Man I am overwhelmed with information on how to start my crypto journey. If you have any golden tips/rules to live up to, please share
Maybe you should start by don't feel overwhelmed!!
In Netflix you have a documentary about bitcoin. Is not bad, and also really interesting, for in there you will see how bicoin was developed and meet some of the mean names involved in its creation. This is not going to teach you how to trade or invest, but at least you will have a good panorama about the history and the issues the cryptoworld had and have to resolve (legal terms, tech discussion and so).
There are books related to Bitcoin where you can learn how the blockchain works:
- Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business and the World by Don and AlexTapscott
- Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
- Blockchain: practical implications of a revolutionary technology for financial markets and beyond by DLA Piper (Global Law Firm)
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https://www.ecb.europa.eu/paym/pdf/infocus/20160422_infocus_dlt.pdfAlso besides the forum, you have the "Bitcoinwiki", where you can learn a lot about how this works:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:EducationalI recommend to you the educational section, and if you pick the "Mastering bitcoin" one you will be lead to some great content:
Bitcoin.org Developer Documentation
Mastering Bitcoin from O'Reilly (DRM-free book; May 2015 edition)
EPUB format
PDF format
Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain from O'Reilly (DRM-free EPUB; June 2017, 2nd edition)
GitHub page
author's book pageMastering Bitcoin is one of the best books about bitcoin, it is easy to understand and has good contents for begginers.
As you will see, there are many sections in there where you can find useful information. Just be curious and check out this page in order to get information.
Also, here in the forum you have a lot of threads related to how it works, but I understand it can feel "messy" for beginners, because each day there are a lot of new threads and it is easy to feel lost. So, maybe the first step is always to read those threads you consider to be interesting or useful for you, even before opening new ones or writing in here.
Welcome to the cryptoworld my friend!
Thanks. Gonna check this out