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http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stock-analysis.asp  --> Stock analysis course

http://www.coindesk.com/information/ --> general bitcoin knowledge

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page  --> Bitcoin Wiki is a great source of basic and deep knowledge

https://steemit.com/trading/@villagetrading/crypto-trading-for-newbies-protecting-capital  --> Thread about protecting your capital

https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch01.asciidoc --> Post "What is Bitcoin"

https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf  --> Official Bitcoin's basic explanation of it all

https://medium.com/@ourielohayon/icos-for-dummies-like-me-1e82a8bc27f4 --> ICOs for Dummies

https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-for-beginners/what-are-cryptocurrencies  --> bitcoin 101 for beginners



USEFUL THREADS
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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=126798.0 --> Very useful thread about terminology

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9430.0 --> Beginner's thread, like this one (actually better  :P)

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7269.0  --> Beginner's thread, like this one (actually better  :P)




YOUTUBE COURSES AND GREAT VIDEOS TO LEARN:
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https://www.youtube.com/user/obham001  --> videos might be long, yes, but they have very good insight.

https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisdunntv  --> one of my fav

https://www.youtube.com/user/MCLEROTV --> if you speak spanish, THE PLACE TO GO

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLnWVsl3puKQwc5PoO6Zg

https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLnWVsl3puKQwc5PoO6Zg

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkgxz1dmx9AaP3EJz8YYOGA/videos


BOOKS:
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https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch01.asciidoc  --> Andreas Antonopoulos' Bitcoin book. Translations in PDF format: https://www.bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/

http://laeradelasblock.com/?page_id=368



ORGINAL POST:
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:) Hi all!
I'm new in this crypto-world and still get lost in so many concepts, words, charts, coins...
I´d like to ask you:
  -  Is there any website / book / online resource that I can study to learn?  ???

I'd like to be able to analyze the market and be able to make informed decisions about new investments.
At the moment I'm already using youtube, bitcointalk, google and telegram to learn, but more specific resources would be VERY USEFUL!
Thanks a million in advance, guys  ;D
I just want to be part of the community while we all make nice profits

By reading your posts, I think what you are looking for is book about stock analysis*. If you are using Bitcoin/altcoins as just stocks, I recommend you to first study about stock marketing and then invest. Even understanding basics maybe time consuming, but if stock marketing is worth for you, then time spent will be worth too! Don't go for immediate gains just to loose everything later. Once you have studied stock marketing, next thing is to know which cryptocurrency should you invest. Altcoins value can be calculated by seeing who's behind it and what it offers. Compare stocks/altcoins to a product and when you buy a product, you will consider
  • what is it?
  • why buy it?
  • what does it offer?
  • what makes it better than its contemporaries?
  • how and where to buy it?
  • who's behind it?
  • easy and cheap way to buy it.

Take your time and decide which to invest *carefully*. TBH, I am not an expert in stock marketing. So I can only answer some basic questions.
 

* http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stock-analysis.asp

Hi! welcome to the crypto world. Anyway, I know a site that has a good size of compilation of guides.

Link: http://www.coindesk.com/information/

from that site you can learn about general bitcoin knowledge (how transactions work, mining, legalities, the blockchain, all those stuff). I suggest you go through all those stuff first before going into trading/markets. The basics are VERY necessary.

Also, if you like watching instead, look up crypt0 on youtube, link: https://www.youtube.com/user/obham001 ; videos might be long, yes, but they have very good insight. Easily one of the best crypto youtubers in my opinion.

Thank you guys, I really appreciate it. I hope I can come back in 6 months and say "Thank you guys, I've been making profits thanks to your resources"
I'm new to all this, so literally EVERYTHING is useful :)
More recommendations very welcome!!  ;D

resources are nice and will take time to review. thanks for sharing.

you have to read a lot, any thing you get in your hand read it it's a huge world getting bigger and bigger every day. first learn the basics of economy, technology and get an idea how bitcoin works and always ask about what you dont understand.

Andreas Antonopoulos' Bitcoin book:

You can buy it or read for free. I don't know if there's an English PDF format of it, but it can be read here at least: https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch01.asciidoc

Translations in PDF format: https://www.bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/

In addition to this, Bitcoin Wiki is a great source of basic and deep knowledge: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page

Thank you so much!!!!! Great resources!  :D :D :D

Didn't know about the Bitcoin Book. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for its reference material,
will be a learning material for my newbie

That site is a news site for cryptocurrency even though it might give some source of knowledge, It is still useless once newbie read this without a proper basic orientation about bitcoin. Bitcoin wiki is the best guide for a newbie for starting up on bitcoin.  :)

there's a lot of members that are very helpful and share knowledge about bitcoins.
nevertheless, always remember to read and self study tho.

Thanks a lot guys! I will actually put all the useful info in the first post so it becomes a useful resource itself  :D

This is very helpful for me since I am new in this world. Thank you guys

This is a great help. Extra efforts are needed though in reading and understanding. Another effort should also be devoted to Google for some terms, ideas, and explanations that remain confusing and hazy. But I wonder why there are so few who post here?

