AnnouncementsAnnouncements

Welcome to the newsletter. It was a very good week for the territory. @DarthCoin provided a guide to using Zeus to zap on nostr, as well as moderating the third edition of his Bitcoin Beginners Saloon. All five top posts were very informative, but so were many others this week that didn't garner as much attention or sats. Check them all out if you have the
time.

Have a good week!

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Link to last week's newsletter: Bitcoin Beginners Newsletter #98

Top 5 Posts Of The WeekTop 5 Posts Of The Week

There will be a zap award for the top 5 posts weekly. It will be broken down as follows:

1. 1000 sats
2. 250 sats
3. 250 sats
4. 250 sats
5. 250 sats

I choose the top 5 posts each week based on sats, engagement, and overall quality. 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 exercise discretion for low quality links that garner few sats or engagement from stackers.

1. 🥇 1000 sats - Librería de Satoshi is a MARA Foundation finalist - vote closes in 24h by @ca88e1ed86
2. 🥈 250 sats - How to start using zaps on nostr with Zeus by @DarthCoin
3. 🥉 250 sats - Bitcoin Beginner Saloon #3 by @DarthCoin
4. 250 sats - 21 Pulse - Beta testers wanted by @TotallyHumanWriter
5. 250 sats - Lightning Economics: The Bridge Between Bitcoin's Two Identities | ZEUS by @hasherstacker

Index

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.

• Bitcoin Apps Ecosystem 26.03.01 by @R4DENT0R

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. For those who can do without Lopp's shitcoinery, here is a curated
  fork of the site.
• 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

-- Zeus - Graduated LN wallet, a step by step guide for newbies by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus Node - Tips and tricks by @DarthCoin
-- Beginner guide: how to use different LN channel types by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus embedded node - quick recovery guide by @DarthCoin
-- Tips & tricks for mobile nodes users (w/neutrino) by @DarthCoin
-- Quick class for LN newbies by @DarthCoin
-- Why bitcoiners are so "in love" using Tor for their BTC LN nodes? by @DarthCoin
-- Quick guide for small shops by @DarthCoin
-- Blixt Wallet - Tips and tricks by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Historical Phrases by Andreas Antonopoulos by @DarthCoin
-- How to create a private Lightning Network by @DarthCoin
-- Do you need a quick BTC LN node to travel? Here is a trick by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus updated guide - recovering zombie channels by @DarthCoin
-- Explain Lightning Network in a simple analogy by @DarthCoin
-- Choose wisely your LN wallet you want to use by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #1 - Bitcoin was hacked / will be hacked by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #2 - Govs will shut down internet, so Bitcoin is dead by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #3 - Bitcoin is illegal because it is not legal tender by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Accepted - PoS systems by @DarthCoin
-- Managing LN wallets liquidity by @DarthCoin
-- Getting Started with Alby Hub by @DarthCoin
-- The best articles debunking Bitcoin FUD by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #4 - Bitcoin is like all other digital currencies, nothing new by @DarthCoin
-- SHTF scenario - How to restore a dead LND node? by @DarthCoin
-- Travel with family and self-custody - use case scenario by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus quick guide: migrate node to new LN implementations by @DarthCoin
-- How to start using zaps on nostr with Zeus by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Beginner Saloon #3 by @DarthCoin

• 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.

-- Explain Lightning Network in a simple analogy by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Mining Industry Introduction by @catoshi
-- How do you guys use bitcoin to pay for day to day things? by @mateusdeap
-- UTXO consolidation - What's you best option(s)? by @BitcoinIsTheFuture
-- The bitcoin beginner's guide to Public Key Encryption by @frostdragon
-- What If You Need to Relearn Bitcoin from Scratch Again? 🤔 by @Natalia