Topic: Best place to start learning about crypto? (Read 625 times)

This course on Coursera is really good to start picking up some information. It's free, but you need to register. https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency

I also visits that link sometimes its a compilation of information we might need or if have extra time we can learn by just browsing the articles and videos, some links will be directed here in forum too. But if we prefer to search on specific topic we can google the topic we wanted and just add bitcointalk word in it which I do often,since this forum is already loaded with plenty of reference to study with comments from some knowledgeable.

I think this bitcoin talk forum is the best place to learn about crypto. There are several sites where you can learn about crypto. You can also find out about crypto after several video books.

I am using this as my references when there is something I needed to review and learn regarding cryptocurrency. And I think this is one of the most comprehensive guides I found on the internet because it is newbie-friendly.

Check this out: https://coinsources.io/bitcoin/

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the website.

I would advise you to check Just learn crypto, where they have a few chapters that explain the basics of cryptocurrency. For a more detailed educational program, I would advise you to visit Newscrypto.io as they have just updated it.

I think that you want to dive more into crypto trading (due to the fact that you said "traders").
In my opinion, Binance Academy is a great source of learning about crypto. They have done a great job to increase awareness and educate the community.

If you are interested, you can have a look: https://www.binance.vision/

The bitcointalk forum is a great place. You can also read the book "Mastering Bitcoin" that'll help, there's a bit of coding and stuff in there that you can actually skip.

Hi, From whatever perspective you want to learn crypto if it is trading or investing, or understanding how the market moves. First all begin with fundamentals. I am arranging your reading list chronologically -

• Internet of Money - Andreas Antonopoulos, it is a book written by one of the most renowned, honest, and knowledgeable person of the blockchain and crypto industry. You can also read this blog just for reference before starting to read the book - https://medium.com/@geoffrooy/3-ways-the-internet-of-money-changed-my-perception-of-bitcoin-b38beda2f51f
• Begin with this blog - https://www.lopp.net/, again a blog written by Andreas only.

If you are a technical person, then you can pick bitcoin white paper, also.

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Try to watch in youtube and there are information about cryptocurency but the best place to learn cryptocurrencies are by reading un different posts in this forum. There are many threads here for the beginners to easily understand the information about cryptocureencies.

My friends is the one who introduce me to crypto, he teaches me a lot of thing about crypto like the currencies, campaigns you can join in forums and a lot more so i became so interested about it and them after that i've watched videos that talks about crypto and it really helps me understand more of it through watching videos and of course you can also learn here in the forum. But learning or reading isn't enough for you to have a good grip about crypto, you should experience it, you should have cryptocurrencies in you and used it to buy stuff or trade it so thay you can be familiar of what it is and by that you will gain a lot of experiences that can help you.

I became interested to cryptocurrencies because of my friend, he taught me what it is and its functions. I learned also that it is the future of our payment system and I considered it as a mode of payment. If you want to learn about cryptocurrencies then it is better if you will keep reading in this forum. There are a lot of information that you can get by just reading different posts in this forum.

I would suggest watching andreas antonopolous videos from restaurant. There is this one particular video he explains to some smart people what bitcoin is. This is best source to start. Then some bitcoin documentaries to have some fun, then you can go a little bit more technical about it.
After this before you get involved with money, learn about security.

I think channels on YouTube or Twitter accounts are a good way to stat learning about crypto. Don't get me wrong, there are planty of websites where you can read interesting articles, I use them too. However I just find these social media as a more enjoyable 

In my case, I actually learned it from a friend who sooner taught me how to join signature campaigns. I didn't earn lots of crypto right away, it took many months before I was able to gain profit from it. If you are just a beginner and you have no one to tell you and teach you how crypto works, it would be best if you would explore the forum first and read different topics involving the ones you are curious about. If you think you are ready, join some projects or try buying some crypto and start investing so that you could see if it would work.

Have you checked out https://www.altcoinstalks.com/ ?

