Simple swaps are a great way of buying or selling small amounts of crypto, as they are super flexible, mobile-friendly, crazy simple to use and have a large array of coins that can be swapped between. The main downside with simple swaps is their custodial nature, meaning that a middleman takes control of your funds to complete the exchange between coins. You should be aware of this risk, as it could lead to loss of funds.

Simple Swaps are not the same as AtomicSwaps. AtomicSwaps, as in the case of DCRDEX, are completed fully peer to peer and do not require any middlemen or third-party services.

Find out more about DCRDEX at dex.decred.org

To kick off our commonly asked questions series, let’s start with the barrier to entry for every new person to crypto and those with minimal familiarity. How do I buy my first Decred?

This is difficult to answer because ideally, you’ll be using the DCRDEX P2P exchange and holding your coins in its self-custody wallets. But for new users, there are probably too many steps, which can be very daunting.

From recent surveys, it would also appear, the majority of new crypto users prefer to buy crypto using mobile exchanges and wallets. For this reason, if I was new to the space and wanted to buy my first Decred, I would likely use the Binance app. Then self-custody the coins in a Decred wallet. As a rule of thumb, mobile wallets are good for small holdings and the Decrediton desktop wallet is best for large, long-term holdings.

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen with special guest Dave Collins.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about what to expect from the upcoming consensus change and what it means for the project going forward.

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shaping the future, Decred is able to adapt to challenges and innovate at a rapid pace. You acquire influence in Decred by putting “skin in the game”. Decred’s security, privacy, scalability, and decentralized treasury empower stakeholders and provides them with the tools needed to enhance their financial sovereignty.

Behind the scenes there’s been a conscious effort to bring Decred to the wider crypto space. One area that is likely to be a barrier to entry is its availability on popular mobile wallets and apps.

Anxiety or optimism? The future of cryptocurrency is stirring up mixed feelings these days. In this episode we talk about the direction of the space and wether we are purely speculative or if we can get back to the roots of sound money.

Conversation Topics:

* Where does crypto go from here?

* Ionia's gift card service DashDirect / CakePay is shutting down.

* Optimism for cryptocurrencies building services and utility including Litecoin, Monero, ZCash, Dash, Dogecoin and Decred

* We are all experts! Initiatives for onboarding new users

* Peer to peer services including Bitrefil, DCRDEX

"Crypto dead"!? Join us to discuss the current crypto turmoil and what's comes next?

In this show, is joined by insightful @BawdyAnarchist_ of  the Monero community again and all you good folks, come share your take on the current cryptocurrency situation

We are stronger together. Can blockchain projects overcome their differences and work together for the greater good?

In this show, we’ll be hosting our first multi-chain discussion and looking at the potential for projects to work together and benefit from each other's innovation, research, technology and communities. 

The State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and Phoenixgreen and aims to look at current social, economic, and crypto news and how it relates to Decred.

In this show we’ll be joined by:

Crypto and the ideals of the space are under attack in a variety of ways. It’s for this reason we’ve started several initiatives to bring communities together and begin a coordinated effort to grow a positive narrative.

In this show, we’ll be talking about Decred’s new marketing and outreach proposal. Things you need to know and how to get involved! We’ll also be covering a variety of the features released last month including DCRDEX 0.6, Decrediton 1.7.7 and Bison Relay 0.1.7.

Decred is Money Evolved. By combining battle tested Proof-of-Work with an innovative take on Proof-of-Stake that places coin holders in charge of shaping the future, Decred is able to adapt to challenges and innovate at a rapid pace. You acquire influence in Decred by putting “skin in the game”. 

Decred’s security, privacy, scalability, and decentralized treasury empower stakeholders and provides them with the tools needed to enhance their financial sovereignty. 

Find out more about Decred: https://decred.org Join the Decred community! https://decred.org/community