Bitcoin & Tech Resources
Below you can find various resources regarding bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency. If you’re a beginner, you should start with the fundamentals laid out in the “Introductory Classes” section. Knowledge is power in this space.
A special thanks to Jameson Lopp for his contributions to this resources list, whose personal resources list can be found here.
Introductory Classes
- ELI5: Bitcoin
- How Bitcoin Works (Non-Technical)
- How Bitcoin Works (Technical)
- Value of Blockchains
- Smart Contracts
- CoinDesk
- Bitcoin/Blockchain
- Andreas Antonopoulos: Intro to Bitcoin
General Bitcoin Curriculum
- Bitcoin Core IRC Meeetings
- Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies (Princeton Textbook)
- Udemy Bitcoin Course (8+ hours of Video Tutorials & Lessons)
- Khan Academy: Bitcoin (Short & Medium length Video Lessons)
- Bitcoin Wiki
- How the Bitcoin Protocol Actually Works
- A Peak Under Bitcoin’s Hood
Islamic Finance
- Guiding words on explaining the objectives of the Bitcoin network [Arabic]
- Guiding words on explaining the objectives of the Bitcoin network [English]
- The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
- God's Money: Fix the Money, Fix the World
- Bitcoin Spring in Dubai
Blockchain 201 Classes
News Sources
Cypherpunk Resources
Financial Resources
Buying Bitcoin
Video Resources
- The Future of Money with Neha Narula
- Starting with $1,000 with Crypto Bobby
- The Bitcoin Doc
- Bitcoinexplainers.com Video Playlist
- Breaking Bitcoin
- Scaling Bitcoin Workshops
Crypto Mining
- How Bitcoin Mining Works
- Getting Started
- Mining Profitability Calculator
- Realtime Mining Stats
- Cryptocoin Mining Relative Profitability
Bitcoin Discussion Forums
- Bitcoin Subreddit
- Bitcoin Beginners Subreddit
- Bitcoin IRC Channel
- Bitcoin Core Telegram
- Bitcoin Talk Forum
- Bitcoin Development Mailing List