There are some decent social media based on crypto as well. https://swirge.com is a new one where you can earn crypto using it as well.

Here is a useful site to learn all about a coin https://www.coingecko.com/
To find out about nodes and which to invest in https://masternodes.online/
Also, have a look at the forum in my signature.

You are in the right place buddy, everything is here on bitcointalk.
Just head over to bitcoin discussion if you want to learn about bitcoin and altcoin discussion for altcoins and a lot of other stuff. My suggestion to you just explore other boards in this forum and you will learn, read comments and ask questions if you have one.

Bitcoin discussion: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=1.0

Altcoin discussion: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=67.0

Or search anything on google and youtube.

The Internet is connected all over the world and we can learn a lot from it. Facebook, twitter, youtube and right here in this forum is where I am learning about cryptocurrencies. Here you can learn a lot from experienced members, there are many who are willing to help new members.
If you are new, please read this topic:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/guides-on-bitcointalk-index-thread-until-there-is-a-dedicated-subforum-4928968
A little of my experience, you should study a lot but you need to draw your own experience. If you plan to invest in a project, make your own report.

You are already at the best place to learn about crypto as you learn about everything about crypto in this forum except trading which you will learn only once you start trading. You can refer to all the sections of this forums like scam accusation and meta section will make you aware about kind of scams going on and how often avoid it,  trading section will give you insight about trading and all the section will teach some or the other thing.

First you start reading the basics of Cryptocurrency. There are many online tutorials, guides, articles, blogs available. Later you can ask your doubts or queries here in this forum. There are many experienced members who will help you. This is the best forum to learn about crypto. Already there are so many crypto related threads. I will share few of the threads which are useful and you can refer.

Understanding Blockchain - A Guide for Beginners

How Bitcoin transactions work and what are their types?

How to check Bitcoin Transaction [guide][newbies only]

Custodial vs. Non Custodial Wallets - "Not your keys, not your coin" Explained.

This forum is really amazing, would start reading it before if i knew it. Slowly but surely! Thank you!

Like other markets you have to spend time to understand and learn cryptocurrency. Bitcointalk.org is best place for new comers to learn what's happening in crypto world. Deeply study new projects and price variation of different CC over the years. If you remain steady, you will slowly but surely.

I believe it's possible to learn a lot being bounty hunter, tried it but didn't like it much.
I'm not really interested in technical matters of blockchain, strictly cryptocurrencies and trading.
Step by step, yes!

This forum is awesome, would write/read here before if i knew it. I'm following crypto influencers on Twitter and YT regularly.
Will dig into linked threads right now, thank you sir!

I've been watching videos on yt and found them very educational and cool explained. Agree with the part crypto can't be learned just by reading and looking. This forums helps a lot also!

1. Basic about crypto (articles, books, crypto education sites)
2. Trading Simulators (like Altcoin Fantasy, i thin etoro also offers one) + trading tools for beginners (get familiar with charts, portfolio management, participating in aidrops etc.)
3. Start with small money (which you can afford to lose)

Agreed with this. For example, if you don't try to ride on cycle you could not know how to ride by only reading books. So, crypto also like that. If you don't try to use it you can not learn more about it. So,

1. At first try to use crypto
2. Then discover your problems and ask here, google, youtube and other place where you can get appropriate answer. But I recommended Google, and youtube if you face basic problems. Then if you don't find the answer on google or youtube then ask in this forum. Hope you will get valuable answer from from lots of valuable members here.

3.  Keep in mind that if you have not curiosity  or ability of making question in your mind then you can not learn more about crypto or anything  in your life.

The best way to learn about crypto is to start using it. This forum is a great place to find other people who want to exchange crypto with you.

I think in this bitcointalk forum a lot of information about how to learn crypto, even in this forum you can also earn income, the most important thing in my opinion is there must be strong in reading and never be bored to do it because it takes time to process.
In addition to Google, Youtube, Articles, Social Medias can also be additional information about more knowledge about crypto.

