🍀 We'll pay you $10 to set up a bitcoin wallet

GM. This is 2036, the newsletter that pays you to learn about crypto. 

Think of it like the side hustle that makes you money + makes you smarter at the same time.

We're twelve days into the latest upswing in crypto markets, and it's been a long time since we've been so happy starring at these two lines. 

Naturally, everyone has their own idea as to why this is happening. No one knows for sure why, but the most likely cause is that inflation in the US is slowly cooling off - the 6th month in a row this is happening.

Falling inflation growth means:

• 📉 the Fed is less likely to keep increasing interest rates

• as a result, investors are 📈 more likely to move out of bonds (i.e. "risk-free assets") and into risky assets like crypto

To capture the upside of this, you need to participate in the markets i.e. be invested.

And the easiest way to start investing in crypto is simply to create a bitcoin wallet and own some BTC.

Bitcoin is the OG crypto out there. Unlike most cryptos which are technology companies, bitcoin is an element, like gold. 

That's not to say you should stick to bitcoin, on the contrary. Bitcoin is just the starting point to learning about crypto.

So today's task is to get you started with bitcoin.

✅ Task: earn $10 in BTC for setting up a bitcoin wallet

Bitcoin (BTC) is also the currency we will use here at 2036 to pay you for tasks. So to receive payment, you need to have a bitcoin wallet.

There many different wallets you can choose from - like the ones listed on the bitcoin.org website -  but to make it easier on you, here are three good options:

• Exchange (Coinbase/Binance)

• Exodus

• ZenGo

For most of you, the easiest is probably Coinbase.

If not, good alternatives include wallets like Exodus (which can be run on your laptop) and ZenGo (which is mobile-only). Both are good options for beginners in particular and are easy to set up. If you decide to go with another wallet or already have one - more power to you.

So, 

Step #1: If you don't already have one, get yourself a bitcoin wallet.

Step #2: Simply reply to this email with your public bitcoin address.

Remember, send us your public address, not your private keys or seed phrase. Your public address.

We'll select two people at random who respond and send them each $10 in BTC.

We're likely to make Wallet Wednesday a recurring task - rewarding you for testing out crypto wallets for your own safety and learning. 

Tomorrow is Twitter Thursday - another exciting new feature we're testing out. 

So stay tuned - 

Alex