
Blockchain
Resource List
Below are over 300 resources to help you understand and use Crypto and Blockchain technology!
Blockchain
What is it?
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Blockchain 101: https://weteachblockchain.org/courses/blockchain-101/
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How does a blockchain work: https://youtu.be/SSo_EIwHSd4
Videos
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Picking the Right Blockchain for the Job: https://youtu.be/JIJbPoofaWA
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DASH School - What is Blockchain?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7UwwcCKj4Y&list=PLiFMZOlhgsYKKOUOVjQjESCXfR1cCYCod
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Blockchain Mechanics: https://youtu.be/GLD1ol3wRs8
News
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Coindesk: https://www.coindesk.com/
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Bitcoin magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/
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Coin Journal: https://coinjournal.net/
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Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/
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Hodl Hodl News: https://news.hodlhodl.com/
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The Block: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletters: https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/
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Merkle Report: https://www.merklereport.com/
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Blockchain and cryptofinance research terminal: https://sci.smithandcrown.com/
Bitcoin
What is it?
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Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five: https://medium.freecodecamp.org/explain-bitcoin-like-im-five-73b4257ac833
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The Bitcoin Whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
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The Bitcoin Whitepaper audio: https://youtu.be/2u2x4T5HfsY
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The Bitcoin Whitepaper annotated: https://fermatslibrary.com/s/bitcoin
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Value of bitcoin explained video -6:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIVAluSL9SU
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How bitcoin works (non-technical) video -5:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5JGQXCTe3c
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Introduction to Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1si5ZWLgy0
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Jameson Lopp - Bitcoin and the rise of the Cypherpunks: https://www.coindesk.com/the-rise-of-the-cypherpunks
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Bitcoin Pizza Day: https://www.investopedia.com/news/bitcoin-pizza-day-celebrating-20-million-pizza-order/
Online Courses
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Udemy Bitcoin course: https://www.udemy.com/bitcoin-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-crypto/
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Bitcoin for Developers: https://theblockchaininstitute.org/courses/bitcoin-for-developers/
Documentaries/Interviews
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Banking on Bitcoin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5033790/
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The Death of Money with Andreas Antonopulos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuoE5CXlIdY
Videos
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Andreas Antonopoulos bitcoin for beginners playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQwGV1aLnTuN6kdNWlElfr2tzigB9Nnj
Books
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The Internet of Money: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/1537000454
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Mastering Bitcoin: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388/
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The Bitcoin Standard: https://www.amazon.com/The-Bitcoin-Standard-audiobook/dp/B07D81VLQH/
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Programming Bitcoin: Learn How to Program Bitcoin from Scratch: https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Bitcoin-Learn-Program-Scratch-ebook/dp/B07NM32WGH/
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Bitcoin Money: A Tale of Bitville Discovering Good Money: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Money-Tale-Bitville-Discovering/dp/0578490676/
Discussion Forums
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r/Bitcoin: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/
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Bitcoin Core Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinCore
Bitcoin Data and Statistics
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Blockchain Charts: https://www.blockchain.com/charts
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Bitcoin Charts: https://bitcoincharts.com/
Podcasts
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Let’s Talk Bitcoin: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/
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Unchained: https://unchainedpodcast.com/
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Unconfirmed: https://unchainedpodcast.com/category/unconfirmed/
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What Bitcoin Did: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/
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Decentralize This!: https://blog.enigma.co/podcast/home
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EpiCenter: https://epicenter.tv/
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Bitgenstein’s Table: https://soundcloud.com/bitgenstein
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Crypto 101 podcast: https://crypto101podcast.com/
Transaction Fees
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Transaction Fees Explained: https://unhashed.com/cryptocurrency-terms-faq/bitcoin-transaction-fees-explained-complete-guide/
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Fee Estimates: https://p2sh.info/dashboard/db/fee-estimation
Transaction Confirmations
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Transactions Confirmations: https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin/confirmations/
Block Explorers
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Blockstream explorer: https://blockstream.info/
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Blockchain.com explorer: https://www.blockchain.com/explorer
Visualizations
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Illustrated bitcoin explained: https://www.upfolio.com/ultimate-bitcoin-guide
