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Obligatory Disclaimer: To modify a quote from Tim Ferris, “I am NOT a financial advisor, and none of this advice should be taken without speaking to a qualified professional first. Also, my results [are most likely] due to pure luck and zero skill.”

The crypto community is one of my favorite places in the world. There is tremendous diversity, nearly everyone is willing to help out total strangers, and creativity and innovation abound. The industry is growing faster than most of us thought possible, and a lot of us are making a good bit of money. But it’s time to get our butts off the bench.

The crypto community is getting to the place where it’s impossible to ignore. People want in. If you’re anything like me, friends and family are asking for advice, or even trying to give you money to invest for them. Maybe, like me, you went from being a novice to being a respected “crypto expert” in a ridiculously small amount of time. But it’s not just those close to us that need our help.

See, “legacy pros” or “old money” are seeing the potential in crypto too. And unlike Grandma or Uncle John, these people aren’t coming to us asking for our advice. They’re just rushing in headfirst, assuming that the traditional way of doing things will apply to the insane world of crypto. They’re wrong.

A lot of us got into crypto because we saw a huge potential for profit. I know I did. We did our trading, we made our mistakes, and we made and lost money. We are crypto veterans, and we enjoy it. For quite some time, most of us (myself included) have been ok to sit on the sidelines, make our fortune, and watch the industry grow around us. But if we want to continue enjoying the crypto world as we have been, we’re going to need to do a little more work.

See, legacy pros don’t realize yet that they can’t just enter the world of cryptocurrency and do business like they always do. They don’t realize that traditional marketing schemes, research reports, and fundraising strategies just don’t apply to crypto businesses in the same way they apply to Wall Street. Unfortunately, these legacy pros won’t realize that until they make mistakes. And unlike the small, personal mistakes of a crypto trader like you or me, these will be multimillion dollar mistakes that will affect the entire crypto community.

So what are we going to do about it?

Step up. Get involved. Find a company that has no idea what they’re doing and offer to help. So what if you have a full time job? Lots of people in the crypto space are working nights and weekends to make sure that the community at large is on the right track. And who knows, if you really love crypto, your help probably won’t go unnoticed for long.

Cryptocurrency job listings on AngelList have nearly doubled in the last six months, and this trend is being consistently observed pretty much everywhere. Plus, employees are being offered salaries 10–20 percent higher than non-crypto jobs, on average. If you’re looking to move out of that crappy full-time job of yours, there hasn’t been a better time.

Fact is, legacy pros have lots of money to throw around, and there are momentous mistakes to be made. It is in all of our interests for you to get off the bench and start making a difference. We’re all making our money trading. We’re the new “insiders.” Now let’s use that influence for the greater good.