Bitcoin Online resources collected

1. History of Money and Ledger-based Economics
   • Centralized Ledgers
     • DuckDuckGo – Centralized Ledgers
   • Functions of Currency
     • DuckDuckGo – Functions of Currency
   • Distributed Consensus
     • DuckDuckGo – Distributed Consensus
   • History of Bitcoin
     • DuckDuckGo – History Of Bitcoin
   • Price Derivation
     • Bitcoin Explained in Layman’s Terms – How Bitcoin is Priced
2. Basic Cryptography (Ok this gets a bit technical! Don’t get discouraged)
   • Terms and Definitions
     • AspEncrypt.com – Crypto 101: Basic Terminology
     • Wikipedia – Cryptography – Terminology
   • Hash Functions
     • DuckDuckGo – Hash Functions
   • Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption
     • DuckDuckGo – Symmetric Encryption
     • DuckDuckGo – Asymmetric Encryption
   • Digital Signatures
     • DuckDuckGo – Digital Signatures
3. Bitcoin Basics
   • Bitcoin Community
     • Bitcoin Book – Introduction
   • Bitcoin Addresses and Keys
     • bitcoin.it – Address
     • Bitcoin Magazine – What is an Address and how do you sign it?
     • Keys, Addresses and Wallets
   • Bitcoin Transactions
     • Bitcoin Book – How Bitcoin Works
   • Bitcoin Blockchain Ledger
     • Bitcoin.it – Transaction
     • Bitcoin Book – How Bitcoin Works
   • bitcoin the Unit
     • Bitcoin.it – Bitcoin
     • Bitcoin Book – How Bitcoin Works
   • Bitcoin the Network
     • Bitcoin Book – How Bitcoin Works
   • BIPs
     • Github – Bitcoin Improvement Proposals
   • Buying and Selling bitcoin
   • Blockchain Explorers
     • Bitcoin.it – Block Chain Browser
     • HelloBlock
     • BlockExplorer.com
4. Mining
   • Purpose and Function
     • Bitcoin.it – Mining
     • Bitcoin Book – Mining and Consensus
   • Algorithm
     • Escape Velocity – Bitcoin Mining Explained Like You’re Five: Part 1
     • Escape Velocity – Bitcoin Mining Explained Like You’re Five: Part 2
   • Mining Pools
     • DuckDuckGo – Bitcoin Mining Pools
   • Mining Hardware
     • DuckDuckGo – Bitcoin Mining Hardware
     • DuckDuckGo – ASIC Mining Hardware
   • Security and Centralization
5. Wallets, Clients and Key Management
   • Wallet Types
     • Bitcoin Book – The Bitcoin Wallet
   • Bitcoin Clients
     • Bitcoin Book – The Bitcoin Wallet
     • Bitcoin.org – Choose your Wallet
   • BIP: 32
     • BIP: 32
   • BIP: 38
     • BIP: 38
   • Backup
     • Bitcoin.it – Securing Your Wallet
   • Importing and Exporting
     • Securing Your Wallet
     • BIP: 38
6. Bitcoin Commerce
   • Bitcoin as a Merchant
     • Bitcoin.it – Merchant Howto
   • Bitcoin Payment Processors
   • BIP: 70
     • BIP: 70