[Mega resources for newbies] Check here, find most of your need, before asking.

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Notes

• Newbies ask many repeated questions, and this thread is here, in Beginners & Help board, to help them finding most basic Q&A, without asking.
• I hope this thread can help to reduce such questions, at least it can help somewhat.
• I do know some newbies will not care about this thread, but let them be.
• The thread is composing, not completed yet.
• It's temporarily locked, to avoid spam. I will unlock it when it is finished.

Table of contents

• Forum related topics
• Forum community-built tools
• Bitcoin books
• Learning resources
• Wallets
• Tools for Bitcoin scripts, debugs, descriptors
• Bitcoin Spot ETFs
• Security issues
• Gambling
• Sevices & Jobs

Forum-related topics

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Topics

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Authors

|

|

Writing a welcome message

|

theymos

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Newbies - Read before posting

|

Lauda

|

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Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ

|

mprep

|

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Forum ranks/positions/badges (What do those shiny coins under my name mean?)

|

John (John K.)

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FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit

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hilariousandco

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Security bounties

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theymos

|

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Recovering hacked/lost accounts

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theymos

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Mixers to be banned

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theymos

|

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Seeking reporter badge images

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theymos

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Monthly Report Statistics

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hilariousandco

|

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[Unofficial Guide] Reporting effectively

|

Welsh

|

|

AI guidelines

|

theymos

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Report plagiarsim here

|

LoyceV

|

|

Report AI spam here

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nutildah

|

|

Bitcointalk posting etiquette

|

notocactus

|

|

[Guide] Searching effectively

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notocactus

|

|

[TIPS] to avoid plagiarism

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tbct_mt2

|

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[Guide] Plagiarism and how to avoid it

|

DireWolfM14

|

|

[Guide] Post formatting

|

Steamtyme

|

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Hidden pages/ features on the forum

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notocactus

|

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History of local boards

|

notocactus

|

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Forum's admins/ global moderators/ staffs

|

notocactus

|

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Stats on active & merit status of Donators & VIPs after 10 years

|

notocactus

|

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Merit source observations

|

notocactus

|

|

Topic title style guide

|

theymos

|

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Make your topic title, posts more attractive

|

notocactus

|

|

Complete overview of users on DT1 and DT2 and their ratings

|

LoyceV

|

|

LoyceV's Beginners guide to correct use of the Trust system

|

LoyceV

|

|

[GUIDES] on Bitcointalk. Index thread

|

LoyceV

|

|

Some suggestions if you want to use tables on Bitcointalk

|

1miau

|

|

Little things that bug you/me about the forum

|

PowerGlove

|

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Community generated suggestions to improve the forum

|

hilariousetc

|

|

theymos' response on Community generated suggestions

|

theymos

|

|

Bitcointalk.org Userscripts/ Add-ons / SMF patches

|

hd49728

|

|

How to convert a Word .doc to bbcode for Bitcointalk

|

Pmalek

|

|

[LEARN] BBCode Lessons & Tutorials [+tutorial videos!]

|

roslinpl

|

|

[Guide] Use Bitcointalk (more) privately

|

n0nce

|

|

Signature Campaign Guidelines

|

hilariousandco

|

|

Campaign Ettiquette

|

yahoo62278

|

|

Stake Your PGP Key Here

|

grtthegreat

|

|

Stake your Bitcoin address here

|

Tomatocage

|

|

Sign and verify easily with BitcoinMessageTools

|

witcher_sense

|

|

[Newbies] Read this before you stake an address

|

BlackHatCoiner

|

|

PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message (Linux Only)

|

Learn Bitcoin

|

|

[Android Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message

|

Learn Bitcoin

|

|

PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message - Fingerprint

|

Learn Bitcoin

|

|

Accounts will be locked if the secret question is used to recover it

|

achow101

|

|

[READ BEFORE POSTING] Tech Support Help Request Format

|

achow101

|

|

[TOOL] Bitcoin data API to use in bitcointalk as images

|

bitmover

|

|

[EXTENSION] bitcoindata extension for bitcointalk

|

bitmover

|

|

Guide: Best practices for using images on the forum/web

|

joker_josue

|

|

How to copy your Signatures easily on mobile devices and Computer

|

DubemIfedigbo001

|

|

Important Guidelines & Procedures Before Posting Scam Accusations

|

The Cryptovator

|

Forum community-built tools

|

Topics

|

Authors

|

|

TalkImg.com - Image hosting for BitcoinTalk

|

joker_josue

|

|

TabLeague - BBCode Football Tables

|

joker_josue

|

|

PrivateTalk – Encrypted & Self-Destructing Messages [100% Privacy | Open-Source]

