Welcome to Cape Town, home of not just the V&A Waterfront, but also to over 20 banks. While Cape Town relies quite a bit on the tourism industry for income, perhaps we need to consider how the people of Cape Town are choosing to make money for themselves. Aside from depositing their money into bank-related investments, many Capetonians are now choosing to invest in digital currency using blockchain technology as well.

Are you interested in knowing more about the Bitcoin and blockchain realm as well?

If you have recently heard about cryptocurrency then making sense of everything related to this type of digital money can seem like a maze. You could go round and round in circles sifting through information online related to cryptocurrency but still have no clue about anything related to this financial data. However, before you even choose to opt for a high risk investment like a cryptocurrency investment, we suggest that you get well versed about what you are getting yourself into.

While there are many positives involved with investing in cryptocurrency, it is also a big risk if you are clueless about what you are getting yourself into.

In 2020, Mirror Trading International used a Ponzi scheme to swindle people out of millions in Bitcoins. A mere year later, an even bigger scam was announced in the news by a company called Africrypt. That is why we suggest that you start taking cryptocurrency courses before you make a grave mistake that could hurt you financially. Don't get caught up in a maze of uncertainty, be well prepared when you decide to trade using cryptocurrency or invest using cryptocurrency.

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Find your way around the cryptocurrency maze by learning all about cryptocurrency.                                                    Source: Unsplash | Susan Yin

Nowhere in Cape Town will you find a university that offers full courses related to blockchains or cryptocurrency. While everything digital currency related is hot off the press, universities have yet to hop onto the bandwagon in terms of developing courses that may help South African university students make a lucrative career from these types of financial avenues.

However, we cannot deny that cryptocurrency trading is on the radar of the academics. Professor Rabelani Dagada, from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Johannesburg, wrote a letter to alert parliament that the cryptocurrency revolution could not be stopped, hence it was essential to have regulations governing cryptocurrency.

Would you like to know what cryptocurrency regulations are already in place in South Africa?

Well, you would be doing yourself a serious disservice if you get involved with online trading without reading any of the fine print first. Investing quickly and reaping massive returns may sound tempting, however, any online trader who has secured a positive future for him- or herself will tell you that you ought to put in the work should you wish to reap the full benefits the online trading world has to offer.

Preparation is key in the world of cryptocurrency!

To have a thriving online future, perhaps you need to devote time to lessons about the online financial world.

To get yourself started and find out more about Bitcoin and the way forward should you choose to invest your money digitally, consider enrolling in a crypto course or seeking out help from a private tutor. On the Superprof site there are currently 886 cryptocurrency tutors in South Africa, and 4 of these tutors are based in Cape Town and available to meet you face-to-face.

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Will You Enjoy Cryptocurrency Lessons?

You can choose to take private basic cryptocurrency lessons with one of our Superprof tutors or you can opt for taking cryptocurrency courses online.

UCT Get Smarter has developed a short online course called Blockchain and Digital Currency: The Future of Money. The course costs R 9 900 and lasts 6 weeks. The idea behind taking a course like this is gaining an understanding of how exactly cryptocurrency innovations actually change the way in which financial systems work and share predictions about how these financial systems will work in the future. It is also a course that intends to teach you how ethics and ethical consideration can mould this financial endeavour.

Most courses that you take – be they online or face-to-face – are short courses, but they are filled with valuable information that will enable you to find your way out of the cryptocurrency maze. If you are worried about whether you will actually take a liking to these cryptocurrency lessons or not, the answer is that you surely will.

Most of the cryptocurrency courses are created to help people who are already involved in this digital money realm so that they can manoeuvre with regard to online investments and cryptocurrency mining. However, this doesn't mean that someone who has newly taken an interest in this form of digital money cannot join and enjoy these classes.

For those who like to learn much in a short amount of time, enrolling in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency courses will be highly beneficial.

In fact, we suggest that anyone pursuing a degree in finance or economics should take a course on the subject, as it will only benefit them when they step into the finance industry in the future.

So let's look to the future where more people will want to start learning all about Bitcoin and the like because the digital currency will revolutionise every sector.

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Be your own judge and jury when it comes to making decisions about cryptocurrency. Source: Unsplash

The Future: Cryptocurrency Tutorials

Let's face it, part of the reason that people in South Africa have often fallen prey to Bitcoin Ponzi schemes is that scammers understand how complex bitcoin and cryptocurrency really is.

These scammers are aware that many people do not understand terms related to cryptocurrency and as such they sell the deal nicely using technical terms that float over the heads of most, but which seem ever so appealing in terms of securing a stable financial future.

Be careful not to get caught in a trap.

Since Bitcoin is causing major disruptions in almost every sector, consider how implementing this technology in your own business or financial endeavour can be highly beneficial to you. You cannot look towards a better financial future if you haven't started thinking about about the financial disruptions that are currently occurring.

At a beginner level, when you take a cryptocurrency for beginners course, you will learn all the concepts related to cryptocurrency including terms like cryptocurrency mining.

Once you become more clued up about cryptocurrency, you can advance further and learn all the details about how you can create as well as possibly mine cryptocurrency.

What is Cryptocurrency Mining?

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A cold wallet can be used to physically store your bitcoins, altcoins and ethereum. Source: Unsplash

If you are really keen on reaping the full benefit of the digital money revolution, then you need to understand how to mine cryptocurrency as well. One of the reasons few people opt to learn about cryptocurrency mining is that to create mines requires hardware and software that may cost a pretty penny.

When you engage in cryptocurrency mining, you create individual blocks to add to the blockchain and you do this by solving complex mathematical problems. Other people have labelled cryptocurrency mining as the ledger or reporting tool when it comes to keeping track of all mining related transactions.

When you are considering learning all about cryptocurrency mining, there are a few things that you require as well

  • A crypto wallet
  • Cryptocurrency mining software
  • Bitcoin mining software
  • Other hardware

A great online course will be able to assist you in differentiating between a hot wallet and a cold wallet. Hot wallets are solely used for online purposes whilst cold wallets are the physical storage that you use in order to keep your cryptocurrency.

What are you waiting for?

If you have read this article, consider reaching out to a cryptocurrency tutor in Cape Town or take cryptocurrency courses nearest to you.

Anyone and everyone can start taking crypto lessons!

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Laila Abramjee

Laila is an enthusiastic English educator and a fun-filled freelance writer. She has accomplished her dream of getting her first book published and has managed to write over 1 000 000 words since beginning her freelance career. In her free time, she is a travel blogger who explores all South Africa has to offer.