Ask HN: What are some good resources to learn about Crypto/Altcoins?

#1

Post by sk2code » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 7:22 PM UTC

How do you develop your knowledge or keep your self upto date on Cryptos/Altcoins? Please suggest books/blogs/websites/person to follow.

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#2

Post by jimnotgym » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 7:38 PM UTC

From a couple of months ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15762485

There is a lot of information on Reddit about what is new, but it lacks the same quality filters that HN has so I have not really enjoyed it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/ is a place to start

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#3

Post by aymeric » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 9:14 PM UTC

http://cryptopanic.com

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#4

Post by bootsz » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 9:16 PM UTC

I recommend the Princeton course on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies, available free on Coursera:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency

I took this last year and found it very informative

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#5

Post by wdrw » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 9:24 PM UTC

bootsz wrote: post #4

I recommend the Princeton course on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies, available free on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency I took this last year and found it very informative

The Princeton bitcoin textbook is also excellent (see https://citp.princeton.edu/the-princeton-bitcoin-textbook-is... - it is easy to find PDFs online)

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#6

Post by exolymph » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 9:34 PM UTC

Realistically, almost all of the real-time discussion happens on Reddit, Twitter, and in various private chat groups (Telegram, etc). But you have to be savvy about sorting the shilling and nonsense from actual useful information.

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#7

Post by muzani » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 11:15 PM UTC

From an investment or technical perspective? I'll assume investment.

I do it the hard way as the summaries often leave out a lot or bias facts. Especially mass media.

Start with the coin official site. If you like the pitch, skim the white paper. Abstract and conclusion tells you a lot.

You can learn a surprising amount from just the tone of the founders.

Next, check out the community. Usually Reddit or Slack. Read both sides, e.g. for ETH and ETC. As a general rule, don't invest in something until you know its downsides. If there are no downsides, then you don't understand enough about it.

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#8

Post by DrNuke » Thu, Jan 04, 2018, 12:21 AM UTC

http://www.Bitcointalk.org for the huff & puff + http://www.coinmarketcap.com for the money talk + http://www.icodrops.com for entering at the penny stage

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#9

Post by is0tope » Thu, Jan 04, 2018, 12:41 AM UTC

exolymph wrote: post #6

Realistically, almost all of the real-time discussion happens on Reddit, Twitter, and in various private chat groups (Telegram, etc). But you have to be savvy about sorting the shilling and nonsense from actual useful information.

If you are interested in looking at what reddit is saying about any coins you are researching you can try http://bitreddit.com. Disclosure: this is a side project I am working on to learn react.

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#10

Post by zMiller » Thu, Jan 04, 2018, 12:45 AM UTC

https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html

Great resource that covers a array of topics on a spectrum of levels for different audiences.