|

joker_josue

|

|

Loyce.club

|

LoyceV

|

|

BPIP.org

|

Vod founder, now managed by suchmoon & ibminer

|

|

Ninjastic.space

|

Ninjastic Space. TryNinja is the founder

|

|

https://search-beta.ninjastic.space

|

Beta version

|

|

Bitcointalk Search Project

|

Under development - NotATether

|

|

DdmrDdmr's Dashboard

|

Tableu Dashboard. DdmrDdmr is the founder

|

|

Talksearch.io - Advanced Bitcointalk Search Engine

|

NotATether

|

|

Live Word, Character & Reading Time Counter for Bitcointalk Posts

|

Royal Cap

|

|

Table Generator - Custom Styled Tables for Bitcointalk!

|

masulum

|

|

Bitcointalk Weekly Post & Merit Tracker

|

*Ace*

|

|

Bitcointalk Forum External/Internal Essential Tools Dashboard

|

programmer3666

|

|

Bitcointalk Extension - All In One - Available on Chrome store - Version 2.5

|

mrvuit

|

|

Bitcointalk Extension - All In One - Update V3 -2025

|

yhiaali3

|

Community-led signature & avatar campaigns

|

Topics

|

Authors

|

|

Museum of Bitcoin, Bitcointalk avatars [Community-led].

|

notocactus

|

|

Bitcointalk.org forum's signatures & avatars

|

notocactus

|

|

NotYourKeys.org - Community Contribution Avatar Campaign

|

cryptosec.info

|

|

Non-Profit Forum Signatures Initiative [+ Overview]

|

pawel7777

|

Bitcoin books

|

Books

|

Authors

|

|

Mastering Bitcoin

|

Andreas M. Antonopoulos. Download 2nd edition

|

|

Mastering the Lightning Network

|

Andreas M. Antonopoulos

|

|

The bullish case for Bitcoin

|

Vijay Boyapati. On Amazon

|

|

The Bitcoin History Book 2008-2024

|

Tyke. Read a preview version

|

|

The Bitcoin Standard

|

SaifeDean Ammous

|

|

The Internet of Money

|

Andreas M. Antonopoulos

|

|

Digital gold

|

Nathaniel Popper

|

|

Blockchain for dummies 2nd edition

|

Tiana Laurence

|

|

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technology

|

Multiple authors

|

* Downloadable links for some books are taken from [RESOURCES] Free bitcoin/blockchain/finance eBook. Links can be dead anytime depends on Maus0728.

Learning Resources

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

learnmeabitcoin.com

|

Beginners to Advanced

|

|

saylor.org Academy

|

Bitcoin Prehistory

|

|

Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

|

Just a name. It's not from Satoshi Nakamoto. To learn about Bitcoin history, literature, ...

|

|

Bitcoin for beginners

|

From Andreas Antonopoulos. Watch it on Youtube

|

|

Jameson Lopp's blog

|

Bitcoin information & resources

|

|

Bitcoin Layer Two Resources

|

Bitcoin Layer 2

|

|

End the fud

|

The best articles debunking Bitcoin FUD

|

|

Bitcoin clean up

|

Bitcoin is already using clean energy

|

|

Debunking the "Bitcoin is an environmental disaster"

|

fillippone

|

|

o_e_l_e_o's 100 Most Merited Posts

|

o_e_l_e_o

|

|

Bitcoin explained.

|

J. Lopp

|

|

Bitcoin tutorial videos.

|

Community-built

|

Wallets

|

Topics

|

Authors

|

|

[General] Bitcoin Wallets - Which, what, why?

