Welcome to The Bitcoin Pubās EPIC Bitcoin Resource Repository. This list will serve as the go-to list for ALL things Bitcoin! In order to ensure that we have high quality links with the most value for the community, all users can comment in the thread and recommend links. We will then research the links and add them to the list in the proper section. When giving a recommendation, please provide the following information:
Shoutout to @gio (and JLopp!) who posted a link in the PUB that included most of these resources! Thanks!
There will also be a contributor list at the bottom of this post listing everyone that contributes.
Youāll note that there are a variety of options.
Our wallet recommendations:
@gio
@btc2Dmoon
@chelahmy
@Jenasai
@JollyHobbler
@john
@taha
- Title and link
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- Tell us why you think the link has value.
Shoutout to @gio (and JLopp!) who posted a link in the PUB that included most of these resources! Thanks!
There will also be a contributor list at the bottom of this post listing everyone that contributes.
Getting Started:
- First things first! - Peterās 10 step guide to getting started (The Bitcoin Pubās video training series)
- Blockchain 101 - A Visual Demo (Video)
- Explain Bitcoin Like Iām Five
- The Bitcoin Whitepaper written by Satoshi Nakamoto
- Watch / Listen to the Satoshi Whitepaper!
- The Big Picture (Video, non-technical)
- The Value of Blockchains (Video, non-technical, beyond just currency)
- How Bitcoin Works in 5 Minutes (5 min video)
- How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood (22 min video)
- BitcoinExplainers.com Epic List of Videos
- Another Epic List of YouTube Talks
- Beginnerās Guide to Bitcoin by CoinDesk
- Bitcoin is Likeā¦
- Bitcoinās Balance of Power
- Original Bitcoin Wiki (may be out of date)
- Large Cryptocurrency Resource Site
Deep Dive Technical Resources:
- Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Technologies (Princetonās 300 page textbook)
- Bitcoin Developer Guide (Bitcoin Org Development Guide)
- Bitcoin Ninja
- Bitcoin Protocol Specification (PDF file)
- Bitcoin Stack Exchange (Technical Q & A)
- Comprehensive Academic Bitcoin Research Archive (Github metadata on Bitcoin Research)
- How the Bitcoin Protocol Actually Works
- Learning Bitcoin from the Command Line
- Mastering Bitcoin (Github for Andreas Antonopoulosā Book)
- Grokking Bitcoin (Publisherās book site - Only 1st chapter is FREE)
- Epic List of Bitcoin Books
- Epic List of Many Blockchain Books
- Programming the Blockchain in C# (Online book edition)
- Using the Raw Bitcoin Protocol (A deep dive under the hood of Bitcoin)
- Cryptography 101 (Free PDF course and video on cryptography)
The History of Bitcoin:
- The Rise of the Cypherpunks (The online group that started it all)
- Complete Writings of Satoshi Nakamoto (Online version)
- The Book of Satoshi (Hardcopy version of Satoshiās writings)
- Original Announcement Email Thread (Emails from original developers)
- Historical Literature - work that preceded Bitcoin
- History Timeline (Cool visual timeline of events in Bitcoinās history)
- Brian Bishopās Bitcoin Event Transcripts (LedgerX developer)
- Premature Obituaries (See how many times Bitcoin has ādiedā)
Staying Up-to-date:
- Bitcoin Subreddit
- Bitcoin Beginners Subreddit
- Bitcoin Development Mailing List (Bitcoin Protocol Discussion)
- Bitcoin Magazine (Online version)
- Coindesk (Recent Bitcoin News)
- Letās Talk Bitcoin (List of recurring podcasts relating to Bitcoin)
- Epic List of YouTube Channels
- People to follow on Twitter
Miscellaneous Bitcoin Stats:
- Blockchain Charts (Info about the blockchain)
- Bitcoin Charts (News, markets, charts)
- Bitcoin Nodes by Country (Online map)
- Listening Node Software Estimates
- Bitcoin Pulse - Tracking Bitcoin Adoption
- Bitcoin Richlist - see the distribution of wealth
- Bitcoinity - Exchange & Blockchain stats
- BitInfoCharts (Comparison of misc cryptocurrencies)
- Joehoeās Mempool Size Stats
- OP_RETURN Stats
- OXT - blockchain explorer + privacy analysis
- P2SH.info - many historical block & transaction stats
- Statoshi.info - realtime Bitcoin node stats
- TradeBlock - realtime block & mempool stats
Buying / Selling Bitcoins:
- How to buy bitcoins (Huge list of sites to buy Bitcoins on)
- Bitcoin ATM Map (Find an ATM near you)
- Local Bitcoins (Buy Bitcoin with gift cards, credit cards, face to face)
- Realtime Exchange Price Comparison (Find the cheapest realtime price for Bitcoin)
Investing In and Trading Bitcoin
- HODL Backtesting Spreadsheet (Find out how much you could have made investing in Bitcoin and other Altcoins this year)
- Top 7 Chart Patterns for Trading (Learn about the most recognizable chart patterns in trading)
- The Bitcoin Pubās General Trading Strategies Category (See what other users are using to CRUSH the market in the PUB)
Vendors Accepting Bitcoin:
- Airbitz Merchant Directory (Search by category or location)
- Map of physical stores accepting Bitcoin (Interactive world map)
- UseBitcoins.info (Find out where to spend Bitcoin)
- Bitcoin Debit Card Comparison (Reviews of all debit card options)
Mining:
- The History of Bitcoin Mining
- How Bitcoin Mining Works (in laymanās terms)
