01 Learn
Crypto Toolbox
Plain-English crypto education for people who actually build things.
- Wallets
- Security
- Bitcoin
- Stablecoins
- Chains
- Self-custody
- Privacy
- DeFi
- Scams
- Crypto Twitter
- Web3
The Crypto Carpenter
Crypto explained by a tradesman, for tradespeople.
From the jobsite to crypto, Web3 and real projects — learning it, building with it, and documenting the journey along the way.
- 01 Learning it
- 02 Building with it
- 03 Shipping real projects
Three ways in
Learn it. Build it. Launch it.
02 Build
What We're Building
The actual crypto and Web3 projects we're involved with — live, in progress, and on the drawing board.
See the Projects03 Launch
TMM Development Team
The builders behind token, NFT, community and experimental blockchain projects. We try things, ship them, and learn in public.
Meet the Development TeamOn the job
What we're building
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Status: Live
Solana
$TMM
Trench Made Millionaire
A community-driven Solana project built around tradespeople, persistence and the idea to Keep Digging.
- Community
- Holder Rewards
- Trades Scholarship
Co-founded by The Crypto Carpenter and BadDadTrades.
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Status: Building
Solana
Blue Organ
Built for no reason whatsoever
A blue rocket with sunglasses, a thumbs-up and absolutely no reason to exist. Built for fun, and sent anyway.
- Experiment
- Community
- Just for fun
Contract address will only be posted on the official site and X at launch.
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Status: Active
Multi-chain
The Crypto Carpenter
This site — and the work behind it
Plain-English crypto education, written from the jobsite. Toolbox Talks, practical guides and notes from real builds.
- Education
- Content
- Community
- Web3
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On the drawing board
Next build
More projects get added here as they move from idea to something real. Follow along in the Toolbox.
Crypto Toolbox Talks
Plain English. No hype.
Crypto Toolbox Talk
Crypto Toolbox Talk: How Do You Actually Set Up Crypto Twitter?
You don't need a special account to join Crypto Twitter. Here's how to turn a normal X account into a useful crypto resource without filling your feed with hype, scams and noise.
Crypto Toolbox Talk
Crypto Toolbox Talk: What Is Crypto Twitter?
Crypto Twitter isn't another app. It's the crypto conversation happening on X — and it can be useful, noisy, educational, misleading, and everything in between.
Workbench Notes
Let Crypto Work Like Money
A practical fix that could unlock everyday crypto spending without creating accounting headaches.
James Quinif · The Crypto Carpenter
The guy behind it
Builder first.
I'm James — a construction superintendent, software builder and longtime crypto user.
The Crypto Carpenter exists because most crypto content is written for traders, influencers or people already deep in the space.
I want to explain crypto in plain English for tradespeople, builders and regular people who are curious about the technology.
I'm learning, building and documenting the journey as I go.
- Tradesman Construction superintendent
- Software Builder Ships his own tools
- Crypto User Wallets, exchanges, the works
- TMM Co-Founder Keep Digging
TMM Development Team
From idea to launch, we build in public and learn by shipping.
Built by people who like turning ideas into something real. Tradespeople by background, so we plan it like a job: scope it, frame it, build it, and fix what we learn along the way.
See what we're buildingScope of work
- AToken concepts
- BNFT concepts
- CCommunity projects
- DWeb3 experiments
- EBlockchain-based projects
Meet the crew
The Crypto Carpenter and BadDadTrades met while working together in commercial construction. TMM was built from that friendship, jobsite humor, and life in the trenches.
Two construction guys. One cat. Built in the trenches.