Bitcoin Information & Resources

The Whitepaper:

The Bitcoin Whitepaper - Satoshi Nakamoto

First Steps:

• Basic Facts

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Choose a Wallet

• Secure your Wallet

• Acquire BTC

• Don’t Invest Recklessly

• Running a Bitcoin Full Node

How it Works:

• Bitcoin Explained (illustrated guide in simple terms)

• Crypto Assets Guide for Investment Professionals

• The Value of Blockchains (6 min video)

• How Bitcoin Works (non technical) (5 min video)

• How Bitcoin Works (slightly technical) (5 min video)

The Investment case for BTC:

• The Bullish Case for Bitcoin - Vijay Boyapati

• The Case for a Small Allocation to Bitcoin - Wences Casares

• An (Institutional) Investor’s Take on Bitcoin - John Pfeffer

• May 2020 BVI Letter - Macro Outlook - Paul Tudor Jones

• Gradually, then Suddenly - Parker Lewis

• 3 Reasons to Invest in Bitcoin - Lyn Alden

Bitcoin education:

• Bitcoin Visuals - Anil

• Bitcoin: Mental Models - Anil

• How to Evaluate Blockchains based on Settlement Assurances - Nic Carter

Metrics:

• Fear and Greed Index - Alternative.me

• Clark Moody’s Dashboard

Lightning Network:

• Mastering the Lighting Network: A Second Layer Blockchain Protocol for Instant Bitcoin Payments - Andreas Antonopoulos, Olaouwa Osuntokun, Rene Pickhardt

Misconceptions:

• Rebuttals to Common Critiques

• Addressing Persisting Bitcoin Criticisms - Fidelity Digital Assets

• Misconceptions about Bitcoin - Lyn Alden

• Bitcoin is Not a Hedge - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin Cannot Be Banned - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin is Not for Criminals - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin is Not Too Slow - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile - Parker Lewis

• Bitcoin Can’t Be Copied - Parker Lewis

Why Bitcoin Matters:

• Why Bitcoin Matters for Freedom - Alex Gladstein

• Why Bitcoin Matters for Humans Rights (2 min video) - Alex Gladstein

• The Double-Spend Problem, Explained

• What is Money, Anyway? - Lyn Alden

• Dear Family, Dear Friends - a letter to those with no bitcoin - Der Gigi

• The Case for Bitcoin (separate resources website)

Bitcoin and energy:

• Bitcoin Net Zero - NYDIG and Nic Carter

• Proof of Work is Efficient - Dan Held

Podcasts:

• Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debases - Lex Friedman Podcast with guest Nic Carter

Books:

• The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking - Saifedean Ammous

• Bitcoin is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism - Allen Farrington, Sacha Meyers

• The Bullish Case for Bitcoin - Vijay Boyapati

• Inventing Bitcoin: Tech Behind First Truly Scarce & Decentralized Money Explained - Yan Pritzker, Nicholas Evans

• Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain - Andreas Antonopoulos

• Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and CBDCs - Nik Bhatia

• The Book of Satoshi: Collected Writings of Bitcoin’s Creator - Phil Champagne

• The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age (1999) - James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg

• Digital Gold: Bitcoin & Inside Story of Misfits & Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money - Nathaniel Popper

• Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can’t F*ck With - Jason Williams

• The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future - Jeff Booth

• Check Your Financial Privilege: Inside the Global Bitcoin Revolution - Alex Gladstein

• The Little Bitcoin Book: Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances, and Future - Bitcoin Collective (8 authors)

• The Internet of Money, volume 1 - Andreas Antonopoulos

• The Internet of Money, volume 2 - Andreas Antonopoulos

• The Internet of Money, volume 3 - Andreas Antonopoulos

• The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization - Saifedean Ammous

• 21 Lessons: What I’ve Learned from Falling Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Gigi

• Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption, and Redemption of Money - Bitcoin and Bible Group (8 authors)

• Bitcoin Clarity: Complete Beginners Guide to Understanding - Kiara Bickers
  

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