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Infographics: https://www.bitcoindesigned.com/
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos: https://twitter.com/aantonop
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Jameson Lopp: https://twitter.com/lopp
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Caitlin Long: https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_
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CoinDesk: https://twitter.com/CoinDesk
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Coin Center: https://twitter.com/coincenter
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Erik Voorhees: https://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees
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Meltem Demirors: https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem
Obtaining Bitcoin
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How to buy: https://howtobuybitcoins.info/#!/
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Guide to Choosing an Exchange: https://cointelegraph.com/news/10-key-things-to-consider-when-choosing-a-crypto-exchange
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Exchanges:
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Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/
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Gemini: https://gemini.com/
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Kraken: https://www.kraken.com/
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Bitfinex: https://www.bitfinex.com/
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Bitstamp: https://www.bitstamp.net/
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Local and Online Markets:
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HodlHodl: https://hodlhodl.com/
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Localbitcoins: https://localbitcoins.com/
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Bisq: https://bisq.network/
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Mining Bitcoin (& Other Cryptos)
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Nicehash Profitability calculator: https://www.nicehash.com/profitability-calculator
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What to mineProfitability calculator: https://www.whattomine.com/
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Bitcoin Difficulty Estimator: https://diff.cryptothis.com/
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Coinwarz Profitability calculator: https://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency
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My Crypto Buddy - Tools for miners: https://www.mycryptobuddy.com/
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Bitcoin Mining Calculator: https://cryptomining.tools/bitcoin-mining-calculator/
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ASIC Mining Hardware Comparison: https://cryptomining.tools/compare-mining-hardware/
Developer Resources
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Lopp’s Epic List of Bitcoin Resources: https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html
Developer Tools
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Bitcoin.org’s Developer Reference https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference
Running a Node
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How to Run a Full Node: https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/how-to-run-a-full-node
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Casa Node: https://keys.casa/lightning-bitcoin-node/
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Climbing the sovereignty staircase: https://youtu.be/pOVm8YK3A_0
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Bitcoin Full Nodes: https://coincentral.com/bitcoin-full-node-setup/
Price
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Bitcoin Average: https://bitcoinaverage.com/
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CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/
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CoinCap: https://coincap.io/
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Open Market Cap: https://openmarketcap.com/
Forks
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Simple guide to Hard,Soft and UASF - https://www.coindesk.com/short-guide-bitcoin-forks-explained
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Vitalik Buterin on Hard Forks, Soft Forks, Defaults and Coercion: https://vitalik.ca/general/2017/03/14/forks_and_markets.html
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What is a Bitcoin hard fork?: https://youtu.be/XCo6yyutYAM
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On Consensus and forks by Mike Hearn: https://medium.com/@octskyward/on-consensus-and-forks-c6a050c792e7
Lightning
What is it?
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Coincenter- What is the lightning network: https://coincenter.org/entry/what-is-the-lightning-network
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Bitcoin Magazine: History of Lightning: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/history-lightning-brainstorm-beta/
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LN Timeline: https://gcomte.github.io/lightning-timeline
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Lightning Network FAQ: https://medium.com/@The1Brand7/lightning-faq-67bd2b957d70
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Lightning Network Technical Primer: https://blog.usejournal.com/the-bitcoin-lightning-network-a-technical-primer-d8e073f2a82f
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Bitcoin's Lightning Network, Simply Explained!: https://youtu.be/rrr_zPmEiME
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Bitcoin and Lightning for Commerce Workshop Video: https://youtu.be/dZBiod8fe1M
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Bitcoin Payment Channels on the Lightning Network: https://youtu.be/Tk1xVBv6Ilc
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The ION Lightning Network Wiki: https://wiki.ion.radar.tech/tech/lightning/lightning-network
Network Statistics
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Lightning Network Search and Analysis Engine https://1ml.com/
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Network Visualizers List https://gist.github.com/bretton/798ec38165ffabc719d91e0f4f67552d
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Network Capacity Timeline https://p2sh.info/dashboard/db/lightning-network?orgId=1
Developer Resources
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Lightning Network Whitepaper: https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf
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Basis of lightning Technology documents: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/00-introduction.md
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Lopp's Epic List of Lightning Resources.
