# Intro to Crypto

There are a few assumptions that you may find useful to work from when dealing with crypto.

* Almost everything happening in the space is driven by greed and stupidity.
* Centralized exchanges: not even once.
* Most code is sloppy and bad.

So why not run away as quickly as possible?

Well,

* It's an entirely new asset class built on interesting mathematical principles.
* Good code can save money

#### If you want a true deep-dive please see Matt Levine's "The Only Crypto Story You Need" at <https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-the-crypto-story/>

#### Here we'll just provide a few threads that may be helpful for beginners.