This is much more basic than academic level, for which you could maybe start with the original Satoshi Nakamoto Bitcoin white paper? - but this video is a fanta

This is much more basic than academic level, for which you could maybe start with the original Satoshi Nakamoto Bitcoin white paper? - but this video is a fantastic introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8