Understand it. Use it safely. Decide for yourself.
Block Zero is a plain-language course that takes you from “what even is money?” to spotting a scam before it costs you anything — in 61 short lessons, with no jargon, no hype, and no financial advice.
$49 one-time, plus applicable taxes · Full access
Read 4 lessons free — no account neededpaid for two pizzas in May 2010 — the first documented purchase of physical goods with bitcoin.[1]
of market value erased in about a week when the Terra stablecoin collapsed in May 2022.[2]
of cryptocurrency you need to buy to finish this course — the hands-on work uses test networks.
Sources
- [1] BitcoinTalk, the original pizza thread — Laszlo Hanyecz's May 18, 2010 offer of 10,000 bitcoin for two pizzas, taken up on May 22, 2010. View source ↗
- [2] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, “Terraform and Kwon to Pay $4.5 Billion Following Fraud Verdict” (June 13, 2024) — the collapse of UST and Terraform's other tokens “wiped out $40 billion in market value.” View source ↗
Both cited figures come from the primary sources linked above and are re-checked each time the course is revised. In keeping with the course's own rules, no live prices or market rankings appear anywhere on this site.
What you'll learn
Ten sections that run from the 5,000-year story of money to writing your own crypto plan — and deciding, with a clear head, whether any of this is for you.
What you get
Everything below is included in the one-time price.
- 61 lessons across 10 sectionsEight to fifteen minutes each, in a deliberate order — history, then technology, then practice, then judgment.
- Free lessons to start withWelcome, what money is, the day Bitcoin appeared, and how a blockchain works — open to read, no account needed. Read them before you decide anything.
- 33 printable resourcesIncluding the pre-send checklist card, the project research worksheet, the 15-minute security audit, and a 110-term glossary.
- Progress trackingCheck lessons off as you finish them; your dashboard remembers where you stopped and what's left.
- A written capstoneThe final lesson walks you through a seven-part personal plan — custody, security, money rules, information diet, review dates.
- Revisions includedHigh-churn topics are reviewed quarterly. Updates land in your account at no extra cost.
One price, everything included
No subscription, no upsells. One payment, full access.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to buy any cryptocurrency to take this course?
No — and you can complete every hands-on exercise without spending a cent. The practical section uses public test networks, where the coins are free and worth nothing by design. Whether you ever buy anything for real is a decision the course deliberately leaves to you.
Is any of this financial advice?
No. Nothing in this course is financial, investment, tax or legal advice. It explains how things work, what has gone wrong historically, and what questions to ask — so the decisions stay yours. Crypto assets are volatile, and the course repeats throughout that you should never commit money you cannot afford to lose.
I'm not technical. Will I be able to follow it?
Yes. The course assumes you're comfortable with apps and email, and nothing beyond that. There is no math, no code, and no prerequisite reading. Every technical term is defined in plain words the first time it appears, and there's a glossary you can keep open beside you.
Which coins does it tell me to buy?
None. The course carries no affiliate links and endorses no exchange, wallet or token. Where a choice has to be made — picking a wallet, picking an exchange — it teaches the selection criteria and gives you a worksheet, rather than naming a winner.
Crypto changes constantly. Will this go out of date?
Parts of it would, so it's built to be maintained. Every lesson tracks its own dateable facts, and the fastest-moving topics — regulation, stablecoin rules, central bank digital currencies and taxes — are reviewed quarterly. Buying the course includes those revisions.
How do payment and access work?
It's a single one-time payment handled by Stripe — no subscription and no recurring charges. Access is tied to your account and doesn't expire, so you can read the lessons in any order, across as many devices as you like, and come back to them years later.
Start at block zero
Read 4 lessons free first — what money is, the day Bitcoin appeared, and how a blockchain keeps its record — then decide. The full course is $49 one-time, plus applicable taxes.