News
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Lightning Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/lightningnetwork/
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LIghtning Network Telegram: https://t.me/lightning_network
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Lightning Network Dev Slack: https://lightningcommunity.slack.com/join/shared_invite/enQtMzQ0OTQyNjE5NjU1LWRiMGNmOTZiNzU0MTVmYzc1ZGFkZTUyNzUwOGJjMjYwNWRkNWQzZWE3MTkwZjdjZGE5ZGNiNGVkMzI2MDU4ZTE
Ethereum
What is it?
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Beginner Guide to Ethereum - Cointelegraph - https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-for-beginners/what-is-ethereum#who-created-ethereum
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Ethereum White paper: https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper
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ELI5 what is Ethereum: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/60hhjm/eli5_what_is_ethereum/
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Coinbase Beginner’s guide to Ethereum: https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd486ceecf
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Ethereum.org completely new to ethereum?: https://ethereum.org/beginners/
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How would I explain Ethereum to a non-technical Friend?: https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/45/how-would-i-explain-ethereum-to-a-non-technical-friend
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What is “Gas”?: https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/3/what-is-meant-by-the-term-gas
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Ethereum Falsh Cards - https://www.zastrin.com/flash-cards/learn-ethereum-concepts
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History and Network Upgrades: https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-basics/history-and-forks/
Online Courses
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Ethereum 101: https://weteachblockchain.org/courses/ethereum-101-blockchain-beyond-bitcoin/
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Learn Solidity https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/v0.5.8/
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CryptoZombies- learn to code games on ethereum https://cryptozombies.io/
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How to write dApps: https://wiki.parity.io/Dapp-Tutorial
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Udemy Ethereum and Solidity Developer’s guide: https://www.udemy.com/course/ethereum-and-solidity-the-complete-developers-guide/
News
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Week in Ethereum News: https://www.weekinethereum.com/
Videos
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DEVCON1: Ethereum for Dummies - Dr. Gavin Wood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_LK0t_qaPo
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Devcon1 Vitalik Buterin’s Intro to Ethereum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjwr-7PgpN8
Blockchain Explorers
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Etherscan: https://etherscan.io/
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Etherchain: https://www.etherchain.org/
Visualizations
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Visual Explanation: http://veenspace.com/ethereum
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Vitalik Buterin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin
Smart Contracts
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How Do Ethereum Smart Contracts Work?: https://www.coindesk.com/learn/ethereum-101/ethereum-smart-contracts-work
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An Introduction to Smart Contracts and Their Potential and Inherent Limitations: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2018/05/26/an-introduction-to-smart-contracts-and-their-potential-and-inherent-limitations/
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Intro to Smart Contracts: https://blog.coinbase.com/intro-to-smart-contracts-f436b1ac2bb8
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Smart contracts: https://youtu.be/ZE2HxTmxfrI
Developer Resources
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Ethereum Developer Portal: https://ethereum.consensys.net/
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How to Write dApps: https://wiki.parity.io/Dapp-Tutorial
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Solidity documentation: https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/v0.5.8/
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Yellow Paper- https://gavwood.com/paper.pdf
Developer Tools
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ConsenSys Dev Tools list https://github.com/ConsenSys/ethereum-developer-tools-list
Running a Node
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Running an Ethereum Node: https://docs.ethhub.io/using-ethereum/running-an-ethereum-node/
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Running Ethereum Full Nodes: A Guide for the Barely Motivated: https://medium.com/coinmonks/running-ethereum-full-nodes-a-guide-for-the-barely-motivated-a8a13e7a0d31
Other Cryptos
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Whitepaper database: https://www.allcryptowhitepapers.com/
Litecoin
What is it?