- Getting Started Guide (Easy to understand)
- Bitcoin Mining Profitability Calculator
- Realtime Mining Statistics
- Cryptocoin mining relative profitability (Calculator - Altcoins vs. Bitcoin mining)
- Mining pool hashrate distribution
- Organ of Corti (mining / network analysis blog)
Security:
- Coin Security Myths DEBUNKED (Great PUB resource talking about common security misconceptions related to cryptocurrencies)
- Home Network | PC | Wallet Security - A Step-by-Step GUIDE(The Bitcoin PUBās in-depth guide)
- Why Bitcoin is Hacker Proof (Great PUB thread talking about why your investment is safe in Bitcoin, even on the advent of Quantum Computing)
- Bitcoinās Security Model: A Deep Dive (Very technical)
- Bitcoin Security & Storage 101 (Video - Pamela Morgan)
- Coindeskās Bitcoin Storage Guide (All things storage)
- Cryptocurrency Security Standard (for enterprises)
- Glacier: A protocol for high security Bitcoin storage (Interesting open source project using cold storage)
- Intro to Paper Wallets & Cold Storage (Video - James DāAngelo)
- Jolly Rogerās Security Guide for Beginners (online OPSEC) (Comprehensive guide on ALL things security)
- Paper Wallet Cold Storage Guide (Easy to understand)
- Securing Your Wallet (Official Bitcoin.org guidelines)
- Thoughts on Secure Storage of Crypto Assets (Short article. Not very in-depth)
Online Courses:
- In-depth Udemy Course (over 8 hours of video tutorials)
- Coursera Cryptocurrency Course (61 videos in 11 sections)
- Khan Academy Bitcoin Course (9 ~10 minute videos)
- Bitcoin 101 Blackboard Series (over 7 hours of video tutorials)
- Introduction to Bitcoin (3 hour course available via free trial)
- Introduction to Digital Currency - MOOC offered by University of Nicosia
Documentaries:
- Banking on Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Films
- Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It
- Inside Man with Morgan Spurlock
- Life Inside a Secret Chinese Bitcoin Mine
- The Bitcoin Doco (Bitcoin in Australia)
- The Bitcoin Gospel
- The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin (Official Website of the Film - No free versions of the movie)
Bitcoin Conference Presentations:
- Bitcoin Africa Conference (April 2017)
- Bitcoin Investor Conference (Oct. 29-30, 2015)
- Bitcoin London 2012 (Max Kaiser, Mike Hearn and Richard Stallman)
- Construct (Coindeskās first blockchain developer conference)
- Cryptolina (Bitcoin Expo)
- Dubai Bitcoin Conference 2015
- Dutch Blockchain Conference
- European Bitcoin Conference 2011
- North American Bitcoin Conference 2017 (Bitwage, Roger Ver)
- On-Chain Scaling Conference (Roger Ver)
- San Jose Bitcoin Conference 2013
- Scaling Bitcoin Workshop
- The Bitcoin Conference 2016 (The largest cryptocurrency conference in the Baltic States)
- Worldās First Bitcoin Conference (2011) (Gavin Andresen)
High Quality Blogs:
- Bitcoin Tech Talk (All about Bitcoin development)
- Bitslog (Words on Bitcoin Design, Privacy, Security and Crypto, by Sergio Demian Lerner)
- The Control (Nick Tomaino, formerly with Coinbase)
- Eric Lombrozo (Co-founder of Ciphrex Corp.)
- Financial Cryptography (Ian Grigg with Block.one and EOS)
- Fred Wilson (Venture Capitalist)
- Freedom to Tinker (Research and commentary on digital technologies)
- Gavin Andresen (Bitcoin developer)
- Hacking, Distributed (Emin GĆ¼n Sirer, Cornell University, Nexus)
- Jimmy Song (Bitcoin developer and Coindesk contributor)
- JP Koning (Economics, and Central Banking with focus on Canadian policies)
- The Memory Pool (Satoshi Nakamoto Institute)
- Money and State (Erik Voorhees, CEO Shapeshift.io)
- Nicolas Dorier (CTO Metaco SA)
- Oleg Andreev (Crypto anarchy expert)
- Peter Todd (Bitcoin Core developer and blockchain expert with Ledger Labs)
- Richard Gendal Brown (Thoughts on the future of Finance)
- Tim Swanson (Director of Market Research at R3)
- Tuur Demeester (Economist & investor, Editor in Chief at Adamant Research)
- Unenumerated (Nick Szabo)
- Vinny Lingham (Co-founder and CEO Civic.com)
Realtime Exchange Data:
- All Market Tickers in One Chart
- Bitcoinity
- Bitcoin Average (Price data for multiple fiat currencies)
- Bitcoin Market Metrics (Exchange market data)
- Bitcoin Wisdom (Price and exhange data for Bitcoin and some altcoins)
- Blockchain.info (Market data section of Blockchain.info)
- CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index
- Winklevoss Price Index
- Global Exchange Data (Get the global picture)
Setting up a Wallet:
Choose your wallet here (Official Bitcoin.org wallet)Youāll note that there are a variety of options.
Our wallet recommendations:
- Hardware wallet (best security): Trezor or Ledger Nano S
- Desktop wallet: Electrum
- Android wallet: Samourai Wallet
- iPhone wallet: breadwallet
- Web wallet: BitGo
Privacy:
- Anonymous Bitcoin Book - How to maintain your privacy - PAID resource
- Bitcoin.orgās Privacy Guide
- How TumbleBit Works
- How to Run Bitcoin as a Tor Hidden Service on Ubuntu
The Lightning Network:
- Explained in Laymanās Terms
- Technical Specifications
- Lightning Network FAQ
- Lightning Resources
- Lightning Network Developer site
@gio
@btc2Dmoon
@chelahmy
@Jenasai
@JollyHobbler
@john
@taha