With all the hype about cryptocurrency, how can you tell a good investment from bad? Yanely Espinal sits down with college student and crypto investor Giovanni Moreno and journalist Caitlin Ostroff to learn what crypto is, how it works and what red flags to look for.

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into cryptocurrencies:

• Read this guide from Investopedia on what you should know before investing in crypto.
• Stay up to date with crypto news from CoinDesk.
• Do your research on how different currencies are doing with updates from Coinbase.

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