Crypto Consulting
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What does a crypto consultant in Kansas City actually do?
If you searched for crypto consulting, or a crypto expert near you, this is the page that says what I actually do. I sit with people, one at a time, and we do the thing they are stuck on, usually with a screen shared or a laptop on the table. That might be a first withdrawal, a bridge, a wallet that needs to be set up so it still exists next year, an NFT purchase, an ENS name, or the slightly cursed path from Coinbase onto Hyperliquid. I do not have a token to sell you, and I do not promise anything will go up.
Written by John Alewine, Crypto Guidance
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One-on-one cryptocurrency education and consulting.
Kansas City, Missouri. Available remotely.
If you searched for crypto consulting, or a crypto expert near you, this is the page that says what I actually do. I'm John Alewine. I sit with people, one at a time, and we do the thing they're stuck on, usually with a screen shared or a laptop on the table. That might be a first withdrawal, a bridge, a wallet that needs to be set up so it still exists next year, an NFT purchase, an ENS name, or the slightly cursed path from Coinbase onto Hyperliquid. I don't have a token to sell you, and I don't promise anything will go up.
Who is consulting for?
Beginners who feel lost: the ones who have heard of Bitcoin, maybe bought a little on an app, and do not trust themselves to move it. People who have been in crypto a while and hit a wall: the wallet, the taxes, the hardware device, the approval they signed two years ago. Anyone who wants a calm walkthrough before they do something irreversible. Couples who want both people to understand where the money is. Small business owners who want to accept or hold crypto without one employee holding the only key.
If you are looking for a hot tip, a managed account, or someone to hold your keys, I will say no. If you would rather learn in a small room with other Kansas City people, that is Crypto Workshop KC.
What does a session look like?
You bring the question. There is no curriculum and no funnel. If you want to understand a wallet, we set one up together on your device, and the seed stays in your hands the whole time. If you want to move money, we do a test send first and we read the network name out loud. If you bought bitcoin years ago and cannot find it, we hunt through the obvious places before anyone panics. The practical tasks, bridging, and Hyperliquid pages are the write-up of work I used to only do live.
Sessions are one-on-one, over the phone, on video, or in person in Kansas City when that is practical. I will tell you when a free page already answers it, including Start Here and the Security page. I would rather send you to a guide than bill you to read it aloud.
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What does crypto consulting cost?
Want a fixed price? Secure Your Stack is $997: the written setup audit plus one 60 to 90 minute session to do the next actions together. Pay securely with Stripe, no account needed. Free reschedule with 24 hours' notice, and a full refund until the audit is delivered (see Terms). Custom live sessions, when the work is actually that, are arranged on this page by call, text, or the form. All prices are on the products page. My consulting fee is the same whatever wallet, exchange, or device you choose.
What do I do?
- Explain wallets, seeds, hardware, and how not to get drained.
- Walk through a first send, a test withdrawal, a restore test, a bridge, or a Hyperliquid deposit.
- Sit through practical tasks like an NFT buy or an ENS registration, written up on the practical tasks page.
- Help you write an instruction letter a tired family member could follow.
- Translate taxes, exchanges, and cards into plain English. I am not your CPA or your lawyer.
- Give a second look at a setup you already have, including what I would change and what I would leave alone.
What do I not do?
- I do not promise returns or guarantee profits.
- I do not recommend specific tokens to buy or sell.
- I do not ask for your private keys or seed phrase. Ever.
- I do not manage your funds or ask you to send crypto to any address.
- I do not take a cut from products. Four disclosed affiliate or referral links exist on this site: a Coinbase sign-up link on the exchanges page, a Gemini Credit Card link on the cards page, a Coinbase Advanced referral link on the Coinbase Advanced page, and a Trezor hardware wallet link on the hardware wallet pages. Consulting does not depend on them, and I never steer clients toward them.
The same list lives on the About page. It is the job description.
Can you help me recover lost or stuck crypto?
Sometimes, and I will be honest about which kind. If the coins are in a wallet you own and the seed or device is somewhere in your life, we can hunt: old exchanges, old phones, old email, the right derivation path, the right network. If the coins were sent to a scammer, no consultant can reverse the transaction, and anyone who says they can is running the second scam. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center logged 10,516 recovery scam complaints in 2025 with $1.4 billion in losses (source: ic3.gov). I charge for my time, never a percentage of what we find, and I never ask for your seed.
Why work with someone who will not touch your keys?
Because the losses in this space are large and mostly permanent. The IC3 counted 181,565 cryptocurrency-related complaints in 2025 with $11.366 billion in reported losses, up 22 percent from 2024 (source: ic3.gov). The Federal Reserve's 2025 household survey found that 65 percent of adults who experienced cryptocurrency fraud lost money that was not recovered, the highest rate of any fraud type it measured (source: federalreserve.gov). Chainalysis reports impersonation scams grew more than 1,400 percent in 2025 and the average scam payment rose to $2,764 (source: chainalysis.com).
Every one of those starts with someone else getting access. A session where your seed never leaves your hands, a restore test before a large transfer, and a small test send first are the boring habits that keep you out of those numbers.
Do you work with seniors and first-timers?
Yes, and slowly. The FTC found people 60 and over were more than three times as likely as younger adults to report a loss through a Bitcoin ATM, with a median reported loss of $10,000 in the first half of 2024 (source: ftc.gov). A session can be at your kitchen table in Kansas City, with an adult child on the call if you want one, and we write down the steps so you can repeat them without me.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a crypto consulting session cost?
Secure Your Stack is $997 for a written setup audit plus one 60 to 90 minute session. Custom live sessions are arranged by call, text, or the form. There is a free reschedule with 24 hours' notice and a full refund until the audit is delivered.
Can we do this remotely?
Yes. Phone, video, or screen share. In person in Kansas City when that is practical.
Will you ever hold my keys or move my money?
No. I never ask for a private key or seed phrase, I never manage funds, and I never ask you to send crypto to any address. Your seed stays in your hands for the whole session.
Are you a financial advisor or a tax professional?
No. I am an educator and a hands-on guide. I do not pick tokens or promise returns. I can translate taxes, exchanges, and cards into plain English, but I am not your CPA or your lawyer.
Who is behind Crypto Guidance?
John Alewine, in Kansas City. Crypto Guidance is a trade name of Crypto Boutique LLC, as stated on the home page and the campaign terms.
What should I bring to a session?
The device the wallet lives on or will live on, your exchange login if we are withdrawing, and the question in one sentence. Do not bring your seed phrase to a screen share. We will handle it on your side, off camera.
Call or text. Or email. I answer personally.
CALL OR TEXT: (816) 631-2604
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Kansas City, MO
Available in person and remotely
Say what you are stuck on in a sentence or two. If a session is the right next step, we will set a time. If a page on the site is enough, I will point you there.