10: Getting Started in Crypto and Gaining Financial Freedom with Karin

Crypto is becoming a powerful tool for ownership, strategy, and long term financial confidence as it enters mainstream finance. This episode focuses on how crypto connects individual empowerment with institutional adoption and real market impact.

In this episode of Crypto, Explained, we sit down with Karin, a crypto holder and trader to unpack how financial self sovereignty, market structure, and real world crypto adoption intersect. We break down how institutions approach crypto as an asset class, why wallets and on-chain transparency matter, and how strategy, education, and access shape sustainable participation in crypto markets.

We also explore how to get started with crypto, how to keep your assets secure, and how crypto provides transparency and financial self sovereignty, helping people build confidence, clarity, and control as they engage with digital assets.

Karin is a dynamic leader, consultant, and recognized voice in Web3 and institutional crypto adoption, serving in fractional executive roles, advising startups, speaking globally on crypto and DAO security, and supporting financial literacy through board leadership and industry education.

What's Discussed:

• (02:34) Financial dependency and lack of asset control

• (04:06) Learning crypto trading and DeFi

• (05:18) Achieving financial sovereignty

• (11:21) Asset custody in legal disputes

• (13:26) Blockchain transparency and key security

• (16:13) Choosing compliant crypto platforms

• (17:25) Audits and proof of reserves

• (20:58) KYC and fraud prevention

• (24:02) Funding, fees, and spreads

• (27:22) Hot/cold and custodial/non-custodial wallets

• (32:27) Cross-border transfers and donations

• (35:56) Financial inclusion via DeFi

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