sounds like something academics argue about in glass buildings. But in real life? Macro simply means: “What’s happening out there that trickles down into your everyday decisions?” Interest rates. Inflation Money Creation Confidence Debt Savings Mortgages Prices in the shops...

Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome If you saw my post on LinkedIn this week, you’ll know I wasn’t talking about charts or headlines… I was talking about people. Confidence in crypto doesn’t grow from hype, celebrity traders, or neon-lit “to the moon” posts. It grows in warm, supportive spaces — places where people feel able to ask the real questions, the “silly” questions (which are never actually silly), and to learn at their own pace. That’s the heart of everything I do at CryptoGran. I’ve learned that...

Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome When people talk about success in investing, they often focus on what to do — when to buy, what to sell, which trend to chase. But the real skill — the one no one brags about online — is waiting. Inside the Academy this week, we explored one of our mindset tools — Ground → Guard → Grow — which helps you stay centred at the moment you’re deciding whether to enter or adjust a position. We talked about recognising likely market cycles, choosing an entry point, and knowing...

Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome (especially to the totally uninitiated) If you’ve ever peeked into the world of crypto and thought, “This looks like the Wild West — guns blazing, horses bolting, everyone shouting about gold,” you’re not alone. To be fair, it really can look that way from the outside. But remember those old Western films they used to show on Sunday afternoons? They started in chaos — dust clouds, showdowns, dramatic music — yet somehow they still felt relaxing. You knew that by the time...

Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome (and a little real talk) When I ask new learners what scares them most about crypto, it’s rarely the market — it’s the mechanics. Wallets. Keys. The fear of pressing the wrong button and “poof!” — your money’s gone. Sound familiar? The truth is, self-custody doesn’t have to be scary. It’s not about becoming a tech genius — it’s about understanding who has permission to move your money. That’s what this week is all about: turning something that feels complicated into...

Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome (and a quick update) Earlier this year HMRC and Kantar published the Cryptoassets Awareness and Ownership 2024 report. It made headlines in The Times and The Evening Standard with one memorable line: “One in four people in the UK have now owned cryptocurrency.” Impressive, right? Yet every time I share that statistic in a room, the atmosphere changes. People fidget, smile politely, look down. Then—when the talk ends—they approach quietly, one by one: “ “I bought some...

A new look, a new rhythm — and a deeper way to learn crypto safely. Hi Reader, 👋 Welcome (and a quick update) If you’ve been here a while, you’ll know that CryptoGran newsletter used to be a short roundup of my latest blogs — a quick skim of what I’d been writing or reading and I have been a little hit an miss as to when this got sent. Starting today, that format’s evolving. Yay! From now on, you’ll receive a true weekly letter — part learning, part story, part reflection — designed to help...