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Hi everyone,
I'm new on this platform. I considered joining after being recommended to by a good friend.

I feel it will be great to start  by introducing myself. I've a background in Economics and very passionate about tech, including blockchain and cryptography. I'm a dedicated web copy writer.

I believe I've found a platform to learn more on both the technology and the economics of bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem being that this platform is a pool of knowledge.

My major objectives for joining this platform are:
1. Desire to know the functionality of the technologies behind the bitcoin development.
2. Desire to understand how this decentralized currency work in comparison with the centralised fiat currencies.
3. Understanding the trends of bitcoin and other altcoins thereby maximizing such insights.
4.Contributing knowledge and ideas to the growth of the Community in  profound ways.

My first question on this platform will be this:

What are the most important things to consider before pursuing a career in blockchain and cryptography development industry?

Thank you for your response.

You're welcome, first and foremost ensure to develope more interest in the technology than laying more emphasis on what you can get out of the technology(finance). Well, you can check out this thread put together by one of the forum member Which I think with be of a greater help as a beginner.

    Start Learning about Bitcoin while Stuck in Quarantine! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5234843.0)

The rules that govern the forum are important for your understanding on how things are been done right here, also, following this will save your ass off the cliff  :D

Wish you all the best.

What kind of career are you talking about?
Are you blockchain developer and can you code or something similar.
You can do many things in crypto depending on your skills

First, welcome you to the forum.

Now, I will help you with what I know. For what I can not help you, please wait for the others' help.
You have to start with:

• https://bitcoin.org/en/resources
• Available courses on Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology from colleges and Universities (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4686783.0)
• Jameson Lopp Resources (https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html)
• Bitcoins Related Books (Updated) (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5144671.0)

Among resources in [1], Bitcoin Wiki (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page) is the first place to begin with.
For bitcoin, there you go: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178336.0). It's the biggest thread about bitcoin price discussion on the forum.
For altcoin, find what you need at Atlcoin discussion (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=67.0) but that place has many spam threads/ posts.
For the forum issues, you can make it there: Meta (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0); for the community's issues, you can make it there to help other newbies when you already grow up, on Beginners & help (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=39.0)

Thank you for the valuable guide and advice. I'll surely go through those resources you highlighted in order to be equipped with the right knowledge for the right growth

Selecting the right ;) project to work because there are many scam and fraudulent ??? projects

Responding to your questions, here are my skills.
1. Web Copy Writer
2. Front End Developer.

I believe with great insights and knowledge I can improve on these skills in this space. A good example is being a copy writer in cryptocurrency niche and having more technical knowledge on the coding side.

Selecting the best one out of good ones are probably difficult, but you should at least know to filter out scammers. There are dozens of scams out there and many of them have been documented on this forum. Most of them use either:
1. Fake team profile.
2. Fake job CV.
3. Plagiarism across many documents.
4. Fake registration or shared address/registration number.
5. Even as far as paying someone to pose as their team member (so, they're not working but just got paid for smiling).

After you filter them out, you can start learning the goal of the project, is it feasible to achieve, how's the competition, what's their strenght and weakness, can you make a good living if you work with them, etc.

Well to achieve fourth step you need to deeply understand first three.
That is huge but interesting task ahead of you.

Welcome and i wish you have fun in this great adventure, maybe start from basics like bitcoin documentaries (shallow knowledge but needed first).
Then more and more advanced guides/articles up to studying Bitcoin code itself (:D for hardcore Bitcoin enthusiasts)

Thanks so much.
According to Barrack Obama hard work is hard. So, I know in order to attain the above objectives it'll be demanding but all skills are learnable.

Therefore, I'm ready to commit to the process to get to the destination. I'll abide by your advice by starting from the basics, even rocket science has a basic.

 Thank you once again.

Welcome to blochchian technology and cryptocurrency market.
It is easier for people to answer your questions if you ask specific questions.
What purpose do you come to blockchian?
What do you want ?
Do you want to be a trader or a technology developer?

I would like to add this and I think these sources below will be your best source to learn about Blockchain developing.
There are many different programming languages inside including "Buiding your DIY Blockchain" which is a good start to learn.

- https://github.com/openblockchains/awesome-blockchains
- https://github.com/jashmenn/bitcoin-reading-list
- https://github.com/Xel/Blockchain-stuff

Other links are already posted above.

I'm not a developer but I like to collect useful stuff like the links above.

The only thing that I'd like to suggest is to learn basic first before you go into deep/advanced development.

