Platforms to Purchase Crypto:
Binance

Coinbase

Coinbase Pro

Gemini

KuCoin

Notes: You can trade for Crypto on pretty much investing app as well. RobinHood, TD-Ameritrade, WeBull, etc. I personally use Coinbase and Coinbase Pro. Coinbase offers staking rewards (as does Gemini) and CoinbasePro has some of the lowest fees when buying/selling crypto. Coinbase is the easiest one to use and most user friendly, it also offers free coins on certain coins plus for every recommendation you get a percentage of BTC.

Crypto Wallets:
Exodus

Mycelium

The two above are APP for phones with Exodus also available on Desktop

Ledger

Ledger is more if you want to keep your coins offline away from any type of potential hacks.

Celsius This is an app that allows you to earn interest on certain currencies

Notes: I use a online wallet provided by Coinbase, however, for those who worry about any potential hacking you can get an offline wallet but don't lose it

Questions:
1. What are the other major coins besides Bitcoin (BTC)?
Ethereum (ETH)
Chainlink (LINK)
LiteCoin (LTC)

2. What is the best Bitcoin wallet?

There are many options for Bitcoin wallets, and which is “the best” depends on your goals and level of experience. The highest security and most privacy comes from running your own Bitcoin full node, but this is not practical for most users, nor is it necessary.

3. How can I store Bitcoins safely?

Generally, your bitcoins should be stored in your own wallet and not kept on an exchange. As the old saying goes, “not your keys, not your coins”. This means that technically speaking when you have your coins on an exchange, you don’t actually own any coins. Instead, what you have is an IOU from the exchange.

4. What is DeFi?
DeFi (or “decentralized finance”) is an umbrella term for financial services on public blockchains, primarily Ethereum. With DeFi, you can do most of the things that banks support — earn interest, borrow, lend, buy insurance, trade derivatives, trade assets, and more — but it’s faster and doesn’t require paperwork or a third party. As with crypto generally, DeFi is global, peer-to-peer (meaning directly between two people, not routed through a centralized system), pseudonymous, and open to all

5. What is a stablecoin?
A stablecoin is a digital currency that is pegged to a “stable” reserve asset like the U.S. dollar or gold. Stablecoins are designed to reduce volatility relative to unpegged cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. (USDC, DAI)

6. What is the difference between bitcoin and blockchain?

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital asset — arguably, the most popular — and typically takes up half of all digital asset trading volume on most given days. Bitcoin utilizes blockchain technology. Blockchain is not a cryptocurrency. It is the ledger that records all the cryptocurrency transactions that are verified by cryptography and is open, secure and accessible by all.

7. Is Cryptocurrency like the stock market?
There are some similarities between the two but cryptocurrency is 24/7. Meaning it is rising and falling at any point during the day and can have massive swings.

8. What is staking?
Staking is the process of holding funds in a cryptocurrency wallet to support the operations of a blockchain network. Essentially, it consists of locking cryptocurrencies to receive rewards. In most cases, the process relies on users participating in blockchain activities through a personal crypto wallet

Place to find coin prices:
CoinMarketCap

Random Crypto Help Pages:
The Top 10 Bitcoin And Crypto Investing Sites

Crypto.com

Nerdwallet

How to Send to Wallet:
Web
1. Navigate to your Portfolio page on the main navigation bar
2. Select the Send button for the cryptocurrency wallet that you'd like to send from
3. On the send dialog, select wallet address if you're sending to a cryptocurrency wallet external to Coinbase or Email Address if you're sending via email
4. Enter the amount of cryptocurrency you'd like to send in the Amount field. Alternatively, you can specify the amount you would like to send in your local currency. Note that the funds will always be sent as cryptocurrency, not your local currency
5. Select Continue
6. Confirm the details of the transaction and complete the send

IOS
1. Select the menu icon near the top left of the screen to open the navigation bar
2. Select the wallet you wish to send from
3. Select the paper airplane icon in the upper right hand of the screen
4. Enter the amount you wish to send (select the up/down arrows to switch between currencies)
5. Select Send
6. Enter the email or crypto address and any notes you wish to include
7. Review the details of your transaction and select Send in the upper right corner of the screen.

Or if you have been provided a QR code:

1. Select the QR icon in the upper right
2. Take a picture of the QR code
3. Enter the desired amount and select Continue
4. Review the details of your transaction and select Send in the upper right corner of the screen

Android
1. Select the menu icon near the top left of the screen to open the navigation bar
2. Select the wallet you wish to send from, located in the navigation bar
3. Tap the + icon near the lower right hand of the screen
4. Tap Send
5. Enter the amount you wish to send (select the up/down arrows to switch between currency selection)
6. Enter the email or crypto address and any notes you wish to include
7. Review the details of your transaction and select the forward arrow in the upper right corner of the screen

Or if you have been provided a QR code:

1. Select the QR icon in the upper right
2. Take a picture of the QR code.
3. Enter the desired amount and press Continue
4. Review the details of your transaction and tap the forward arrow in the upper right corner of the screen

Buying/Selling on Coinbase
Setting up Coinbase Wallet

If I am missing any question or if you ask a question and it is answered by someone else I will update and add it in the OP.

This post was edited on 2/15/21 at 7:03 am