This Week's Newsletter
AnnouncementsAnnouncements
Welcome to this week’s newsletter. It was another good week. @guerratotal gave us a classic lesson in how best to teach others about bitcoin, even if success may not seem tangible at first. @RadentorForNoxus is keeping the ecosystem map current, and @cryotosensei reminded us all why centralized exchanges should be avoided, if possible.
Thanks to everyone who contributed, and have a good week.
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Top 5 Posts Of The WeekTop 5 Posts Of The Week
- Evangelizing About Bitcoin on Uber by @guerratotal
- Adjudication Outcome Letter from Hodlnaut by @cryotosensei
- $BTC makes me feel dumb: Chronicle 1 by @LOR3LORD
- ZBD has fallen by @kilianbuhn
- Bitcoin Ecosystem 25.09.28 by @RadentorForNoxus
There will be a zap award for the top 5 posts weekly. It will be broken down as follows:
- 1000 sats
- 250 sats
- 250 sats
- 250 sats
- 250 sats
Posts will be judged using SN zaprank. The cut off time is 9:00am EST (1300GMT) Friday morning. I will post the top 5 winners shortly after 9:00am every Friday morning.
I reserve the right to not award any sats for the week. I also reserve the right to deny sat awards to bare link posts. I recognize that link posts can be valuable, so I will only only exercise discretion for low quality links that garner few sats or engagement from stackers.
Learning ResourcesLearning Resources
The White PaperThe White Paper
Everyone knows about the white paper, but have you read it? Here is the pdf.
Ecosystem MapEcosystem Map
@RadentorForNoxus has created a comprehensive ecosystem map. I believe he intends to keep this list updated. Beginners will benefit from checking it out, as will experienced bitcoiners.
Web SitesWeb Sites
- Jameson Lopp’s website is an incredible resource for people interested in learning about bitcoin at any level. Beginners should go to his Getting Started With Bitcoin page.
- DarthCoin Guides
DarthCoin Guides provide excellent step by step instruction for those learning about nodes, particular wallets, and just about everything else in the ecosystem.
Here is a link to DarthCoin’s Github, where you can find all of DarthCoin’s guides:
https://darth-coin.github.io/
- Why Bitcoin Only This is a massive trove of links, where you can find just about anything you’re looking for. It’s also fun to browse around.
- Learn Me A Bitcoin Greg Walker explains bitcoin in a way that everyone can understand.
- Opcode Explained Documenting bitcoin opcodes, one at a time.
- Lightning Network Documents Good complement to the white paper.
Best Stacker PostsBest Stacker Posts
- DarthCoin Posts
- Top Posts Of All Time
Here you will find a few of the top posts to this territory. I am not going to adhere to a rigid zaprank system, since my purpose is to highlight content that has educational value. I will use an informal combination of zaprank and my own evaluation. For instance, some posts, though of high quality, are solely about Stacker News, and might have more appropriately originated as a meta post.
I have gone another route. I am now printing out the White Paper and inserting it in mailboxes around my neighborhood.
I will often knock on the door (those without no solicitation signs of course) and ask if they have a moment to discuss our currencies savior, Bitcoin.
It's been met with mixed reviews. I am noticing a lot more no trespassing signs after doing this.
I am positive it's meant to deter thieves from their newly formed BTC wallets.