Ask HN: Any good recommendation for learning about cryptocurrency/Bitcoin 3 pointsvbv11 years ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−lumberjack11yStart with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CypherpunkIf you aren't aware of their philosophy, the technologies won't really make that much sense to you because it is not strictly something technical. At its core it's a political movement.−webstartupper11yBTC-Tech: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies from Princeton University - https://piazza.com/princeton/spring2015/btctech/home−pkinsky11yThe ethereum white paper starts with an excellent explanation of Bitcoin. https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper
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Start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk
If you aren't aware of their philosophy, the technologies won't really make that much sense to you because it is not strictly something technical. At its core it's a political movement.
BTC-Tech: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies from Princeton University - https://piazza.com/princeton/spring2015/btctech/home
The ethereum white paper starts with an excellent explanation of Bitcoin. https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper