Separating The Wheat From The Chaff

How To Invest In Crypto Tokens

Abhishek Kothari
10 min readJun 25, 2022
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To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Prologue: A Bit Like Surfing

I vacationed in Puerto Rico this summer. There are many beaches in Puerto Rico — some calm and serene, others wild like a mustang. Rincon, in Puerto Rico, to me is a place filled with mustangs. To many surfers around the world, Rincon is paradise. Huge 30 feet waves dwarf most humans but provide the best options for surfers to find calm and excitement at the same time. It is quite contrarian to find both at the same time. However, it is actually not that difficult to understand. Surfing requires meditation to become one with the surfboard. It also provides excitement because the surfer tries to master a force of nature — the ocean. In addition, very few beaches, if any, in Rincon have lifeguards. One could argue that lifeguards may not offer much protection. However, the presence of one can at least be calming to most. To me, surfing in Rincon is a bit like investing in the brave new world of crypto tokens — it can offer both calm and excitement. The risk is immeasurable. Also, there is no insurance (when you place your money in a bank account, the FDIC insures your…

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Abhishek Kothari

Futurist@The Intersection of Finance, Tech & Humanity. Stories of a Global Language: “Money”. Contributor @ Startup Grind, HackerNoon, HBR