How can a non technical newbie can learn about bitcoin?

[Zilon]

You have had lots of recommendations already all you need now is take your time pick from the numerous options and start your journey into the amazing technology. Mind you challenges are inevitable that is why forums like this exist where everyone grow together. The coding aspect can come in later first enjoy the basics to a point you can explain it to someone else then you launch into something more technical and mind blowing.

Happy learning

[Franctoshi]

Hello, I am a nontechnical newbie with medical background. My coding or computer education is almost nil. I want to learn about bitcoin and everything in crypto. What are the suitable resources I can follow?

Thanks in advance..

You're definitely in the right place to learn about Bitcoin , Satoshi knew about this kind of question and Thus created this forum to answer and help people like you and I learn about Bitcoin. Starting to answer your question a lot of threads has been created on this question therefore making use of the search bottun will be of help to you.

In order to contribute you should start with step -by- step method,  by first reading to understand what is Bitcoin, the creator , the purpose, fundamental and technicals and the water flows down hills.

You're welcome to a great community with experienced Bitcoin Enthusiast.

[salad daging]

I think you have to click on this link there in full and learn slowly so you can understand it better: https://bitcoin-only.com/
That's a little guide for you to learn about bitcoin.

You can also study the link above carefully and know all of it is really a must read for you to understand.

But I think follow this path so that you will understand a little what you need because I think the advice above is very good to learn more deeply.

[Rigon]

Hello, I am a nontechnical newbie with medical background. My coding or computer education is almost nil. I want to learn about bitcoin and everything in crypto. What are the suitable resources I can follow?

Thanks in advance..

In fact, you don't have to bother with the theory to know about Bitcoin You can get a good idea about Bitcoin just by doing something simple As young people learn about Bitcoin, they become better acquainted with Bitcoin by watching videos on various media and YouTube channels.And if you try a little bit yourself, then it becomes very easy to know about Bitcoin.

[m2017]

Hello, I am a nontechnical newbie with medical background. My coding or computer education is almost nil. I want to learn about bitcoin and everything in crypto. What are the suitable resources I can follow?

Thanks in advance..

To learn about bitcoin as a user, you don't necessarily need technical knowledge or specialty. Anyone can use bitcoin, even with a medical background like yours.

You are already at the right resource for getting enough information about bitcoin, but here it has a bit of a scattered nature, and not like a book, with separate chapters and transition from simple to complex. In any case, here you can find most of what you need. Even more.
 
Welcome to the world of bitcoin and it would be interesting to know what made you start to be interested in it right now.

[Cryptornd]

I will post some youtube links to understand how bitcoin works technicaly. if you are not familiar with blockchain and dont know how bitcoin works on blockchain these videos will be helpful . this guy is explaining everything clearly .


understand basic technicals on bitcoin and blockchain
https://youtu.be/m-0escxJ-j8

How Bitcoin Works
https://youtu.be/bBC-nXj3Ng4


These videos will help you to understand some basic technical of bitcoin

[Rruchi man]

I am a nontechnical newbie with medical background.

It is a good thing that learning about bitcoins is not restricted to some people in a certain field (career). Many of us here had little technical knowledge before knowing about crypto and learning about bitcoins, don't begin to feel so lost OP.

My coding or computer education is almost nil.

Computer education/coding is not really a requirement, there are some who know about bitcoins and even hodl but have little/no computer knowledge as well   

I want to learn about bitcoin and everything in crypto.

Your enthusiasm is applaudable, I'd like to say that asides all the various helpful resources, you should also cultivate the habit of asking reasonable questions when concerned and not being ashamed to get clarity. Asking is a great way of knowing.

[justdimin]

Hello, I am a nontechnical newbie with medical background. My coding or computer education is almost nil. I want to learn about bitcoin and everything in crypto. What are the suitable resources I can follow?

