Topic: Whitepapers Compilation (Read 126 times)

Since those two are what we call prime movers, yes I do believed that you have to read it at least once just to get a grasp on what is this technology is all about.

However, it will be difficult to chew with so many technical jargons there. Read it but don't assume that you will understand it the first time. For the rest, yes, some of them are just a copy of the original, BTC and ETH.

Thanks for sharing these whitepaper. Anyone entering crypto market must read at least bitcoin and ethereum whitepapers in order to know what this market is about. Rest of whitepapers are very much same with few minor changes.

Yes, as a newbie, you might get lost if you read a lot of whitepapers. Perhaps if it would be good if you have some IT background or even cryptography. But if you are a average joe like majority of us here, you might be lost in the intricacies specially terminologies and such.

So much better not get into into in the beginning, but just learn some basics, like wallets how transfer, how to set fees etc. Whitepaper might not be for you as a starter.

When done properly, and aren't primarily pushing out some sort of agenda its a good starting place for introducing concepts that you aren't aware of, so would have never of thought of looking it up. So, although I agree that the Bitcoin whitepaper is definitely not beginner friendly, and almost assumes some sort of familiarity with cryptocurrency or computers at the very least. It does name the various concepts, and allows readers to cross reference from the whitepaper to find out more information about specific concepts. So, a whitepaper like the Bitcoin whitepaper is good for this purpose, but shouldn't be used as a learning resource on its own, as it would likely persuade people to give up for not understanding it.

Imo, newbies do not really have to go through whitepaoers of various cryptocurrency, especially if they are not interested in them, for one they can give a false opinion about that particular coin and push the newbies to invest as they have limited knowledge, it can also be quite confusing and complicated (like the Bitcoin whitepaper)

As @Welsh suggested, utilizing other resources depending on what suits you can be more useful in teaching a newbie. Remember to always filter the information you get and verify it if possible.
Another useful resource is bitcoinstackexchange.

For those reading the whitepaper, and are leaving with more questions than before, without any real answers there's a number of different places online that you can read about each concept. A whitepaper isn't something which is teaching you how something works, but usually talks about the concepts that the product or in this case cryptocurrency will be using, and fundamentally how it will work without actually going into great detail.

So, a whitepaper is useful to read to get a broad overview on how things work, but should be supplemented with additional resources to truly understand the concepts introduced. There's various resources from books to podcasts, but in general you can't go wrong with searching up your queries here on the forum, as its probably already been discussed at length, and has various different inputs which you wouldn't get from a one sided view point article or book.

Although, you must be wary that this forum is from individuals like you, and I which means that the viewpoints that someone has to offer, might not actually be factual. This is usually cleared up with other users pointing out the issues in someones post, but keep in mind that not everything you read here is factual, even if it is coming from a high ranked user.

The wiki is also another great resource to learn about the concepts introduced in the Bitcoin whitepaper, and if you can't find the question your looking for, and don't understand any of the material online you can always ask here in the appropriate section.

Great post.

I will also add some that need to be mentioned:

Litecoin (LTC) - They don't have a whitepaper in a traditional sense, but they do have a presentation and a summary that is worth checking out. https://www.allcryptowhitepapers.com/litecoin-whitepaper/

Stellar Lumens (XLM) - https://cryptoverze.com/stellar-whitepaper/

Polkadot (DOT) - https://polkadot.network/PolkaDotPaper.pdf

Neo - I actually found an easy to understand simplified version, so that might be better https://robertgreenfieldiv.medium.com/simplifying-the-neo-whitepaper-ddde6dfb108f


I am yet to find one for DOGE

I've collected some whitepapers specially bitcoin, that newbies should have at least read.

1. Bitcoin (BTC) -  Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System by Satoshi Nakamoto


2. Ethereum (ETH) - A Next-Generation Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform - by Vitalik Buterin

3. Tether (USDT) - Tether: Fiat currencies on the Bitcoin blockchain

4. Binance Coin (BNB) - Binance Whitepaper

5. Ripple (XRP)  - The Ripple Protocol Consensus Algorithm

6. Cardano (ADA) - Cardano Whitepaper

7. Monero (XMR) - Monero Whitepaper