Beginner Resources
Hash Power – An Audio Documentary on Blockchains and Cryptocurrencices
An Open Letter to Jamie Dimon and Others Struggling to Understand Cryptocurrency
The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency [Podcast]
The Bitcoin Whitepaper (version with annotations)
Intermediate Resources
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies – Free Coursera Course from Princeton
Money, Blockchains and Social Scalability [Article]
Cryptocurrencies, App Coins, and Investing in Protocols [Podcast]
Ethereum Whitepaper [PDF/Article]
The Crypto Canon from Andreessen Horowitz
Bitcoin is Worse is Better by Gwern
The Meaning of Decentralization by Vitalik Buterin
A Beginner’s Guide to Institutional Cryptoeconomics
Best Arguments Against Cryptocurrency
Fundamental Challenges with Public Blockchains
The Bear Case for Crypto (Interview Version)
Cryptocurrency Books
The Internet of Money
Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Cryptoassets
Chris Burniske
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction
Arvind Narayanan
Market Overview
Coin Market Cap – the most popular
OnChainFx and Nomics– personal preferences
To Actively Follow The News
Coindesk – The primary publication in the space
Twitter – This is my primary source for information in the space
Other Tools
Exchanges
Note: Exchanges provide highly varying degrees of safety, security, privacy, and control over your funds and information. Perform your own due diligence before selecting an exchange.
Personally, I use:
Wallets
Note: In practice, most exchanges also function as wallets. That is, you can store your cryptocurrency on the exchange as well as trade it. However, exchanges have a history of being hacked and funds being stolen. If you have a material amount of cryptocurrency, the most secure solution is a hardware wallet. The two most popular hardware wallets are:
See Bitcoin.org’s Wallet Guide for a full set of options.
Other Curated Lists of Resources
Crypto Token Roundup by Chris Dixon
Digital Currency Reading List by Dan Romero
Digital Currency Reading List by Dan Romero Part 2
Bitcoin Resources by James Lopp
Finance 898: Innovation and Cryptoventures Duke Fuqua School of Business Curriculum
Andreesen Horowitz Crypto Canon
Resources for Investors from Coinmetrics
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