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Litecoin Foundation Education and Resources: https://litecoin-foundation.org/education-resources/
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A Brief History of Litecoin (LTC): https://www.coinmama.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-litecoin/
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Litecoin Wiki: https://litecoin.info/index.php/Main_Page
Developer Resources
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Litecoin Github: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin
Monero
What is it?
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About Monero: https://web.getmonero.org/resources/about/
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Monero ELI5: https://www.monero.how/monero-ELI5
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CryptoNote Whitepaper: https://cryptonote.org/whitepaper.pdf
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Zero to Monero: https://www.getmonero.org/library/Zero-to-Monero-1-0-0.pdf
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Monero Research Lab https://www.getmonero.org/resources/research-lab/
Developer Resources
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Monero github: https://github.com/monero-project/monero
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Developer guides: https://web.getmonero.org/resources/developer-guides/
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Mastering Monero - https://www.masteringmonero.com/
Zcash
What is it?
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Basics of ZCash: https://z.cash/the-basics/
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Zcash whitepaper: http://zerocash-project.org/media/pdf/zerocash-extended-20140518.pdf
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Fortune article on Bryce Wilcox and Zcash: http://fortune.com/2017/12/18/jp-morgan-bitcoin-zcash-wilcox/
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Zcash Block Explorer: https://explorer.zcha.in/
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Zcash Forums: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/
Developer Resources
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Zcash Protocol: https://github.com/zcash/zips/blob/master/protocol/protocol.pdf
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Zcash GitHub: https://github.com/zcash/zcash
Bitcoin Cash
What is it?
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Bitcoin Cash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_Cash
Developer Resources
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Bitcoin Cash developer tools: https://developer.bitcoin.com/
Dash
What is it?
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What is Dash Cryptocurrency?: https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-dash/
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Dash Whitepaper: https://github.com/dashpay/dash/wiki/Whitepaper
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Dash 101 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzH7cMbZQHI&list=PLiFMZOlhgsYIDP2V2XsuTFZu1C1sV5ohr
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User Documentation: https://www.reddit.com/r/dashpay/wiki/index
Developer Resources
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Dash developer documentation: https://dashcore.readme.io/
Decred
What is it?
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Why Decred: https://medium.com/decred/why-decred-let-the-community-tell-you-5479929e35d2
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Decred Whitepaper: https://cryptorating.eu/whitepapers/Decred/decred.pdf
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Decred Beginner’s Guide: https://docs.decred.org/getting-started/beginner-guide/
Developer Resources
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Decred github: https://github.com/decred/
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Decred Documentation: https://docs.decred.org/research/overview/
Stablecoins
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Multicoin Capital - Overview of Stablecoins - https://multicoin.capital/2018/01/17/an-overview-of-stablecoins/
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Introduction to Stable Coins - https://medium.com/@blockspace.info/introduction-to-stable-coins-f8553d3a0feb
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Bitmex History of Stablecoins - https://blog.bitmex.com/a-brief-history-of-stablecoins-part-1/
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What is a Stablecoin?: https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/2185955/cryptocurrency-101-what-stable-coin
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Stablecoins:
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Tether (Centralized): https://tether.to/
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USDC (Centralized): https://www.coinbase.com/usdc
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GUSD (Centralized): https://gemini.com/dollar
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BUSD (Centralized): https://www.binance.com/en/busd
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Dai (Decentralized): https://makerdao.com/en/
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Facebook’s Libra Globalcoin
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Whitepaper: https://libra.org/en-US/white-paper/
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Technical Paper: https://developers.libra.org/docs/the-libra-blockchain-paper
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Multicoin Capital - Overview of Stablecoins - https://multicoin.capital/2018/01/17/an-overview-of-stablecoins/
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Introduction to Stable Coins - https://medium.com/@blockspace.info/introduction-to-stable-coins-f8553d3a0feb
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Bitmex History of Stablecoins - https://blog.bitmex.com/a-brief-history-of-stablecoins-part-1/
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(Bitcoin Magazine) Clearing Up Misconceptions: This Is How Tether Should (and Does) Work: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/clearing-misconceptions-how-tether-should-and-does-work/
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Gregory DiPrisco’s Plain English Explanation of Dai - https://medium.com/cryptolinks/maker-for-dummies-a-plain-english-explanation-of-the-dai-stablecoin-e4481d79b90
Basics of USD Coin: https://www.coinbase.com/usdc
Crypto Commerce
What is it?