It is difficult to say which one is the best to start learning about crypto but if I have to recommend you something to start with. Yes, it is the site: https://bitcoin.org/en/ and the Bitcoin's whitepaper (you can choose relevant translations of the Whitepaper for your interests).

Why I recommend them first for you?

Because cryptography has a very very long history but bitcoin is the first one that actually made a revolution for cryptography and brought it to the world population on massive scale.

If you want to move further, from basic to advanced, you can find what you need here: Available courses on Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology from colleges and Universities. Remember to learn how to use keywords to search newest courses on those given sites in my thread (I could miss some newest courses).

In crypto, as the saying goes "Not your private keys, not your bitcoin; not your seeds, not your coins". Hence I emphasize the importance of managing basic (basic, not advanced) to install crypto wallets (bitcoin or altcoins), backup (private keys, seeds, etc.), recover wallets from backups.
Storing your coins on exchanges is the worst thing to do in crypto. Relates to crypto exchanges, you have to manage to activate 2-factor authentication, backup 2FA code, and recover your 2FA code on your other phones.

Passwords are very important in crypto, so let learn it in your very early days in crypto: [GUIDE] How to Create a Strong/Secure Password

Temporary emails ^[1] are good (and you should use them) if you want to register on newborn sites or ones you don't sure it is a legit and reliable one.
There are more advanced and private emails, like Proton mails (but sure you have to pay cost for them). Proton mail has till discounted 50%. ^[2]
[1] https://mashtips.com/disposable-email-services/
^[2] ProtonMail black friday is on!

Phishing attacks are the next ones you must learn to protect your funds, so read: [LEARN] Phishing Quizzes - Beginners & Experts.

Scam: List of (un)known methods scammers user to scam users with honorable mention

Don't instantly download anything you see: Guide and advice for new Users before you Download anything from the Forum ! (and outside the forum too).

If you need to find something, find them here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=search
Read that one too: A Complete Guideline to use forum search button properly

Lastly, I congratulate you for choosing the right forum to begin your interesting journey with crypto.

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I believe I gave you enough sources to start off, from them you can find more related things if you want.

This forum is enough to learn trading and crypto news also. You can try to see watch youtube video.there are huge article in blog.also try to read crypto related news site.like cointelegraph,coindesk,btc news etc.But don’t join or don’t hear any trading signal group. Most of them are fake and unprofessional.        

In this forum also you can gain so much knowledge. Here are some of the threads where you can get some knowledge-
               https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/newbies-read-before-using-exchanges-or-investing-5178747
               https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/make-sure-to-avoid-wasting-btc-for-too-high-fees-step-by-step-guide-electrum-5182906
Also, google is the best place where you can get a thousand no. of articles and blog posts. So try to read from different platforms and acquire knowledge.

It is daunting because you try to cover a lot of topics in a short time. You cannot do that and I believe no one has mastered everything when it comes to trading. That is also why you see different types of traders. They excel using their own set of indicators. If you read some books, they would even admit that they suck using many indicators.

With that said, I guess you have to determine first what kind of a trader you want to be. To achieve that, you may have to do a lot of trial and errors. Experience is still the best teacher.

Totally agree! Also, I think that the best strategy to learn about crypto is to learn it in theory and at the same time, we have to practice what we learned! So in other words, we must do hands on activity as much as we could on our crypto endeavor!

Remember, "there is no substitute for experience!" 

If you wanted to learn about alt coins trading and other related aspects  you would get the acknowledgment in you tube and google i think the most you will do practical related stuff in alt coins trading the greatest knowledge you accommodate and being able to gather useful information & you would able to get a huge benefits.

The best way to learn about something is to start experimenting in practical.
You can learn the basics from literally anywhere, whether it be google, youtube or this forum itself.

Start by thinking about the questions you want to know the answers to related to cryptocurrencies, then the learning curve begins.
Whenever you bump into something that you cannot understand, you can definitely raise a question in the forum and many will assist you for the same.

