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Crypto Research for Beginners: A 7-Day Desk Plan
New to crypto research? A seven-day plan to learn narratives, liquidity, tokenomics, and build your first watchlist without FOMO.
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Alphora Labs Research
Updated Jul 27, 2026 · Education, not advice
You do not need 40 tabs on day one
Beginners fail by collecting dashboards instead of judgment. Limit yourself to a vocabulary set, one discovery loop, and one writing habit: thesis + kill criteria.
A simple 7-day plan
Day 1–2: glossary terms and majors context. Day 3–4: Discover triage only. Day 5: Ask brief. Day 6–7: basket + review what changed your mind.
If you skip writing kill criteria, you are collecting stickers — not researching.
How beginners can start crypto research in a week
- Learn market cap, FDV, liquidity, and unlocks from the glossary.
- Read one majors brief (BTC or ETH) end to end.
- Swipe 30 coins on Discover and force Pass/Watch/Interested decisions.
- Write kill criteria for two Interested names.
- Generate one Ask desk brief and verify two facts manually.
- Create a tiny basket and track P&L for a week without adding noise.
Frequently asked questions
- What should beginners research first?
- Bitcoin and Ethereum context, then liquidity and unlocks. Avoid microcap memes until you can fail a liquidity test in under a minute.
