Should designers know how to crypto?
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If you’re a designer and you also love researching things, you should probably buy some cryptocurrency. The goal of this exercise should be to familiarize yourself with a future that’s happening around us right now. As a designer, you should know how transactions work, what are the fees, how you can exchange one crypto asset into another. It’s like learning to use the iPhone for the very first time in 2007 — exciting and a little bit scary at the same time. Here’s why being crypto literate in 2021 is going to be essential.
Should designers know how to crypto? →
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Food for thought
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Tools and resources
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