Hello — I'm Andrew.
I built Crypto After 50 for people who are curious about crypto but have been around long enough to know that “trust me” is not a financial plan.
Here's who I am, and why I started it...
First, an admission: I've lost money in crypto too.
You deserve to know that up front, because it's the reason this site exists.
A few years ago, I backed a crypto project I genuinely believed in. I'd done my homework. I'd been careful. I'm not a reckless person — I've spent my whole career being paid to be skeptical. And then the project collapsed when the person behind it ran into serious legal trouble, and a chunk of my money went with it.
I felt foolish. The worst part wasn't the money — it was the quiet voice saying you, of all people, should have known better.
But here's what I took from it. I didn't get caught because crypto is all a scam, or because I was stupid. I got caught because I had enthusiasm without enough understanding — and that gap is exactly where people our age get hurt.
So I decided to do something useful with an expensive lesson, and I created Crypto After 50.
What I actually do for a living
For the past 28 years, I've worked in marketing and media — writing, producing, presenting, and, more than anything, taking complicated things and making them simple. I've written books, produced TV shows, and stood on stages explaining ideas to people who didn't think they'd understand them — and watched them understand them anyway.
That's the one skill I'm genuinely proud of: translation. Not crypto wizardry — plain English. I'm not here to dazzle you with charts and acronyms. I'm here to do the opposite: strip the nonsense away until what's left is something you can actually use.
Probably like yourself, I'm averse to the twenty-something 'crypto bros' who usually shout about this stuff. Everything on this site is written by someone who had to learn it the slow way — and remembers exactly which bits were confusing.
What this site will — and won't — do
A few promises, so you know exactly what you're dealing with.
What it will do:
- Explain things in plain English, translating every bit of jargon the first time it appears.
- Be honest about risk — including the risk of losing money.
- Show you how to spot scams and protect yourself and the people you love.
- Stay free to read. No paywall on the basics.
- Treat you as an intelligent adult who simply hasn't been shown this yet.
What it won't do:
- Tell you which coin to buy, or when. That's not education — that's gambling with a tie on.
- Promise you'll get rich overnight. Anyone who does is lying.
- Rush you. You're an adult who can make wise, informed decisions.
Where to start
If you'd like everything in one tidy place, my free Curious About Crypto guide is the ideal way in.
It's written in plain-English and I think you'll find it both interesting and useful.
Nothing on this website is financial advice. I'm an educator, not a financial adviser. Cryptocurrency is volatile and you can lose money — never invest more than you can comfortably afford to lose, and consider speaking to a regulated financial adviser before making any investment decision.