"Don't forget to read the awesome blockchain because it contains all of your needs you can find it at the bottom of that page."

Thanks for the comment. I will surely check the links and study the materials.

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To provide answer to your question, I'll like to say these:
1. As one that's passionate about tech I'll love to understand the technology.
2. I want to be a good trader.

Thanks

Welcome to this community op. Just try to explore this community and acquire some knowledge. Can you please elaborate on what kind of career you are asking?

Crypto and Blockchain technology is very vast. It is good to start with the Basics first which gives you the foundation to understand other projects. Also, you need to build your technical skills through some online education platforms that offer courses. I am sharing some articles which may help you in your study -

• Top Blockchain Jobs and Careers You Need to Know About (https://www.bitdegree.org/tutorials/blockchain-jobs/)
• How You Can Build a Career in Blockchain (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/314921)
• What it takes to become a blockchain developer (https://opensource.com/article/19/4/blockchain-career-developer)

Thank you.
My career focus is to be focused on acquiring technical knowledge of bitcoin. This will help me to position myself as a knowledgeable cryptocurrency copywriter.
Secondly, I want to become a trader that really knows what he is doing.

Hope this will clarify my post?

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Thanks for your guide. I'll go through the materials you highlighted in your reply.

Welcome to the forum. I joined for the same reasons about 2years and a half ago.

I suggest that you begin with the free book Mastering Bitcoin, by Andreas Antonopoulos.

You can read it for free at github.

https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook

Thanks so much for your invaluable guide.

But I need a clarification from you.
I have also been instructed and advised to take some online courses on the same subject.

Between books and courses which should I focus more on?

I would always focus on books, no matter the subject.

Reading a book is like talking to the author. Well not really talking, but listening. Antonopoulos is a great person, listen to him is amazing.

Watch his youtube videos in his YouTube channel as well.

Understanding how the forum works by learning it's rules and features. Searching is another way to help you understand more about bitcoin and then later on you can use your skills to pursue the career you want. Everything must start from scratch or starting from basic before you continue further.

Thank you for your candid advice.
I've already started with the basics. I found some textual course I'll be going through.

Do we have bitcoin podcast I can also listen to that'll speed up my learning rate?

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Thanks for your contributions.
I'm a avid lover of podcast. Are there bitcoin podcasts or crypto podcast that I can be exploring?

[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]

I found list to follow bitcoin podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/bitcoin_podcasts/ . You can also follow thier  social media channel to be more updated when they release a new article .

Hope this one help.

this should be your first priority if you want to enter in blockchain projects, and with this rising of scam projects be careful in dealing with them.

Welcome to the forum. You have joined on this forum with decent intentions, hope you will learn from here and contribute yourself for forum. There is two board where you will find most of technical questions about bitcoin and on the other hand there is technical discussion by experienced forum users.

1. Development & Technical Discussion  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=6.0)
2. Bitcoin Technical Support  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=4.0)

Also another board called Project Development (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=12.0) could help you to know about more blockchain related project/website.

Also I will prefer to read more about this forum culture. You should know everything where you are spending time. This thread will help you to know most of important things about forum.

[GUIDES] on Bitcointalk. Index thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4928968.0)

Thanks for the warm welcome.
I'm currently devouring some articles and also reading the bitcoin whitepaper.
I do have a question for you. Aside from this beginner/help section which other section of the forum can I post and ask questions?

Thanks once more

Its depend on type of your questions. I will prefer use forum search options before you create any questions. There is so many boards so you are able to create questions on appropriate board. For example if you have any forum related questions or you have any suggestions which would improve this forum then you can ask or discusse on Meta (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0) board. If you have question about bitcoin then you may ask it on Bitcoin technical discussion board as I mentioned above. If you have questions about mining then you may ask it on mining board. That's how forum work and that's the purpose of every different boards. Hope you got my point. After all if you made question on wrong section moderators would move it on appropriate section or you may move as well yourself when you will get suggestions from other users.

Depend on the topic you want to ask or post.

There is a right section for every topic you want to start  or ask.

 Bitcoin Discussion  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=1.0) =for bitcoin related topics.
 Altcoin Discussion  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=67.0) = for altcoin related topic
 Trading Discussion  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=8.0) = for a topic related to trading
 Services  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=52.0) = if you want to offer service or if you are looking for other services we have here.
 Gambling  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=56.0) = for gambling related topics .

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Just to add ,if you accidentally post it in the wrong section you can also move it by your own ,you can see the option below  (move topic) and move it to right section.