I will keep updating the post with the resources I find in the internet and the ones you guys post.
If beginners find more, you should also share them and make this a little wiki  ;)

omg I never knew there's a lot to read. thank you for the tip on reading stock. I have not thought of that.  ;)

First post being updated on a daily basis with my new searches, I hope mods think it´s worthy of being sticky  ::)

You can now buy Ethereum and Litecoin much cheaper on the Waves platform. They just added those trading pairs recently and there isn't much liquidity yet - I was able to score ~ 6 BTC worth at 30% discount compared to mainstream exchanges. Look for ETH / Bitcoin and LTC / Bitcoin pairs. Just make sure you buy the right coin - must have a checkmark beside the three letter abbreviation -  Then you just sell it on Poloniex or one of the other exchanges. There are many interesting opportunities like that lately with all the new exchanges and blockchains that don't have liquidity between each other and various pairs they trade.

Check out Ben Perrin's BTC Sessions videos on you YouTube!

Great resources for newbies and veterans alike and Ben's perspective is always genuine, honest, and well thought through. His videos are entertaining and often come with a demo when appropriate.

Ben Perrin's BTC Sessions (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLnWVsl3puKQwc5PoO6Zg)

Thanks for setting up this thread!

Nice newbie guide links. I very appreciated this thread, easy to navigate the links, no hassle at all. Keep up the good work OP. Need to read this one by one to get more knowledge about bitcoins, altcoins etc.

this is very helpful for the newbie like me, i can learn well with this, thank you so much.

This really helps newbies like me. Thanks for this guide. This is very helpful

Thanks for the all the details you provide here it is very useful/helpful very rich in terms of knowledge for newbies like me.

In addition to all the thanks already voiced here, you definitely have mine. Here's also a very nice explanation of ICOs that I've recently read on Medium, you might find this one worth being highlighted in the first post as well - check it out:

• ICOs for Dummies (like me) (https://medium.com/@ourielohayon/icos-for-dummies-like-me-1e82a8bc27f4) by Ouriel Ohayon.

Valuable resources for newcomers to the community. It will really useful and helpful.

I will take some time to read this. Thank you very much for these useful tips and guides,it will really help me as a newbie thank you and much appreciated.

Thanks a lot HabBear and andreykh ! Your links have been added.

I am really happy the thread is being useful  :D

Let's keep up the good work, keep sharing and posting your resources!  ;D

Thanks for sharing. Very useful information. Thanks OP.

You have done a big survey and lots learning materials. I thin his is really helpful for everyone not only to the beginners. 

Great guide. Very useful. Many thanks OP!   :)

thanks for sharing all the above data points

Thank you very much for this useful post , very interesting for newcomers like me  , will try to spend a week to complete these posts

Thanks! This is very helpful!

I will try to read all of them and I hope my brain won't be overloaded with information. Anyways thanks for sharing this will be a great help for newbies like me. ;D

How do we  get activities? Is posting different from activities?

posting is an activity, but you can't get more than 14 points in every 14 days period. Next period will start August 1.

Thank you so much for sharing this information. It gave me lots of ideas and save me time to search for this things. I have just learned about bitcoin and was really amazed by it. Hope to see more information like this. More power!

This threat will be a good start to research about BTC. I would like to ask your permission to share this information to the others forum. I bet they will all love this collected information. Thank you for the good work! ;)

YOU can ADD this

Forum ranks/positions: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0

There are many great books written in Japan that our dev. team there summarized for us.
I wish they were translated in English too, although most of them are targeted for developers and engineers, it's still fulfilling stuff.
In general, if you just want to invest or own cryptos, you just need to spend time researching online, no books are really necessary? 

Wow thanks for sharing this info, I will try to read this all
This is very helpful to newbie like me thanks alot

This kind of resources is verry helpful for me as a newbie. Im great to be part in the world of bitcoin. I hope i can manage this through reading and i will open many kinds of post here for me to fully understand this.

Well as a newbie i can say some of those are good sources to have more knowledge.I hope i learn more about crypto with time here. :)

Thank you man! Added to my list. Do you also know what are the best news feed for BTC?

Hi, apart from the mentioned online resources, I would definitely recommend "Understanding Bitcoin" by Pedro Franco. It's really extensive and covers the basics. It was published back in 2013, so some important innovations that came later are not included, but you can certainly rely on it for basic understanding of the concept itself

Thanks to everyone for suggesting sources, it's all so much helpful, hope to manage my BTC in a right way.

Thanks, gives me lots of resources and research to follow and help me further my understanding of crypto currency.

Would love to share my new book, Art of the Initial Coin Offering, which comes out 10/10. We're publishing excerpts in the next few weeks and would love to share them with the thread when they drop.

In the meantime, you can sign up for more information at http://artoftheICO.com (http://artoftheICO.com).  :)

When i was a newbie i actually just read in the forum related in btc and i learned

Wow! this is cool.. The post is abundant with links that I can use to learn more about Bitcoin and Stock Analysis..
Will help with my trading as well.. Perfect for my Sunday!
Thank you for the thread and the links.. The effort is highly appreciated..

i will try to read all this but need check form old users if this good for me ???

Thank you for your support for newbies, and i think this forum is the best source for everybody who want to learn something about cryptoworld.

Hi I'm a newbie as well, should I have prior knowledge about trading and stocks or is the resources posted here enough? I'm quite overwhelmed lol.

Some good youtube channels to watch include, Crypt0, brandon kelly and the chart guys. Last two are really good for technical analysis

That's really good article for newbies. But there are alot of things left for newbies to explore about bitcoin.
How forum works, how rank system works, where people can earn, where they can communicate with others, where people can discuss about something.