|

Lauda

|

|

[LIST] Open Source Hardware Wallets

|

dkbit98

|

|

[GUIDE] How to buy a Hardware Wallet the right way

|

dkbit98

|

|

[LIST] Multisig Wallets

|

dkbit98

|

|

[LIST] Wallets supporting Taproot

|

dkbit98

|

|

Wallets supporting Silent Payments

|

dkbit98

|

|

How To Verify the Downloaded Version of Ledger Live

|

Pmalek

|

|

Electrum change addresses in Preferences

|

Pmalek

|

|

What are Address Poisoning Scams?

|

Pmalek

|

|

Wallet responsibility checklist

|

Bitcoin.org

|

|

Know your wallet like you built it.

|

Walletscrutiny.com

|

|

What are best Bitcoin wallets?

|

Learnmeabitcoin.com

|

|

[Table] All Lightning Network Threads In One Place

|

Pmalek

|

|

[Guide] Verify and download Electrum wallet

|

DireWolfM14

|

|

Python installation of Electrum on latest Linux kernel (6.0 and above)

|

DireWolfM14

|

|

TUTORIAL: How to use Electrum (for beginners)

|

Rath_

|

|

TUTORIAL: How to use Electrum (for advanced users)

|

Rath_

|

|

[GUIDE] The simplest Full Node guide ever.

|

DireWolfM14

|

|

The paranoid user's security guide for using Electrum safely.

|

NotATether

|

|

[TUTORIAL]getting a low-fee transaction unstuck by creating a CPFP with electrum

|

mocaccino

|

|

Private Electrum Server [bitcointalk members only]

|

mocaccino

|

|

Creating a multisig wallet

|

BitcoinElectrum

|

|

Creating a cold storage wallet

|

BitcoinElectrum

|

|

Minimize your transaction fee with Electrum wallet

|

notocactus

|

|

The FinderOuter, a bitcoin recovery tool

|

Coding Enthusiast

|

|

[Guide] How to run a Bitcoin Core full node for under 50 bucks!

|

n0nce

|

|

[Guide] FULL NODE OpenSUSE 15.3: bitcoind + electrs + c-lightning + RTL

|

n0nce

|

|

[overview] Recover Bitcoin from any old storage format

|

LoyceV

|

|

Sidechain Observer - Projects & current state of development

|

d5000

|

|

All about "stuck" transactions and what you can do to fix them

|

achow101

|

|

Minimizing bitcoin transaction fee

|

Charles-Tim

|

|

Pay-to-taproot (P2TR) transaction fee

|

Charles-Tim

|

|

Bitcoin open source wallets that support replace-by-fee (RBF)

|

Charles-Tim

|

|

Lightning Network Observer

|

fillippone

|

|

[Guide] How to create your customized Bitcoin-Address (vanitygen) – step by step

|

1miau

|

|

Make sure to avoid wasting BTC for too high fees – step by step guide

|

1miau

|

|

How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key

|

1miau

|

|

Turn non-RBF transaction to RBF enabled

|

hosseinimr93

|

|

How many Bitcoin seed phrases are only 1 repeated word?

|

J. Lopp

|

|

Problems with Coinbase withdrawal fees.

|

J. Lopp

|

|

21 tips for securing your bitcoin.

|

J. Lopp

|

|

How to make a bitcoin transaction and pay less than 1 sat/vByte

|

Pmalek

|

|

How to Export/Import Labels In Popular Wallets

|

Pmalek

|

|

How to Create and use a Sparrow Border Wallet

|

Pmalek

|

|

Securing Your Seed Phrase with Washers

|

fillippone

|

|

Metal Bitcoin Storage Reviews

|

Jameson Lopp.

|

|

DireWolfM14's Electrum SPV Server

|

DireWolfM14

|

|

LoyceV's 0.1 sat/vbyte Electrum Server Adventure

|

LoyceV

|

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Password Managers

|

Name

|

Open-source

|

Windows

|

MacOS

|

Linux

|

iOS

|

Android

|

Cloud

|

|

Proton Pass

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

No

|

No

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

|

KeePass

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

No

|

No

|

No

|

Yes

|

No

|

|

Password Safe

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

No

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

No

|

|

KeepassXC

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

No

|

No

|

No

|

|

Bitwarden

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

No

|

Cryptocurrency Tax Tools

|

Name

|

Portfolio tracking

|

Price

|

NFT Support

|

DeFi Support

|

|

Blockpit

|

Yes, Free

|

49€+ /y

|

Full Support

|

Full Support

|

|

Cointracker

|

Yes, 14€/mo.