Thanks in advance..

you can view that links which links you got from first 3 post on this thread. and for more information you can googled as your needed. and you can also watch youtube video about bitcoin. and i will advise you read about bitcoin on this forum. you will get many info about bitcoin & cryptocurrency here . just you have to search hardly yourself

I would say that even googling itself would be enough. But at the same time, you do not really need to go into too much detail to know what you need to do in order to profit, do you? You buy bitcoin from one of the places in your nation, you hold it, and eventually the price recovers and you make a profit from it, that’s about it.

I do not know why people are making a big deal out of all of this, "non-technical" is a weird thing to say when we are talking about money. Do you need to be a technical person to use fiat? Of course not, if you are not purely cash type of person, we handle all of it with digital apps on our phones and crypto is not harder.

[Saint-loup]

Then start buying small amounts over fixing periods (something called Dollar-Cost-averaging) and go on studying.

Dollar Cost Averaging is a good one to use for everyone. You don't have to time the market to succeed.

Websites for Dollar Cost Averaging DCA

https://dcabtc.com/
https://www.blockchaincenter.net/dollar-cost-averaging/
https://www.bitcoindollarcostaverage.com/
https://www.cryptodca.org/

No I don't think DCA is for everyone, especially for beginners who have no idea of the high volatility of Bitcoin. People who've made DCA during the recent years have to sell at loss if they need to cash out their money now and will have to continue to make DCA during a very long time to lower their breakeven point to the current market price if Bitcoin stays at those levels.

[fillippone]

Then start buying small amounts over fixing periods (something called Dollar-Cost-averaging) and go on studying.

Dollar Cost Averaging is a good one to use for everyone. You don't have to time the market to succeed.

Websites for Dollar Cost Averaging DCA

https://dcabtc.com/
https://www.blockchaincenter.net/dollar-cost-averaging/
https://www.bitcoindollarcostaverage.com/
https://www.cryptodca.org/

No I don't think DCA is for everyone, especially for beginners who have no idea of the high volatility of Bitcoin. People who've made DCA during the recent years have to sell at loss if they need to cash out their money now and will have to continue to make DCA during a very long time to lower their breakeven point to the current market price if Bitcoin stays at those levels.

The very point of DCA is getting used to bitcoin price volatility. And cashing out at loss is not DCA specific. I guess almost everyone who bought during last months is selling at loss now.

[KingsDen]

Op well done for your keen question. So many people have provided answers to you, but I just want to add to them.

Firstly, you must not be a tech savvy before you understand bitcoin. I said so because you emphasised on technicalities. Though it depends on the extent you want to go with bitcoin.

Understanding the basics of bitcoin, knowing the difference between a custodial and non custodial wallet and downloading one doesn't require technicalities. Being able to send btc to another person and also to keep your seed phrase secured doesn't require technicalities. So, you can invest and enjoy the good things of bitcoin by reading and getting ordinary knowledge of bitcoin.

If you then want to take your bitcoin knowledge far, you can run a full node, maybe consider mining and paying attention to technical things of bitcoin. Then, get started with the materials provided you above. Best regards!

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Hello, I am a nontechnical newbie with medical background. My coding or computer education is almost nil. I want to learn about bitcoin and everything in crypto. What are the suitable resources I can follow?

Thanks in advance..

Good thing about Bitcoin is that, it is like a car engine, a lot of drivers including myself don't know how a car engine functions, but we are great drivers, this is to say that even with a very little technical knowledge of Bitcoin like knowing how to set up your non-custodial Bitcoin wallet, knowing how to write down and keep your wallet's private keys or seed phrase in a safe place where preying eyes can not have access to it, knowing how to receive and send Bitcoins from your wallet, also know how to trade Bitcoins on the exchanges.
With all this knowledge, you are already a full Bitcoiner with several steps ahead of many who are still doubting the legitimacy of this technology.
There is already a lot of resources shared here, you should make out time to go through them all, you will learn a lot about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as you requested.
 

[_BlackStar]

The resources on bitcoin.org are helpful to get you started: https://bitcoin.org/en/getting-started

It was the first site I used to learn about bitcoin, bookmarked it and read it over and over until there was some knowledge I could get there. If I find something confusing, then I'll try asking more established forum members. The site is one of the most recommended resources, IMO.

