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| ======== Bitcoin Education Guide ======== | ======== Bitcoin Education Guide ======== |
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| | **Note that contents of this guide are gradually being ported to articles such as [[Bitcoin]] and [[crytocurrency]] on the Campfire Wiki.** |
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| ===== Bitcoin Education Resources ===== | ===== Bitcoin Education Resources ===== |
| | This material moved to [[:Bitcoin:Bitcoin_Media]] |
| Some of the information in these guides is great for beginners, but don't worry if you find yourself getting in over your head. I tell people that my first year in Bitcoin was the most intense year of learning in my life---like an elite technical graduate school education. And I'm still learning new things, constantly, and there are areas that I know little about. In other words, don't worry if you feel lost at times, or if ideas take days, weeks, or months to absorb. This is an interdisciplinary topic that includes economics, mathematics, computer science, and more. And in many ways, it is more rigorous than the theories that came before it. | |
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| Note that we save some resources that dig into the deeper economic side of Bitcoin for our later chapter of this guide, the ' [[#Crypotoeconomicon|Crypotoeconomicon]] '. | |
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| === Bitcoin Websites === | |
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| Some of these are repeats from the introductory section (at least for now). Sue me. | |
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| * [[https://bitcoin-resources.com/|Beginner-Friendly Bitcoin Resources]] | |
| * The [[https://casebitcoin.com/library|Bitcoin Library]] | |
| * [[https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page|BitcoinWiki]] is the encyclopedia of Bitcoin knowledge. | |
| * The [[https://nakamotoinstitute.org/|Nakamoto Institute]] | |
| * [[https://bitcoiner.guide/|Bitcoiner.guide]] is an excellent and thorough resource. | |
| * [[https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html|Jameson Lopp's Bitcoin Information Guide]] | |
| * [[https://bitcoin-only.com/|Bitcoin-only.com]] | |
| * [[http://bitcoinanswerman.com/|BitcoinAnswerMan]] (just purchased by a friend; not yet operational) | |
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| === Books on Bitcoin === | |
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| I haven't read every single one of these, and cannot vouch for them all. I will mention where I have read. | |
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| * [[https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861|The Bitcoin Standard]] by Saifedean Ammous is an excellent primer to the economics behind Bitcoin's ascendancy. | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/Book-Satoshi-Collected-Writings-Nakamoto-ebook/dp/B00M6KGJ2K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=satoshi+nakamoto&qid=1613528830&s=digital-text&sr=1-1|The Book of Satoshi]] by Phil Champagne (currently enjoying) | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Andreas+Antonopoulos&qid=1613459524&sr=8-3|Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain]] by Andreas Antonopoulos is one of the most popular Bitcoin books, and for good reason. I've read perhaps half of it and learned a great deal. The increasing level of technical detail means much of it is only interesting for those who want to dive into the technology on an active level. | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Bitcoins-Blockchains-Introduction-Cryptocurrencies/dp/1633538001/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Andreas+Antonopoulos&qid=1613459524&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVUZMODlUQkRLSEFZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTcyODIxM1BXUzAzSzFQQk1UTiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjE1NzE1MkQ2RVlDMDM1Nkw3UyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=|The Basics of Bitcoin and Blockchains]] by Antony Lewis (haven't read) | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735060828/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0|Cryptoeconomics: Fundamental Principles of Bitcoin]] by Eric Voskuil et al | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Sovereignty-mathematics-Knut-Svanholm/dp/1090109911|Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics]] by Knut Svanholm and Kalle Rosenbaum (haven't read, but plan to) | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1641991216/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=jimmysong-20&linkId=e3c65828dbd2d378683b10a3a59312f3&language=en_US|Thank God for Bitcoin]] (a moral and religious case for Bitcoin) | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578490676/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BKLPCbRGJA5B9|Bitcoin Money]] by Michael Caras is a children's book (haven't read) | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085PVW6M2?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420&geniuslink=true|This Book Will Save You Time]] by Misir Mahmudov (haven't read) | |
| * [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1641990503|The Little Bitcoin Book: Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances, and Future]] by Jimmy Song and a bunch of others (haven't read, yet) | |
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| === Bitcoin Podcasts === | |
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| * [[https://saifedean.com/podcast/|The Bitcoin Standard]] podcast | |
| * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp2V_2S02t-F69FZdFRlMXw|The Rounding the Earth]] (that's us) podcast will include many episodes on cryptocurrency | |
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| === Newsletters With Excellent Bitcoin Discussion === | |
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| * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/|Rounding the Earth]] (That's me) | |
| * [[https://cryptowords.github.io/|Crypto Words]] | |
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| Okay, so you're down the rabbit hole, already. You want to listen in on the discussions of people who have been down there for a while in order to learn more, and organize the chaos. Good luck! | Okay, so you're down the rabbit hole, already. You want to listen in on the discussions of people who have been down there for a while in order to learn more, and organize the chaos. Good luck! |
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| | Currently migrating to [[:Bitcoin:Bitcoin_Media]] |
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| ==== CryptoTwitter ==== | |
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| The Twittersphere is where the cryptocurrency conversations (and memes) rage, primarily. This deserves its own subcategories. Also know that Twitter seems to heavily manipulate feeds, and cryptocurrency is one of the areas in which they do so. If some of these folks irritate your political sensibilities, get over it and put on your filter like an adult. | |
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| === Serious Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency Thinkers === | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4|Nick Szabo]] is one of the world's best economic minds. Warning: may irritate the Woke. Big Trump supporter. His blog, [[https://t.co/zZ7lTyOrtS?amp=1|Unenumerated]] , is full of gems. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/aantonop|Andreas Antonopoulos]] is one of the world's best Bitcoin teachers. Warning: may irritate the MAGA folks. Never Trumper. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Truthcoin|Paul Sztorc]] also writes the [[https://www.truthcoin.info/|truthcoin.info]] and [[https://bitcoinhivemind.com/|BitcoinHivemind.com]] blogs/sites and is one of the important developers of [[https://www.drivechain.info/|Drivechain]] /sidechains, which might link most all cryptocurrencies to Bitcoin in the future. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/lopp|Jameson Lopp]] is one of the great [[https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html|Bitcoin educators]] . | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/nic__carter|Nic Carter]] is one of the clearest thinkers in this entire space. Better writer than speaker. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_|Caitlin Long]] is my favorite ex-Wall Street Bitcoiner, and also Founder/CEO of [[https://twitter.com/AvantiBT|AvantiBank]] . | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/theoryofbitcoin|Theory of Bitcoin]] -- Warning: While some of the information here may be good, this account may be a propaganda account in an internal war over which Bitcoin fork is the "real Bitcoin". This is where you have to up your game in terms of filtering information. Often, 90% is good, real information, and 10% is manipulation. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/evoskuil|Eric Voskuil]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/hacks4pancakes|Lesley Carhart]] is an infosec specialist and all around bad ass. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/jimmysong|Jimmy Song]] is an OG Bitcoiner with develop and writing credentials | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/NakamotoInst|Nakamoto Institute]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/rogerkver|Roger Ver]] was a Bitcoin evangelist who started shilling for the BCH sidechain. Might be an act. Hard to say. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD|Plan B]] with the $100T and stock-to-flow discussion in particular. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/MartyBent|Marty Bent]] runs a free newsletter. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/famous_ideal|This account]] dedicated to the work of John Nash and his concept of Ideal Money | |
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| === Cryptocurrency Education === | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/learningsats|Learning Bitcoin]] | |
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| === Cryptocurrency News === | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/BitcoinForumCom|Bitcoin Forum]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC|Documenting BTC]] is a lot of fun | |
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| === Core Bitcoin Developers (past and present) === | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/kristovatlas|Kristov Atlas]] (friend of mine) | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin|Vitalik Buterin]] | |
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| === Cryptocurrency Conferences === | |
| === Cryptocurrency Exchanges === | |
| Think of cryptocurrency exchanges like major corporations. They have their own interests. It is important to keep this in mind because the information they emit is valuable, but there is also plenty of politics embedded. | |
