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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: Geir on January 05, 2012, 09:56:33 AM



Title: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: Geir on January 05, 2012, 09:56:33 AM
Is there any good in dept bitcoin papers out there? I mean how it works form a technical perspective.


Title: Re: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: Geir on January 05, 2012, 09:59:37 AM
ps I’ve allready read one by Satoshi


Title: Re: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: Stephen Gornick on January 06, 2012, 02:00:23 PM
Is there any good in dept bitcoin papers out there? I mean how it works form a technical perspective.

There is some good stuff here:
 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:Technical

 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Research
 
 - http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.4524



Title: Re: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: Geir on January 06, 2012, 03:42:32 PM
Thanks I'll have a look when i get home :)


Title: Re: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: stoppots on January 06, 2012, 06:09:28 PM
somebody should put out a bitcoin for dummies book


Title: Re: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: notme on January 06, 2012, 06:11:35 PM
https://www.bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf


Title: Re: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: Stephen Gornick on January 06, 2012, 09:07:35 PM
somebody should put out a bitcoin for dummies book

 - http://www.hyperink.com/bitcoin-free-money-or-fraud-b96

Good overall though some of the details were either outdated or incorrect.  It's a hard task because the project and its ecosystem is evolving so quickly.  Even the wiki is starting to show a number of areas needing update -- (e.g., wallet security article).

The wiki has two additional articles:
 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_bitcoin_works
 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Introduction

Also, Bitcoin Primer: http://coinlab.com/2011/12/bitcoin-primer

And podcast (though over a year old now): http://www.bitcoinmoney.com/post/2560941112


Title: Re: Technical bitcoin paper
Post by: bitcoinbetas on January 06, 2012, 10:47:11 PM
check this one out just came out today:

https://sites.google.com/site/2ndbtcwpaper/2ndBitcoinWhitepaper.pdf