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 See also
-  * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin_Education_Guide]]
+  * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin_Education_Guide]] (Will eventually be ported into regular Wiki articles)
   * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin History Timeline]]
-  * [[Rounding the Earth:The Bitcoin Wars]]
+  * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin Media]]
-  * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin Educators]]
+    * [[Rounding the Earth:The Bitcoin Wars]]
+    * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin Educators]]
   * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin Entrepreneurs]]
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 ==== Proof of Work (PoW) Mining ====
 Bitcoin mining is a lottery process that costs energy to operate computers to perform calculations.((April 28, 2022 | [[Mathew Crawford]] | [[Rounding the Earth]] | [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/bitcoin-beginners-mining-is-a-lottery?s=w|Bitcoin Beginners: Mining is a Lottery]]))
+See also [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin Mining]]
 ===== Bitcoin Monetary Theory =====
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 ===== Satoshi Nakamoto =====
+The mysterious and unknown inventor of Bitcoin went by the [[pseudonym]] 'Satoshi Nakamoto'. There has been much debate over the years, and investigation into who Satoshi Nakamoto might be or have been.
 ==== Theories of Identity ====
+=== Hal Finney ===
+The first ever Bitcoin transaction took place between Satoshi Nakamoto and [[cypherpunk]] [[Hal Finney]], the latter of whom was actively engaged with Satoshi.
+=== Edward Ho ===
+Gerald Votta makes a reasoned case for [[Edward Ho]] to be Satoshi.((November 16, 2001 | Gerald Votta | [[https://medium.com/quantum-economics/i-know-who-satoshi-nakamoto-is-a3059ef02c34|I Know Who Satoshi Nakamoto Is]]))
+=== Elon Musk ===
+He is very bright and has the resources, though most Bitcoin experts do not think that [[Elon Musk]] is Satoshi.
 === Paul Le Roux ===
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 ===== Bitcoin Statistics =====
+The [[https://bitbo.io/?standalone=true|Bitbo]] stats page is highly educational, showing features such as last block time, mining difficulty adjustments, block height, chain size, transaction fees, and more.
 ==== Price Tools ====
   * The [[https://www.blockchaincenter.net/bitcoin-rainbow-chart/|Bitcoin Rainbow Chart]] at Blockchaincenter.net puts current price and price history into perspective using metrics that have become standard in the Bitcoin community.
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 ==== Transaction (tx) Fees ====
   * [[https://privacypros.io/tools/bitcoin-fee-estimator/|Bitcoin Transaction Fee Estimator & Calculator]] (PrivacyPros.io)
+==== Wallets ====
+=== Wallet Maintenance ===
+https://www.kristovatlas.com/auditing-crypto-wallets/
+=== Hardware Wallets ===
+Hardware wallets operate with many addresses for greater security. These can make use of [[https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Deterministic_wallet|deterministic wallet]] systems.
+  * [[https://coldcard.com/|Coldcard]]
+==== The Lightning Network ====
+The Lightning Network is a way to quickly make Bitcoin transactions without waiting for block settlement.
+=== Lightning Games ===
+  * [[https://lightning-roulette.com/|Lightning Roulette]] is a [[provably fair]] game.
 ==== Practical Bitcoin Spending ====
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   * [[https://coincards.com/us/?ref=bitshills|Coincards]] Gift cards
   * [[https://giftoff.com/|GiftOff]] Digital Gift Cards
+===== Bitcoin Culture =====
+The growing culture that appreciates Bitcoin has begun to coalesce into a market demographic. There are numerous Bitcoin conferences, large and small. There are also Bitcoin shopping site.
+  * [[https://thetexasbitcoinproject.com/collections/merch|Merchandise at the Texas Bitcoin Project]]
+===== Bitcoin Resources =====
+See also [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin Media]]
+  * [[https://btctranscripts.com/|Bitcoin Transcripts]]