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BTCPay Creator on Merchant Adoption https://www.bitcoin.kn/2019/4/nicolas-dorier-merchant-adoption/
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Living on Bitcoin for a Week https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/living-bitcoin-week-san-francisco/
Market Places -
Openbazaar: https://openbazaar.org/
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Open Bazaar Presentation - Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Meetup Chicago: https://youtu.be/JzG8rvL4S3w
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AirBitz Merchant Directory: https://airbitz.co/search?term=&location=Current+Location
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Map of Bitcoin accepting venues https://coinmap.org/
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Bitcoin and Lightning for Commerce Workshop Video: https://youtu.be/dZBiod8fe1M
Crypto Payment Processors: -
BTCPay Server - Self hosted processor (Open source, non-custodial)
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Coinbase Commerce - Payment processor (Proprietary, non-custodial)
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Globee - Payment processor (Proprietary, custodial)
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Opennode - Payment Processor (Proprietary, custodial)
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CoinPayments - Payment processor (Proprietary, custodial)
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BitPay - Payment processor (Proprietary, custodial)
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CoinGate - Payment processor (Proprietary, custodial)
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https://coingate.com/
Crypto Economics
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What is it?
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Cryptoeconomics for dummies: https://medium.com/@j32804/cryptoeconomics-for-dummies-part-0-7172efa81507
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MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab: https://ce.mit.edu/research/
Online Courses -
Courses and Lectures https://cryptoeconomics.study/
Videos -
Vlad Zamfir - What is Cryptoeconomics?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lw3s7iGUXQ
Privacy
What is it?
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Digital Cash & Privacy by Hal Finney - https://nakamotoinstitute.org/digital-cash-and-privacy/
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The Case for Privacy - David D. Friedman - http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/privacy_chapter/privacy.htm
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Encryption- How it works and what it does: https://encryption.bsa.org/downloads/BSA_encryption_primer.pdf
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Bitcoin Privacy Best Practice: https://bitcoin.org/en/protect-your-privacy
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Choosing a VPN by that That One Privacy Guy - https://thatoneprivacysite.net/choosing-the-best-vpn-for-you/
Privacy Tools
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The Librem 5 phone https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Surveillance Self Defense Guide https://ssd.eff.org/
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Electronic Privacy Information Centre’s Privacy Tools list https://epic.org/privacy/tools.html
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KYC, not me!: https://kycnot.me/index.html
Decentralization
What is it?
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Why Decentralization Matters - Chris Dixon -https://medium.com/s/story/why-decentralization-matters-5e3f79f7638e?email=katherineykwu%40gmail.com&g-recaptcha-response
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Why Is Decentralization Important for OpenBazaar? https://openbazaar.org/blog/why-is-decentralization-important/
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The Meaning of Decentralization - Vitalik Buterin: https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274
Videos
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Deconfusing Decentralization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1IqaSLrq8
Crypto Security
What is it?
