Last updated: February 18th, 2021

Here’s every tactic we’ve ever published so you can level up your crypto finance game at light speed. These are the tools you’ll need on the bankless journey.

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Here’s what this guide covers:

1. Tools you need

2. Resources for the journey

3. The tactics to use (How to guides and videos) 🤯

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1. Tools you need

• Required: A web3 enabled wallet & browser

  • MetaMask 👈 (mostly desktop)

  • Argent (mobile)

  • Coinbase Wallet (mobile)

• An exchange account to buy crypto (I like Gemini or Coinbase)

• You’ll need a hardware wallet for cold storage (I like Ledger)

2. Basic Resources

Here’s are the basic resources.

1. 📄Bankless newsletter - subscribe

2. 🎙️Bankless podcast - subscribe

3. 📺Bankless YouTube - subscribe

👉 See Guide #1: Starting with Bankless—"Resources for the Journey" for the full list.

3. The tactics to use

Bankless Basics

• 📄 How to tax shelter your crypto 👈

• 📄 How to dollar-cost average into crypto

• 📄 How to record your crypto for taxes

• 📄 How to read onchain data (part 1)

• 📄 How to read onchain data (part 2)

• 📄 How to assess the risk of a lending protocol 👈

• 📄 How to get your first crypto visa card

• 📄 How to use crypto twitter to level up

• 📄 How to use crypto without doxing yourself

• 📄 How to think about crypto P/E 👈

• 📄 How to do DeFi taxes 👈

• 📄 How to stay private using DeFi

Bankless Specific

• 📺 How to self-claim your Bankless Badge

• 📺 How to vote on Bankless Polls with Poap.Vote

Bankless Business

• 📄 How to accept crypto payments

• 📄 How to bank your business without a bank (using Multis)

Eth2 Validator

• 📒 Guide: How to become a validator on the Medalla Testnet

Protocols & Applications

1inch Exchange

• 📄 How to get the best price with 1inch

Aave

• 📄 How to migrate LEND and stake AAVE

Airdrops

• 📄 How to earn token airdrops

Alpha Homora

• 📄 How to boost your yield farming rewards

Argent

• 📄 How to get your first DeFi wallet

• 📄 How to maximize your Argent wallet

• 📺 How to lend with Aave on Argent

• 📺 How to become a Uniswap LP with Argent

• 📺 How to buy & sell TokenSets in Argent

• 📺 How to play PoolTogether in Argent

Async

• 📄 How to collect programmable art

Augur

• 📄 How to bet on DeFi with Augur v2

Axie Infinity

• 📄 How to make money in crypto gaming 🔥

Balancer

• 📄 How to make money with Balancer

• 📄 How to create your own Balancer Pool

• 📄 How to make bank with Balancer liquidity mining

• 📄 The ultimate guide to Balancer Smart Pools 🔥

Bancor

• How to avoid impermanent loss on Bancor

Compound

• 📺 How to earn COMP tokens with Compound Finance

Curve

• 📺 How to farm yield with stablecoins using Curve

• 📺 How to earn CRV as a Curve LP

Dharma

• 📺 How to buy ETH in under 60 seconds with Dharma

• 📺 How to trade on Uniswap with no gas fees using Dharma

dYdX

• 📄 How to trade the ETH perpetual on dYdX 🔥

• 📄 How to trade the BTC perpetual on dYdX

• 📺 How to trade the ETH perpetual on dYdX

• 📺 How to get 10% off dYdX trading fees

ENS

• 📄 How to maximize your ENS domain

Gnosis

• 📄 How to use Gnosis to profit on stablecoins

Graph

• 📄 How to make bank with The Graph

Hegic Protocol

• 📄 How to trade ETH and BTC options

Index Cooperative

• 📄 How to mint DPI and earn INDEX

InstaDapp

• 📄 How to maximize yield farms with Instadapp

Lattice1

• 📄 How to use a Lattice1 Hardware Wallet

Ledger

• 📄 How to maximize your Ledger

Leverage Trading

• 📄 How to long or short crypto assets (using DeFi)

Loopring

• 📺 How to make instant payments in 1 sec with Loopring

• 📺 How to trade tokens on Loopring DEX

• 📄 How to avoid gas fees with Loopring

Maker

• 📄 How to open a loan on Maker 🔥

• 📄 How to get a Dai savings account

Matcha

• 📄 How to trade DeFi tokens with Matcha

MCDEX

• 📄 How to trade the ETH perpetual on MCDEX

Monolith

• 📄 How DeFi can pay for your lunches

mStable

• 📺 How to farm MTA with mStable

• 📺 How to earn interest saving stablecoins with mStable

Nexus Mutual

• 📄 How to protect against hacks with Nexus Mutual 🔥

OpenLaw

• 📄 How to tokenize yourself

OpenSea

• 📄 How to make money using OpenSea

Opyn

• 📄 How to protect your ETH with Opyn

• 📄 How to make money selling ETH options

Perpetual Protocol

• 📄 How to trade YFI perps on Perpetual Protocol

Polygon

• How to Earn by Migrating Aavegotchi to L2

Polymarket

• 📄 How to bet on DeFi with Polymarket

Rally

• 📄 How to leverage social tokens with Rally

Rarible

• 📄 How to make money with digital art on Rarible

Ren Protocol

• 📺 How to swap BTC for renBTC on Ethereum

Rocket Pool

• 📄 How to mint rETH on Rocket Pool

Sablier

• 📄 How to stream magic internet money

Set Protocol

• 📄 How to hire a money robot from Set 🔥

• 📺 How to use TokenSets as a DeFi stop loss

SoRare

• 📄 How to make money playing fantasy football on Ethereum

SuperRare

• 📄 How to make money on digital art

Synthetix

• 📄 How to make money on Synthetix

• 📄 How to speculate on DeFi tokens with binary options

• 📄 How to trade derivatives on Kwenta

tBTC

• 📄 How to mint trustless Bitcoin on Ethereum

Teller

• 📄 How to open an unsecured loan with Teller

Uniswap

• 📄 How to make money on Uniswap

yEarn

• 📄 How to leverage yEarn to maximize yield

• 📄 How to get the best yields on your crypto money

Zapper

• 📄 How to use a Zap 🔥

Zerion

• 📄 How to build a portfolio like a crypto native 🔥

• 📺 How to track your DeFi portfolio with Zerion

Zora

• 📄 How to buy $TAPE on Zora

Misc

• 📄 How to get a job in crypto 🔥

• 📄 How to buy tokenized gold

• 📄 How to make bank flipping crypto collectibles 🔥

• 📄 How to create a bankless DAO

• 📄 How to make money trading stablecoins

• 📄 How to start a Moloch DAO

• 📄 How to set up a crypto 401K for your crypto side hustle

• 📄 How to keep your ETH address from privacy cavities

• 📄 How to protect your Ethereum wallet 🔥

• 📄 How to analyze crypto assets

5. Where to get help

In the American West settlers traveled across the plains and mountains passes in covered wagons banded together for mutual help. These wagon trains were the best way to survive the rugged westward road.

The bankless journey is rugged too. And like early settlers we survive as a wagon trail.

The entire bankless community is ready to help you on your journey.

Go to the Inner Circle Discord channel and just ask.

You’re not alone.

You’re in the bankless nation now.

More guides!

• Guide 1: Starting with Bankless

• Guide 2: Using the Bankless Badge

• Guide 3: Tactics and Tools (👈you are here)