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| * Binance folks: | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/cz_binance|CEO Changpeng Zhao]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/lingzh1220|Linda Zhang]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/BinanceChain|Binance Chain Community]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/bisq_network|Bisq Network]] (decentralized exchange) | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Coinbase|Coinbase]] folks: | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong|CEO Brian Armstrong]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/balajis|Balaji Srinivasan]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Gemini|Gemini]] folks: | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/cameron|Cameron Winklevoss]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/tyler|Tyler Winklevoss]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/BSHalliday|Blair Halliday]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Krakenfx|Kraken]] Exchange folks: | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/danheld|Dan Held]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Uniswap|Uniswap Protocol]] (decentralized exchange) | |
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| === Cryptocurrency Mining === | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/rich__godwin|Rich Godwin]] of Cormint (my personal Bitcoin mentor when I started out) | |
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| === Cryptocurrency Projects === | |
| * The [[https://twitter.com/Bitcoin|@Bitcoin]] Twitter account is run by the [[https://bitcoin.org/en/|bitcoin.org]] folks. This is not "the people who run Bitcoin" or anything like that, but is essentially an interest group. Filter appropriately. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/AvantiBT|AvantiBank]] is the first American cryptocurrency-focused (digital assets) bank, started in Wyoming | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/ethereum|Ethereum]] folks: | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin|Vitalik Buterin]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/ethereumJoseph|Joseph Lubin]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/alexbosworth|Alex Bosworth]] is the Infrastructure Lead at [[https://twitter.com/lightning|Lightning Labs]] and CEO of yalls.org | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/trezor|Trezor]] is a well known hardware wallet manufacturer | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/ConsenSys|ConsenSys]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Grayscale|Grayscale]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/eric_lombrozo|Eric Lombrozo]] is the CEO of [[https://www.weusecoins.com/ciphrex/|Ciphrex]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem|Meltem Demirors]] something something [[https://twitter.com/CoinSharesCo|CoinShares]] | |
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| === Cryptocurrency Thought Leaders === | |
| Take the title with a grain of salt. Being a "thought leader" is a matter of gaining attention, or the appearance of attention. This could be for positive or nefarious purposes. It may also be that some of these people speak "your language" better than others, so some may be good teachers for you, and some may not be. | |
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| * [[https://twitter.com/Crypto_Cousins|Crypto Cousins Podcast]] is run by [[https://twitter.com/GaryLeland|Gary Leland]] (whom I'm friends with here in DFW) | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/NodedPodcast|Noded Bitcoin Podcast]] hosted by [[https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard|Pierre Rochard]] and [[https://twitter.com/bitstein|Michael Goldstein]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/PieceOfThePy|Piece of the Py]] Show | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/twobitidiot|Ryan Selkis]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/danheld|Dan Held]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/laurashin|Laura Shin]] (enjoyed what I heard of her podcast) | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/notsofast|NotSoFast]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/WhalePanda|WhalePanda]] is Bitcoin OG | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/ToneVays|Tone Vays]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/novogratz|Mike Novogratz]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/gorillamania|Nick Sullivan]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/S_Murphy_PhD|Stephanie Murphy]] (podcaster) | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/nlw|Nathaniel Whittemore]] (podcaster) | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/_Kevin_Pham|Kevin Pham]] was once a great Bitcoin evangelist who seems to have sold himself out to advertising products. Still says some smart things. Use your filter. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/RichardHeartWin|Richard Heart]] is a weird guy with accusations of fraud, but does still say some things that make you think. Use a controlled filter with this one. | |
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| === Cryptocurrency Finance, Trading, and Hedge Funds === | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/dan_pantera|Dan Morehead]] is the CEO of [[https://twitter.com/PanteraCapital|Pantera Capital]] | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/Sunayna|Sunayna Tuteja]] is the Chief Innovations Officer at the Federal Reserve and a digital asset specialist. | |
| * [[https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul|Ari Paul]] of BlockTower Capital. Note: Ari hits the notes right talking about Bitcoin, but his firm hasn't even surpassed Bitcoin's returns. I do not particularly trust him for a few reasons, including his promotion of bad crypto projects, and the fact that he's getting rich simply by holding other people's Bitcoin. | |
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