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Blockchain Security Course: https://weteachblockchain.org/courses/blockchain-security/
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How to store your Bitcoin (Types of wallets): https://www.coindesk.com/information/how-to-store-your-bitcoins
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Protecting your funds: https://support.mycrypto.com/staying-safe/protecting-yourself-and-your-funds
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Asymmetric encryption: https://youtu.be/AQDCe585Lnc
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Choose a wallet: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet
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Securing your wallet: https://bitcoin.org/en/secure-your-wallet
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Hardware Wallets: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Hardware_wallet
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What is Multi-Sig, and What Can It Do?: https://coincenter.org/entry/what-is-multi-sig-and-what-can-it-do
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Casa Muti-sig Security: https://blog.keys.casa/multisig-security-for-everyone-keymaster/
Custodial Services vs. Holding Your Own Keys
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The sad state of crypto custody: https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/the-sad-state-of-crypto-custody/
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Crypto Custody Explained: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2018/12/18/crypto-custody-explained/
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Why be your own crypto payment processor: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver-doc/blob/master/FAQ/FAQ-General.md#why-should-i-choose-btcpay-over-other-processors
Software Wallets
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Green Wallet: https://blockstream.com/green/
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Edge Wallet: https://edge.app/
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Mycelium Bitcoin Wallet: https://wallet.mycelium.com/
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BRD Wallet: https://brd.com/
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Jaxx Wallet: https://www.jaxx.io/downloads.html
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Electrum: https://electrum.org/
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MyCrypto https://mycrypto.com/
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Coinbase Wallet: https://wallet.coinbase.com
Hardware Wallets
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Trezor https://trezor.io/
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Ledger: https://www.ledger.com/
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KeepKey: https://shapeshift.com/keepkey
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Cold Card: https://coldcardwallet.com/
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BitBox https://shiftcrypto.ch/
Physical Wallets
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Crypto Key Stack https://cryptokeystack.com/
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Crypto Steel https://cryptosteel.com/
Consensus Algorithms
Proof-of-Work
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Proof-of-Work Explained: https://cointelegraph.com/explained/proof-of-work-explained
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Bitcoin White Paper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
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Proof of Work: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_work
Proof-of-Stake
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Proof-of-Stake (vs proof-of-work): https://youtu.be/M3EFi_POhps
Delegated-Proof-of-Stake
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What is Delegated Proof-of-Stake?: https://youtu.be/Qfm26MX-Kdo
Proof-of-Authority
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Proof of Authority: consensus model with Identity at Stake - POA network - https://medium.com/poa-network/proof-of-authority-consensus-model-with-identity-at-stake-d5bd15463256
Proof-of-Replication
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Proof-of-Replication Technical Report: https://filecoin.io/proof-of-replication.pdf
Cryptography
What is it?
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Asymmetric encryption: https://youtu.be/AQDCe585Lnc
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Cryptography resources: https://privacycanada.net/
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A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/
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Cryptography and Number Theory: https://math.dartmouth.edu/archive/m19w03/public_html/Section2-1
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History of cryptography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cryptography
Online Courses
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Intro to Cryptography by Christof Paar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1usFRN4LCMcfIV7UjHNuQg/videos
Elliptic Curve Cryptography
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Primer on Elliptic Curve Cryptography: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/a-relatively-easy-to-understand-primer-on-elliptic-curve-cryptography/
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Elliptic Curve Diffie Hellman: https://youtu.be/F3zzNa42-tQ
Ring Signatures
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Monero Ring Signature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHN_B_H_fCs
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Ring Signature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_signature
MimbleWimble
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MimbleWimble History https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/A-Brief-History-of-MimbleWimble-White-Paper
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MimbleWimble White Paper: https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/wizardry/mimblewimble.pdf
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Technical Documentation: https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/blob/master/doc/intro.md
Zero Knowledge Proofs
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Zero Knowledge Proofs: An illustrated primer: https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2014/11/27/zero-knowledge-proofs-illustrated-primer/
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Origins of ZK Proofs https://people.csail.mit.edu/silvio/Selected%20Scientific%20Papers/Zero%20Knowledge/Noninteractive_Zero-Knowkedge.pdf
ZK Snarks
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Introduction to SNARKs: https://youtu.be/jr95o_k_SwI
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What are zk-SNARKs: -https://z.cash/technology/zksnarks/
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What’s a snark?: https://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/19884/what-are-snarks
Taproot and Schnorr Signatures
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Taproot, and Schnorr, and SIGHASH_NOINPUT, oh my!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSUVRj8iznU&feature=youtu.be
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Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin
Schnorr Signatures: https://coinjournal.net/schnorr-signatures-what-when-why/
Web 3.0
What is it?
