i am a newbie and i don't know where to start and what to expect, they are so many posts and i am hoping to get help. i am from Africa and very few people know about bitcoins, so i will be hoping to get a lot of knowledge from everyone here willing to share.
i am hoping to start of with the basics, then learn anything and everything i can grasp on. My first encounter with bit coins was through MMM africa. i have a rough idea since i traded using bitcoins, but now i want to know how i can get some free bit coins and other investment oppportunities i could take advantage of.
thank you all in advance.
Welcome to the community Tshido! There is so much to learn, but everyone has to start somewhere. You can be in this community for years, personally I am 5 years in and still learning every day. Dont be discouraged if things look complex or confusing, everything takes time.
In my opinion, and the advice I give all my newbie friends, is to start researching general topics. Youtube is a great resource, as well as Reddit and Podcasts. Depending on your learning style, I absorb information better when watching videos or listening to podcasts when speaking about large quantities of information. Reddit however is a great resource if you know where to look. Below are a few of my personal favorite Youtube Channels, Podcasts and Multireddits that I use to learn things every day!
Reddit- Check out my personally curated Multireddit full of all things blockchain and crypto currencies
https://www.reddit.com/user/P3rplex/m/digitalcurrency/Youtube-This guy produces 2x videos a day and since he is in England, they are up prior to you waking up.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnQ34ZBSjy2JQjeRudFEDw-This guy does a great job explaining all things crypto in an easy to digest way.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggNMXYug_4DYFWniw7EfjA-Andreas’s Antonopoulos's youtube channel (Well known Bitcoin advocate)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWCJCWOxBYSi5DhCieLOLQ-This young programmer does a pretty good job of diving into some topics and easy to understand.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrYmtJBtLdtm2ov84ulV-yg-This guy has some pretty good videos. I don’t watch them often, but I have watched most of his older videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaPSoa3hoxgouMd8YdlUwXQPodcasts (download the ones you want via apps such as Itunes, Overcast and Podcasts)
-Lets Talk Bitcoin -
https://letstalkbitcoin.com/-Unchained
-NPR's Planet Money - (not Bitcoin focused, but has some episodes exploring the subject)
-Future Technology
-We Study Billionaires - (not Bitcoin focused, but has some episodes exploring the subject)
-Adventures in Finance - (not Bitcoin focused, but has some episodes exploring the subject)