Credits ∙ Contributing guidelines
A lot of information on Bitcoin is already written. Most people learn Bitcoin by reading a blog or a “Bitcoin White Paper” and referring to the Bitcoin Website. Nonetheless, trustworthy and practical information and recommendations aren’t easy to come by. Here we will list some sources of information to allow anyone and African in particular to be able to educate and learn about this technology that is revolutionizing the habits of the world.
This is an early in-progress draft! It’s our first attempt at assembling this information, so is far from comprehensive still, and likely to have omissions or errors.
- Bitcoin : Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money.
- Bitcoin Wiki: Welcome to the Bitcoin Wiki
- Help:FAQ : Help:FAQ - Bitcoin Wiki.
- BLOCKCHAIN : Blockchain Demo - A visual demo of blockchain technology
- NerdWallet : What Is Cryptocurrency? Here’s What You Should Know
- What is Bitcoin? : The world’s first widely-adopted cryptocurrency. With Bitcoin, people can securely and directly send each other digital money on the internet.
- Bitcoin Explained : Discover how Bitcoin works and why it’s so popular.
- Jimmy Song's Post : Why Blockchain is Hard.
- Bitcoin Whitepaper Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
- Mastering Bitcoin : Mastering Bitcoin 2nd Edition - Programming the Open Blockchain
- Mastering the Lightning Network: A Second Layer Blockchain Protocol for Instant Bitcoin Payments - Andreas Antonopoulos, Olaoluwa Osuntokun & Rene Pickhardt
- Buycoins Learning : Introduction to Bitcoin.
- Busha Learn : Understand the basics of crypto and why we believe it is the future. Get answers to all your questions about cryptocurrency.
- Trust Wallet : The most trusted & secure crypto wallet
- Saylor Academy : Bitcoin for Everybody
- Learn crypto : Learn crypto today
- Muun : Muun is a self-custodial wallet for bitcoin and lightning(Android, iOS).
- Blockstream Green : A multi-platform, feature-rich Bitcoin and Liquid wallet.
- Zengo : The crypto wallet for everyone.
- Electrum : Electrum is fast, secure and easy to use. It suits the needs of a wide spectrum of users.
- XDEFI: Securely store, swap, and send Crypto and NFTs across 34 blockchains.
- Linen Wallet: Keep your long-term Ethereum holdings in Linen controlled by you with 3 keys. Best for holders with over $10,000 who need extra peace of mind.
- Blue Wallet: Radically Simple & Powerful Bitcoin Wallet
- Atomic Wallet: Manage your Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin, USDT, and over 1000+ other coins and tokens.
- Crypto Glossary : Beginner-friendly explanations for common terms used within the crypto ecosystem. This includes the blockchain, cryptography, investing and cultural memes.
- Coinmarketcap Alexandria : Crypto Glossary
- Coingecko Alexandria : A to Z: Cryptocurrency Glossary & Terms | CoinGecko
- Bitcoin Design : Glossary | Bitcoin Design
- Andreas’Glossary of Terms: The glossary below is compiled from some of Andreas’ best-selling books: Mastering Bitcoin, Mastering Ethereum, and Mastering the Lightning Network. Andreas writes all of the Mastering series books in a collaborative way on GitHub.
- The Baltic Honeybadger 2017 live broadcast : Full recording of day 1 of the Baltic Honeybadger 2017 Bitcoin Conference.
- Learning Bitcoin and Design: Nostr primer : We talked about what Nostr is and how it works (at a super high level for beginners) and how it differs from other approaches to social media.
- How Bitcoin Works in 5 Minutes (Technical) : A short introduction to how Bitcoin Works by CuriousInventor
- Introduction to Bitcoin: what is bitcoin and why does it matter?: Andreas is one of the most trusted and entertaining educators in the bitcoin industry.
- Blockchain for Beginners: his is the second part of a talk which took place on February 22nd 2017 at the Bloktex Event, hosted at Technology Park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Explain Bitcoin to My Mother: A non-technical explanation of bitcoin anyone can understand
- The Bitcoin Gospel | VPRO documentary (2015): ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver invested massively in bitcoins when they were still worth less than a dollar, and in 2013 he saw the bitcoin exchange rate reaching as much as 1000 dollars.
- Alchemy: Alchemy is the leading web3 development platform, powering major dApps like Aave and OpenSea.
- Masters and Slaves of Money : Money is a tool for trading human time. Central banks, the modern-era masters of money, wield this tool as a weapon to steal time and inflict wealth inequality...
- Coindesk : The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption
- truthcoin.info : Nothing is Cheaper than Proof of Work
- Pierre Rochard Blog Post: Understanding the Technical Side of Bitcoin.
- Alchemy University : Alchemy University, earn your web3 degree
- Binance Academy : Learn about blockchain and crypto
- Chainlink Academy : Learn to program with Chainlink academy
- Questbook X Superteam : Start building on Solana blockchain
- Cardona Developer Portal : Learn how to get started with cardona here
- Polkadot Wiki: The hub for those interested in learning, building, or running a node on Polkadot.
- Yellow Card Academy: Learn all about cryptocurrency, blockchain & financial literacy.
- Bitpanda Academy: Learn how to invest, all about personal finance, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
- Bitcoin Forum: General discussion about the Bitcoin ecosystem that doesn't fit better elsewhere. News, the Bitcoin community, innovations, the general environment, etc. Discussion of specific Bitcoin-related services usually belongs in other sections.
- Bitcoin Talk: Discussion of general issues related to cryptocurrencies
- Bitcoin Forum: Free to talk about anything and everything related to Bitcoin