Leo nodded, took a bite of a glazed donut, and clicked Sign Up .
Leo looked at the napkin, then back at the flickering neon. The mystery was gone, replaced by a map. He didn’t need a secret handshake; he just needed a login.
Leo frowned. “But I saw the charts. It’s going up. People are making millions.”
“It’s a ,” Sarah explained, sketching a rough diamond shape on a napkin. “Think of it like digital oil. You don’t buy shares of the oil company; you buy the oil itself. To get in, you need a crypto exchange —something like Coinbase or Kraken.” Leo watched as she wrote down a three-step plan: Set up an account on a regulated exchange. Verify your identity (the ‘Know Your Customer’ part). Transfer cash from your bank and swap it for ETH .