I get good advice on how to get started as I also don't have the perfect educational background for IT or anything like that. I don't even know how to use a computer to edit image, but I'm slowly getting around to it out of habit. Read, ask and practice ^{[should be worth it]} if you want to learn the technicalities of bitcoin. That is my suggestion to the OP, but to use bitcoin and get the benefits, you don't have to learn it technically.

[nakamura12]

Read some books about bitcoin and other crypto related topics. Once you have done reading all of those then you can start asking someone here regarding on the part if ever you have something that you find it hard to understand. I am also not knowledgeable about this forum, Bitcoin, Ethereum and many more cryptocurrency that I know of and what I have learnt for the past 4 years staying in this forum. Try checking Ratimov's Beginners and Help Encyclopedia that consists of guides mostly for newbies and more. Check the link that pooya87 gave.

[2stout]

You are on the forum, so you are in the right place.  There are plenty of resources here and you can also search within the form whatever it is you would like to know more of and also for DIYs.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Today, the popularity of bitcoin is growing every day, despite different reviews about it. And it is not surprising that people are interested in him, assuming that they do not understand anything about him.

But OP, you probably came here via some sort of search engine? Thus, you have already found the right path. It is clear from your posts that you are trying to learn about cryptocurrency, so you just need patience. You know how to read, you know how to search, there is a lot of information on the forum, and there are also sources for external resources. You can’t understand everything overnight. If you are curious, you will definitely infiltrate and begin to understand what you are really interested in bitcoin.

In the meantime, I ask you to stay on the forum and continue to study.

[xSkylarx]

Internet has already the information we need to learn about bitcoin. If OP is really eager to learn about it then reading topics from different boards on this forum will already give him many idea what is bitcoin. You don't have to be a techy person to learn bitcoin. As long as you know the basic concept of bitcoin like how it works or how it can be traded then you're good to go. Just remember that investing into bitcoin is not a quick rich scheme. There are scammers that introduces bitcoin to newbies as a ponzi investment.

[ShowOff]

Today, the popularity of bitcoin is growing every day, despite different reviews about it. And it is not surprising that people are interested in him, assuming that they do not understand anything about him.

But OP, you probably came here via some sort of search engine? Thus, you have already found the right path. It is clear from your posts that you are trying to learn about cryptocurrency, so you just need patience. You know how to read, you know how to search, there is a lot of information on the forum, and there are also sources for external resources. You can’t understand everything overnight. If you are curious, you will definitely infiltrate and begin to understand what you are really interested in bitcoin.

In the meantime, I ask you to stay on the forum and continue to study.

Be patient, consistent and never give up. This will help him understand what he wants. Here we can't understand bitcoin overnight, that's for sure. But if they do exist, then I'm sure they might not be new to bitcoin anymore.

I think the OP should have spent more time on thread having technical discussions than other thread in general. This will get him used to reading something technical about bitcoin and he will probably get to know it better. People say your environment will affect your attitude, so he should be more understanding if he often discuss technical later.

[taufik123]

Internet has already the information we need to learn about bitcoin. If OP is really eager to learn about it then reading topics from different boards on this forum will already give him many idea what is bitcoin. You don't have to be a techy person to learn bitcoin. As long as you know the basic concept of bitcoin like how it works or how it can be traded then you're good to go. Just remember that investing into bitcoin is not a quick rich scheme. There are scammers that introduces bitcoin to newbies as a ponzi investment.

and this forum is the main reference to learn about what bitcoin is and the technology in it. The internet today is very broad with a variety of information that can help anyone, depending on how to use it.

Especially now that you can get an explanation of what bitcoin is, you can see videos that are already widely available on YouTube. Investing in Bitcoin is a digital asset investment that can be both profitable and detrimental, depending on how it is done.

Those who just want to do a get-rich-quick scheme in bitcoin, of course, are just beginners who don't understand cryptocurrency, who in the end say that bitcoin or crypto is a scam because they suffer a lot of losses.

[Toni Ross]

Learning about bitcoin is not tough. There are many Youtube channels and free resources that you can explore to get started with. You can also try various courses from platforms like Udemy and coursera.