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Ask HN: How to learn more about Crypto Currencies for a Newbie??

15 points by moshiasri 10y ago

coreyp_1 10y ago
I have the same question!
herbst 10y ago
I dont understand this question, what is your question? From the whitepaper do every single relevant discussion around this topic is freely available in the internet.
- moshiasri 10y ago
  To elaborate it further, lets take a situation here, lets say,for a newbie who has spent considerable amount of time on reading a few books and searching through reddits, and watching about 50 videos related to the topic on youtube, what would be the best course of action, because most of the time the material on the internet on most blogs and article is the same, but just written in a different way. So are there any websites, blogs, reddit groups or other forums which an experienced miner would suggest to a newbie ???
  - herbst 10y ago
    I still dont know what you want to know. you can also not just ask "How to learn about fiat money" and expect helpful information. If you want to know how Bitcoins work, start with the Satoshi Whitepaper and proceed from there. I am sure it will automatically lead you to other resources when you try to understand some parts of it. If you just want to use them, just use them, there is not really much knowledge needed for that. If you are interested in the anonymity of it, look around the Darknet market communities. If you just want to be involved in a general Bitcoin community, try Bitcointalk
    - moshiasri 10y ago
      Thanks for the answer, Actually up until now i was picking up bits and pieces of information instead of a more structured form. i guess i am not able to express my question in a better way. but hey thanks for engaging i this conversation, you gave me a starting point man, thanks a lot for that.
Raed667 10y ago
The number of resources available online is just too intimidating for a "newbie". I have started this class on Coursera a few weeks ago, and it is very well structured and gradual. [0] [0] : https://class.coursera.org/bitcointech-001 https://class.coursera.org/bitcointech-001
- moshiasri 10y ago
  Thanks for the link mate, just enrolled into the course, i hope this will help me understand 'BitCoin' in a better way
mbmott 10y ago
Princeton prof ARVIND NARAYANAN - wrote an excellent introductory book on Bitcoin. https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/randomwalker/the-princeton-bitcoin-textbook-is-now-freely-available/ https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/randomwalker/the-princeto...
- fitzwatermellow 10y ago
  The Princeton Bitcoin class and companion text are very thorough. One of the crypto-currencies of note highlighted during the class was zerocoin, which adds a layer of anonymity to the blockchain. The Zcash implementation of zerocoin is currently launching in alpha. It may prove an interesting way to witness the progress of a crypto-currency being bootstrapped in real-time. As well as gaining insight into cutting-edge zero knowledge technology, that some believe may become standard in all future crypto-currencies. https://z.cash/ https://z.cash/
  - fosco 10y ago
    is there a public syllabus/reading list available for this? please share if available.
- moshiasri 10y ago
  Thank you man, just downloaded this book, will read it on this weekend. :)
papaf 10y ago
I recommend the ethereum whitepiper. It has a clear description of bitcoin and then goes on to describe other applications of the blockchain: https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper
moshiasri 10y ago
Just Found this few hours earlier, while searching for more information on bitcoins this video on youtube. I believe this be taken as an introductory video and this website too. https://youtu.be/Lx9zgZCMqXE https://youtu.be/Lx9zgZCMqXE & https://www.bitcoinmining.com/ https://www.bitcoinmining.com/
harvey_234 10y ago
https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/programmable-blockchains-in-context-ethereum-s-future-cd8451eb421e#.6n4l0d7dh https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/programmable-blockchains-in-co...

15 points by moshiasri 10y ago

I have the same question!

I dont understand this question, what is your question? From the whitepaper do every single relevant discussion around this topic is freely available in the internet.

moshiasri 10y ago
To elaborate it further, lets take a situation here, lets say,for a newbie who has spent considerable amount of time on reading a few books and searching through reddits, and watching about 50 videos related to the topic on youtube, what would be the best course of action, because most of the time the material on the internet on most blogs and article is the same, but just written in a different way. So are there any websites, blogs, reddit groups or other forums which an experienced miner would suggest to a newbie ???
- herbst 10y ago
  I still dont know what you want to know. you can also not just ask "How to learn about fiat money" and expect helpful information. If you want to know how Bitcoins work, start with the Satoshi Whitepaper and proceed from there. I am sure it will automatically lead you to other resources when you try to understand some parts of it. If you just want to use them, just use them, there is not really much knowledge needed for that. If you are interested in the anonymity of it, look around the Darknet market communities. If you just want to be involved in a general Bitcoin community, try Bitcointalk
  - moshiasri 10y ago
    Thanks for the answer, Actually up until now i was picking up bits and pieces of information instead of a more structured form. i guess i am not able to express my question in a better way. but hey thanks for engaging i this conversation, you gave me a starting point man, thanks a lot for that.

Raed667 10y ago

The number of resources available online is just too intimidating for a "newbie". I have started this class on Coursera a few weeks ago, and it is very well structured and gradual. [0] [0] : https://class.coursera.org/bitcointech-001 https://class.coursera.org/bitcointech-001

moshiasri 10y ago
Thanks for the link mate, just enrolled into the course, i hope this will help me understand 'BitCoin' in a better way

mbmott 10y ago

Princeton prof ARVIND NARAYANAN - wrote an excellent introductory book on Bitcoin. https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/randomwalker/the-princeton-bitcoin-textbook-is-now-freely-available/ https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/randomwalker/the-princeto...

fitzwatermellow 10y ago
The Princeton Bitcoin class and companion text are very thorough. One of the crypto-currencies of note highlighted during the class was zerocoin, which adds a layer of anonymity to the blockchain. The Zcash implementation of zerocoin is currently launching in alpha. It may prove an interesting way to witness the progress of a crypto-currency being bootstrapped in real-time. As well as gaining insight into cutting-edge zero knowledge technology, that some believe may become standard in all future crypto-currencies. https://z.cash/ https://z.cash/
- fosco 10y ago
  is there a public syllabus/reading list available for this? please share if available.
moshiasri 10y ago
Thank you man, just downloaded this book, will read it on this weekend. :)

papaf 10y ago

I recommend the ethereum whitepiper. It has a clear description of bitcoin and then goes on to describe other applications of the blockchain: https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper

moshiasri 10y ago

Just Found this few hours earlier, while searching for more information on bitcoins this video on youtube. I believe this be taken as an introductory video and this website too. https://youtu.be/Lx9zgZCMqXE https://youtu.be/Lx9zgZCMqXE & https://www.bitcoinmining.com/ https://www.bitcoinmining.com/

harvey_234 10y ago

https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/programmable-blockchains-in-context-ethereum-s-future-cd8451eb421e#.6n4l0d7dh https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/programmable-blockchains-in-co...