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Why We Need Web 3.0 - Gavin Wood: https://breakermag.com/why-we-need-web-3-0/
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Coinbase - Understanding Web 3: https://blog.coinbase.com/understanding-web-3-a-user-controlled-internet-a39c21cf83f3
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Web3 Foundation https://web3.foundation/
Enterprise Blockchains
Hyperledger
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Hyperledger course: https://weteachblockchain.org/courses/hyperledger/
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Hyperledger.org’s resource center - https://www.hyperledger.org/resources
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Curated list of Hyperledger Resources, Articles, Talks, and Applications - https://github.com/skcript/awesome-hyperledger
Corda
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What is Corda?: https://docs.corda.net/
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Corda White Paper: https://www.corda.net/content/corda-platform-whitepaper.pdf
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Corda Technical White Paper: https://www.corda.net/content/corda-technical-whitepaper.pdf
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Corda GitHub: https://github.com/corda/corda
Decentralized File Storage
What is it?
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Decentralized Storage course: https://weteachblockchain.org/courses/decentralized-storage/
IPFS
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What is IPFS? - https://docs.ipfs.io/introduction/overview/
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IPFS Documentation - https://docs.ipfs.io/
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IPFS Alpha Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CMxDNuuAiQ
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IPFS course: https://weteachblockchain.org/courses/ipfs/
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Filecoin - Proof-of-Spacetime https://filecoin.io/filecoin.pdf
Blockstack
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Blockstack: https://blockstack.org/
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Blockstack whitepapers: https://blockstack.org/papers/
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Blockstack GitHub: https://github.com/blockstack
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Blockstack Documentation: https://docs.blockstack.org/
MaidSafe
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How MaidSafe works: https://safenetwork.tech/how-it-works/
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An Introduction to the SAFE Network: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ffmf6z50E
Swarm
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Swarm Documentation: https://swarm-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
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Swarm Basics: https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/12/15/swarm-alpha-public-pilot-basics-swarm/
DeFi
What is it?
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A Beginner’s Guide to Decentralized Finance (DeFi): https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-decentralized-finance-defi-574c68ff43c4
Blockchain Jobs
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Crypto Job List: https://cryptojobslist.com/
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Blockchains Tech & Startup Jobs: https://angel.co/blockchains/jobs
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Coinality: https://coinality.com/
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Opolis: https://opolis.co/opolist/
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Crypto Jobs: https://crypto.jobs/
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Cryptocurrency Jobs: https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/
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Blockchain Developer Jobs: https://blockchaindevjobs.com/
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Crypto Jobs List: https://cryptojobslist.com/
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Jobs4Bitcoins subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jobs4Bitcoins/
Crypto Charity
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BitGive Foundation: https://www.bitgivefoundation.org/
Crypto Taxes
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Crypto and bitcoin taxes in the US: https://www.coinbase.com/bitcoin-taxes
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Coin Center: https://coincenter.org/
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European Crypto Tax Guide: https://bitvalex.com/article/the-best-european-crypto-tax-guide
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Cryptoassets: tax for individuals (UK): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-on-cryptoassets/cryptoassets-for-individuals
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Tax treatment of cryptocurrencies (Australia): https://www.ato.gov.au/general/gen/tax-treatment-of-crypto-currencies-in-australia---specifically-bitcoin/
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Top 5 Best Crypto Tax Software Companies: https://blockfi.com/best-crypto-tax-software/
Crypto Legalities
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Legality by Country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country_or_territory