Also, this book is the holy grail to understand cryptocurrencies - Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mastering-bitcoin/9781491902639/

I may sound biased but THB, I learned mostly about crypto in this forum and up to this day, I  still continue to learn new things around this platform!

But of course, I have to supplement this learning process by reading crypto related articles, ebooks, videos, interacting with different social media platforms, crypto project websites and more. Just keep it in mind that learning should be fun!

This forum is way good, just search topics you wanted to know with crypto in Google and includes Bitcointalk in the search bar, topics will appear. I usually just read 1st page when I want to learn and read something on a certain alt here in crypto as most in the 1st page says it with sense and useful. I'm reading more here in forum than in other websites and social media sites even ICO ratings as those platform can be paid so we can't trust what they really say.

You can read here on the forum so much about the information about crypto and how the basic things working .
Just take yourself some time for read and also google about things you want to know .

Lot of reading will give you lot of learning and at some stage when you know the things you can use it and get active into the cryptoworld .

This forum is still good but troll and spam is more than the news we need. Twitter looks to be top on the list IMO, and spend more time there lately, all crypto movers and whales are very active there, predictions and update,sometime leakage of some inside information if you are attentive to the right people. I think more focus should be giving to twitter campaign than other social media, more consideration should be giving to twitter handles with good cryto presence and followers.

Bitcointalk forum is your best option to start a learning journey about crypto, as you already have an account here.
Bitcoin.org is also a great alternative.
Last advice, do not follow any paid courses. Knowledge is free, and never think that anything is impossible for you to understand or to learn & never hesitate to use this board to ask about whatever issue you may face. I wish you the best luck.

@DimitrisLodirogas in my initial days I used to visit this section and read other members guides, later on I started using google to search and understand what was not covered here. According to me you’ll find everything detailed out here, and you should begin reading the guides mentioned here before you use other platforms.


In addition to @jossiel suggestion I would recommend you to use Electrum wallet as that’s beginner friendly, and yea be careful of online scams do your own due diligence before you send funds to anyone using bitcoins.

Start first learning about the wallets that you should have so that you can receive the crypto that you will buy. There are multi wallets that you can use so that you can receive different coins by just using 1 wallet like Ledger wallets, coinomi, etc.

Avoid those people that are suspicious and will ask you to deposit any amount for a too good to be true return, I guess you have to be aware of those scams.

I first started as a bounty hunter here and learned a lot about crypto/blockchain since then. I wouldn't say I am an expert but probably knows some basic stuff. It took me a while though because I was distracted before and not really serious.

I would suggest that you start here as well but you have to be specific on what you want to know first and stick to the boards that discusses those topics. If you want to learn technical matters about bitcoin blockchain, focus on boards like Development & Technical Discussion and Bitcoin Technical Support. Do not read any other boards yet. If it's mining or trading, do the same, focus.

Do not rush and take it one step at a time.


To OP, just be careful when you search on google. It's true that you can find many guides/tutorial but those sites might also lead you to installing some malware or visit some phishing sites.

Do your own research, here in the forum is the best place that you can learn better in trading. Also following other crypto enthusiasts from their social media account like Youtube, Twitter, FB, and telegram group. But remember that avoid joining the Hype group.
Use a google search engine, there are a lot of articles about the crypto trading tutorials and tips for beginners.

Here in the forum, you can read these threads.
[Discussion] Trading Indicators & Strategies
[Tutorial] Understanding about Cryptocurrency for Beginners

https://www.tradingheroes.com/cryptocurrency-trading-guide-beginners/

And all trading related thread discussions you can found it here.
[CONTENT] Trading Discussion INDEX

There are plenty of good tutorials on YouTube, but, from my perspective learning, "crypto" isn't something that can be done just by watching, just dawdle in the forum and read the things that catch your attention or topics you are interested in. Not all crypto are equal in the end.

Hey fellow traders! Where do/did you learn about crypto?
It seems pretty daunting sometimes, so much to cover..
Thank you for help!