How would you go about learning Bitcoin from scratch and consolidating your Bitcoin knowledge given that there are many resources and many rabbit holes within Bitcoin such as Money, Austrian Economics, Bitcoin Programming, Lightning, etc.?
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Natalia 18 Mar
I'd read @DarthCoin's guide after reading the white paper.
Many Bitcoin books or info in general are cool for the pilling stage, but not so many practical tips and hacks there, and you really can't learn about Bitcoin by reading.
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131 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 18 Mar
I wish I started to write those guides earlier, back in 2014-2016, when I already had quite a good base.
I was very quiet until 2019-2020, almost no presence online. Just reading what others said.
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 18 Mar
it took me a while to actually find good guides, and then not toxic enough and got distracted by craptos 👀
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @krinkov OP 19 Mar
I agree, To learn Bitcoin properly one must tinker and try different things. Writing scripts to test Bitcoin concepts (encodings, generating keys, etc.), running nodes, testing various wallets, etc.
I will be going through @DarthCoin's guides for sure.
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 18 Mar
I'd read The Sovereign individual, The Bitcoin Standard, Atlas Shrugged, and The Mandibles. Immediately start mining, run a start9 personal server, purchase a cold card and download sparrow on a new lapotop that is only used for bitcoin. I'd create Stacker News and Nostr account, download Bisq2 and Robosats while using mutiny for a daily driver lightning wallet. I'd look for ways to get paid in bitcoin, go to meetups and conferences and read the bitcoin bugle.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @krinkov OP 19 Mar
Start9 is phenomenal but I started making the switch to Proton. Proton pass instead of Bitwarden hosted on Start9, Proton Drive instead of the Start9's file browser, etc. I find it more convenient with decent trade-offs that suit my needs. I still run Start9 on an SD card and haven't upgraded to SSD though...
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @BTC_DCAGUY_SIIM 18 Mar
Listen as many Podcasts as possible
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @krinkov OP 19 Mar
What podcasts do you listen to? Used to mostly listen to TFTC and Citadel Dispatch but it's been some time...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BTC_DCAGUY_SIIM 19 Mar
I mean find btc podcasts you like and people who you like to listen and listen as many talks as you possible can from them.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 18 Mar
Grokking Bitcoin
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101 sats \ 0 replies \ @krinkov OP 19 Mar
I second this. Great book. Not sure how it compares to Mastering Bitcoin but I think Grokking Bitcoin is a bit lighter on the technicals.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @riberet19 19 Mar
My focus would be to learn as much as I could from interesting books and podcasts, and also stack as much as I can.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @jp305 18 Mar
Question is a bit vague, I would say it depends where you come from and where you're going.
I don't think you need to be aware of Austrian economics to learn how to transact using bitcoin.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @krinkov OP 19 Mar
I do think you need to understand free markets, history of money, and the bad consequences of interventionist policies to understand the importance of Bitcoin (from a monetary stand point, not technological)
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18 Mar
I'd read what satisfies my interest in bitcoin the most.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @krinkov OP 19 Mar
What satisfies your interest most? For me, it's mostly understanding Bitcoin from a technical perspective as well as digging deeper into self-sovereignty and privacy. Not sure why I tend to lean more towards these interests tbh.
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