Bitcoin

Getting Started with Bitcoin

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Steps to getting started using Bitcoin

• Article Getting started with Bitcoin | Bitcoin. Org
• Website Wallet Connect - Any Wallet. Any Dapp. Any Chain.
• Article Some things you need to know | Bitcoin Org

Cryptocurrency Wallets - Storing Crypto assets, Bitcoin, other tokens

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Cryptocurrency Wallets - Storing Crypto assets, Bitcoin, other tokens

• Article 7 Best Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets: The Complete List
• Article The Coinbase Wallet Browser Extension - AVC
• Article Self-Custody: How to Be Your Own Bank | Ledger
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Bitcoin History

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some background about the history of Bitcoin

• Article The Man Who Really Built Bitcoin
• Article Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System annotated/ explained version.
• Article Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (original white paper) - pdf
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Using Bitcoin (and other crypto currencies) in daily life

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how are people using (or planning on using) bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in daily life as currency to buy and sell goods/services?

• Article A London startup is launching a debit card that lets you spend bitcoin
• Article Bitcoin briefly jumps more than 11% after news Square is testing the digital currency
• Article Ending Bitcoin Support (2018)
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Bitcoin market: hype, predictions, and enthusiasm

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Articles and videos looking at the recent growth of bitcoin and blockchain markets

• Article Nearly a Third of Millennials Say They'd Rather Own Bitcoin Than Stocks
• Article IMF Head Foresees the End of Banking and the Triumph of Cryptocurrency
• Video 19 Industries The Blockchain Will Disrupt
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Mining Bitcoin

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Articles and videos looking at Challenges with Bitcoin and Blockchain tech

• Article What are bitcoin miners really solving? - Bitcoin Stack Exchange
• Article Order of Transactions and How Blockchain avoids Double Spend - Nonce
• Article Crypto Unicorn Bitmain Weighs $18 Billion IPO, One of World's Largest - CoinDesk
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Bitcoin Legal issues and Risk

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legal issues around bitcoin, the blockchain, and cryptocurrencies

• Article IRS Cracks Down on Coinbase Users -
• Article Do Bitcoin Markets have a Conversion Tort Problem?
• Article European financial watchdog latest to warn over ICOs
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Crypto Blockchain - Regulation, Legal issues and Risk

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Crypto Blockchain - Regulation, Legal issues and Risk

• Article Regulate web3 apps, not protocols - a16z crypto

Bitcoin and Taxes

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If you sell bitcoin, do you owe taxes? How much? How to calculate? Here is a collection of articles and resources about Bitcoin and Taxes

• Article Tax and Bitcoin (and other Cryptocurrencies) - Brad Feld
• Article Why the I.R.S. Fears Bitcoin - The New York Times
• Article When Trading in Bitcoin, Keep the Tax Man in Mind - The New York Times
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Forking Bitcoin and other crypto currencies

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Forking (copying) bitcoin. What does it mean? How does it work?

• Article The Age of Endless Blockchain Forks Is Coming to an End - CoinDesk
• Article Fork of a Fork: 'Bitcoin Private' Is Here, But What's It Worth? - CoinDesk
• Article Bitcoin May Split 50 Times in 2018 as Forking Craze Mounts | Bloomberg
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Bitcoin, gold, and reserve currencies

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Is there a chance that bitcoin (or anyother crypto currency) could challenge the US dollar? Or, looking back to the past: Should the wo...

• Article IMF Head Foresees the End of Banking and the Triumph of Cryptocurrency
• Article Bitcoin surges in Zimbabwe after military seize power
• Video What gives a dollar bill its value? - Doug Levinson | TED-Ed
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Bitlicense - Bitcoin Regulations in NY

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issues and regulations related to Bitcoin

• Article Contortions for Compliance: Life Under New York's BitLicense - CoinDesk
• Article BitLicense Refugees: Kraken, ShapeShift CEOs Talk Escape from New York - CoinDesk
• Article New York Lawmakers Open to Revisiting the BitLicense - CoinDesk
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Bitcoin Blockchain Exchanges

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Exchanges for tading bitcoin and other crypto currencies

• Article $363 Million: Robinhood Raises Big to Build 'Largest Crypto Platform' - CoinDesk
• Website Coinbase – Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more with trust
• Website FTX - Buy and Sell Crypto, Bitcoin, Ethereum and more
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Hacks at Bitcoin Blockchain Exchanges

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A collection of articles about hacks at Exchanges for tading bitcoin and other crypto currencies

• Article Bitcoin exchange Youbit shuts after second hack attack - BBC News
• Article A $620 million hack? Just another day in crypto | MIT Technology Review
• Article Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange - NYTimes.com
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Bitcoin Blockchain Trading at Banks and Traditional Financial Institutions

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a collection about Bitcoin Blockchain Trading at Banks and Traditional Financial Institutions

• Article JP Morgan's New DLT Lead: We're Not Done With Blockchain Innovation - CoinDesk
• Article Goldman Sachs to Open a Bitcoin Trading Operation - The New York Times
• Article Lloyd Blankfein Wants Goldman Sachs to Push Technology - Bloomberg
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Risk of double-spend 51% attacks at Bitcoin Blockchain Exchanges

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a collection about the Risk of double-spend 51% attacks at Bitcoin Blockchain Exchanges

