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Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies

Kiana Danial Β· 2020
πŸŽ™ Narrated by Wendy Tremont King
62/100
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Danial writes clearly and the Dummies format demystifies blockchain and wallets in a genuinely accessible way, but a 2020 publication on cryptocurrency is a six-year-old map of a territory that has been redrawn multiple times since β€” exchanges have collapsed, regulations have shifted, and the risk profiles of specific assets look nothing like they did at publication. The foundational investing mindset is sound, but nearly everything specific has aged past usefulness. Wendy Tremont King is a polished narrator, and the audio version would have been a strong choice in 2020.

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πŸŽ™ Narration: good Wendy Tremont King is a well-regarded nonfiction narrator and handles the technical vocabulary cleanly. The narration is not the problem here β€” the content's rapid obsolescence is.

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Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness66
Craft & writing70
Originality59
Evidence & accuracy77
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit69
πŸ‘ Human-eye gut-check58
Penny’s verdict62
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