Joybites: crypto education for moms, by a mom.

When you hear crypto, what’s the first thing that pops in your head? I asked a few mom friends and their answers cracked me up—pyramiding, get-rich-quick scheme, nonsense. And honestly, that’s why I started learning about it myself. Here’s what I’ve found: crypto is simply the future of money. It’s big, it’s new, and yes—it…

When I first heard the word blockchain, I honestly thought it was just another tech buzzword. It sounded so complicated, too “big brain” for someone like me who was just trying to make sense of crypto. But piece by piece, it started to click. Blockchain is basically a shared notebook that everyone can read, but…

DeFi or Decentralized Finance, sounds fancy, right? If you break it down: “de” means not, and “centralized” means controlled in one place. Put them together and you get: not controlled in one place. Easy enough. But then there’s “finance.” And honestly? Finance was never my thing. I’m an arts major, and like most people my…

I was talking to my mom the other day about crypto. She knows Bitcoin, she’s heard about people making millions, and of course, she knows the stories of people losing everything. To her, crypto is just this big, wild gamble. When I talk to friends, their reaction is usually:“Ay, sugal ‘yan.”“Scam ‘yan.” And to add…