Minimum Viable Blockchain: https://www.igvita.com/2014/05/05/minimum-viable-block-chain...
Ask HN: A good primer on cryptocurrencies?
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Re: Ask HN: A good primer on cryptocurrencies?
#12I definitely suggest reading mastering bitcoin. The second edition appears to have recently been released. http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920049524.do
The source for this book is freely available from the author at https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook
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#13Cryptocurrencies with Tim Ferriss, Nick Szabo and Naval Ravikant [Podcast] https://medium.com/@giftedproducts/cryptocurrencies-with-tim...
I didn't know that Tim Ferriss dabbled in math/crypto.
He doesn't. That dude is a farce, I have no idea how he has convinced so many smart people to be on his show.
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#15While on a similar topic, what would be a good primer on blockchain?
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#16I read this back to back and vouch for it:
http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001802
Bitcoin-centric, but covers a lot of ground.
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#17I recently was researching bitcoin, blockchain, etc, and I found it surprisingly difficult to find good but relatively short resources! I synthesized what I found into some slides that you might find helpful[1].
Apologies if this seems like self-promoting my own slides -- and I should say I am not at all an expert here -- but I created them mainly because I had trouble finding a "primer", so maybe they can help others in a similar position.
Re: Ask HN: A good primer on cryptocurrencies?
#18I recently was researching bitcoin, blockchain, etc, and I found it surprisingly difficult to find good but relatively short resources! I synthesized what I found into some slides that you might find helpful[1]. Apologies if this seems like self-promoting my own slides -- and I should say I am not at all an expert here -- but I created them mainly because I had trouble finding a "primer", so maybe they can help other…
Excellent resource, thank you for sharing!
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#19I find the pictorial explanation of www.blockgeeks.com very very much interesting for a beginner. If anyone gets serious about it, the paper at bitcoin.org that started it all is a must read.
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#20One good resource for understanding on how Bitcoin works on a lower level is this article: http://www.samlewis.me/2017/06/a-peek-under-bitcoins-hood/
It goes through the details of creating a tiny Bitcoin client that can send transactions so that they will get included in the blockchain.