• Article Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose Millions
• Article A Solution to Crypto's 51% Attack? Fine Miners Before It Happens - CoinDesk
• Article Blockchain's Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular - CoinDesk
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Bitcoin Cash - Fork of Bitcoin

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a collection about Bitcoin Cash - Fork of Bitcoin

• Article A Fight Is Breaking Out Over Bitcoin Cash – And It Just Might Split the Code - CoinDesk
• Podcast Bitcoin Cash - Hard Fork – Bitcoin.com
• Article Tokenization, smart contracts on Bitcoin Cash can give Ethereum a run for its money
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Lightning coin - Blockchain Intro

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Introduction to Lightning coin

• Article The future of Bitcoin: What Lightning could look like
• Article A New Twist On Lightning Tech Could Be Coming Soon to Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Article 'Layer 2' Blockchain Tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think - CoinDesk

Coinbase- Bitcoin Blockchain Exchange

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A collection about Coinbase- Bitcoin Blockchain Exchange

• Article The Coinbase Wallet Browser Extension - AVC
• Website Coinbase – Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more with trust
• Article Coinbase’s New Asset Listing Process - 2018 – The Coinbase Blog
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Bitmain BTC.com - and the Mining of Bitcoin, Ethereum

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a collection of articles about Bitmain - Mining of Bitcoin, Ethereum

• Article Ethereum Mining - ASICs Are Here: What the New Miners Mean and What's Next - CoinDesk
• Article Crypto Unicorn Bitmain Weighs $18 Billion IPO, One of World's Largest - CoinDesk
• Article Bitcoin mining giant BTC.com is launching an Ethereum mining pool || The Next Web

Tether and other dollar-backed stablecoins (crypto-currencies)

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a collection of articles about efforts to create a 'stablecoin' - a dollar-backed stablecoin built on ethereum.

• Article Crypto Markets Roiled as Traders Question Tether's Dollar Peg - 2018 - Bloomberg
• Podcast a16z Podcast: All about Stablecoins – Andreessen Horowitz
• Article From Argentina to Nigeria, people saw Terra as more stable than local currency. They lost everything
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USDC dollar-backed crypto stablecoin from Circle

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USDC dollar-backed crypto stablecoin from Circle

• Article Circle & USDC: Building a Stable Platform

Bitcoin Blockchain Trading - techniques

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a collection about Bitcoin Blockchain Trading

• Article Crypto Trading 101: A Beginner's Guide to Candlesticks - CoinDesk
• Website Crypto Trading 101 - full set of guides - CoinDesk
• Article Crypto Trading 101: The Fibonacci Retracements - CoinDesk

Decentralized Bitcoin Blockchain Exchanges

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De-centralized exchanges for tading bitcoin and other crypto currencies

• Article The Next Generation of Crypto Exchanges Has One Big Missing Piece - CoinDesk
• Article Watch Out Crypto Exchanges, Decentralization Is Coming - CoinDesk
• Article 'Tedious But Necessary': Why This Decentralized Exchange Wants a License - CoinDesk

Venezuela and Zimbabwe - currency, inflation and Crypto

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A collection of articles and videos looking at Zimbabwe and Venezuela, bitcoin and other crypto currencies

• Article Desperate Venezuelans Turn to Video Games to Survive - Bloomberg
• Article Even If It Fails: Why Dash Could Have a Lasting Impact on Crypto Adoption - CoinDesk
• Article The Bloody Grab for Gold in Venezuela’s Most Dangerous Town - Bloomberg
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Zimbabwe, Africa - culture, history, geography

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Zimbabwe, Africa - culture, history, geography

• Article How Robert Mugabe ruined Zimbabwe - The Economist explains
• Video Why All Eyes Are On Zimbabwe’s Lithium Industry
• Article Bitcoin surges in Zimbabwe after military seize power
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Stablecoins (crypto-currencies) - beyond dollar backed stable coins.

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A collection of resources about stablecoins, exploring various types beyond dollar-backed variants. This compilation examines their under...

• Podcast a16z Podcast: All about Stablecoins – Andreessen Horowitz
• Video Why Asia’s $1 Trillion Stablecoin Shift Is Reshaping Global Finance
• Article Libra currently looks more like a fiat currency than a cryptocurrency – TechCrunch 2019

Gemini - stablecoin (crypto-currency)

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a collection of articles about Gemini - stablecoin (crypto-currency)

• Article Stablecoin - Gemini Launches NYDFS-Regulated Crypto Pegged to the Dollar || CoinDesk
• Article Bitcoin Comes to Whole Foods, Major Retailers in Coup for Digital Currency - 2019 - Fortune

International reserve currencies - dollar, gold, euro, more

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International reserve currencies - dollar, gold, euro, more

• Article Govcoins - The digital currencies that matter
• Article Reserve Currencies: The power and the limits of the American dollar | The Economist
• Article Evolving Economics of Bitcoin, Gold, Currencies
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Govcoins - blockchain, currency and central banks

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Govcoins - blockchain, currency and central banks

• Article Govcoins - The digital currencies that matter
• Podcast The Federal Reserve is thinking about a digital dollar - Marketplace
• Article Why does the Federal Reserve need a digital currency? — Quartz
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