|

59€+ /y

|

Limited

|

Limited

|

|

Taxbit

|

-

|

Free

|

Very Limited

|

Very Limited

|

|

Accointing * acquired by Blockpit

|

Yes, Free

|

79€+ /y

|

Limited

|

Yes

|

|

TokenTax

|

No

|

65€+ /y

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

|

Koinly

|

Yes, Free

|

49€+ /y

|

Yes

|

Limited

|

|

ZenLedger

|

No

|

49€+ /y

|

Limited

|

Yes

|

|

CryptoTaxCalculator

|

Yes, Free

|

49€+ /y

|

Full Support

|

Full Support

|

|

Coinpanda

|

Yes, Free

|

49€+ /y

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

|

CoinLedger

|

No

|

49€+ /y

|

Limited

|

Yes

|

Best crypto tax softwares 2023

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Bitcoin block explorers

• If you care about privacy, always use Tor when using any Bitcoin block explorer.

|

Explorer link

|

Privacy score support

|

Tor access

|

Notes

|

|

blockchair.com

|

Yes

|

Yes

|

|

|

blockstream.info

|

Yes

|

No

|

|

|

BTCscan.org

|

Yes

|

No

|

|

|

blockchain.com

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

mempool.space

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Trezor

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

OKlink

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Bitaps.com

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

BTC.com

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Chainflyer

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

bitcoinexplorer.org

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Bitquery.io

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Tokenview.io

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Bitinfocharts.com

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

SoChain

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

blockcypher.com

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Cryptoio.info

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Viawallet.com

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

bitcoinblockexplorers.com

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

Atomicwallet.io

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

|

blockexplorer.one

|

No

|

Yes

|

|

Community tags on a Bitcoin address

• Tags can be valid or invalid. Only use them as raw information. DYOR

|

Link

|

Tor access

|

Notes

|

|

Bitcoinwhoswho.com

|

No

|

Tag good/ bad addresses; exchanges, mining pools, etc.

|

|

walletexplorer.com

|

Yes

|

Transaction history, address connections

|

|

bitinfocharts.com

|

Yes

|

Use available resource, you can not tag address

|

Debug & Simulation Scripts

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

https://ide.bitauth.com

|

Write and Debug Bitcoin Scripts. Read a note

|

|

https://siminchen.github.io/bitcoinIDE/build/editor.html#

|

Bitcoin Scripts for dummies

|

|

https://github.com/kallewoof/btcdeb

|

Tools for building & debuging Bitcoin Scripts

|

|

https://kjur.github.io/jsrsasign/sample/sample-ecdsa.html

|

Generating keys (private, public), sign, etc.

|

|

https://blog.bitjson.com/bitcoin-script-a-reading-list/

|

A list of Bitcoin Scripts

|

|

https://curiosity-driven.org/bitcoin-contracts

|

Learning about Bitcoin contracts

|

|

https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/42576/online-bitcoin-script-simulator-or-debugger/109681#

|

|

|

Simple Bitcoin Parser

|

Parse blocks, transactions and Merkle proofs (Python)

|

|

Anatomy of Bitcoin raw transaction

|

A note

|

Mempool Observing tools

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

jochen-hoenicke.de

|

You can use Count, Fee, Weight

|

|

mempool.jhoenicke.de

|

You can use Count, Fee, Weight

|

|

mempool.space

|

Transaction fee rate per priority, also a detailed chart like jochen-hoenicke site

|

|

whatthefee.io

|

Fee rate, time, probability of confirmation

|

|

bitcoiner.live

|

Bitcoin Fee Estimates

|

|

@BitcoinFeesAlert_bot

|

Telegram notification about Bitcoin transaction fee

|

|

Fee Extension

|

BTC Mempool Fees Extension (Firefox/Chrome browser)

|

|

Bitcoindata.science

|

BTC average transaction fee obsever

|

Bitcoin Testnet Faucets

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

bitcoinfaucet.uo1.net

|

Get up to  0.00008.

|

|

kuttler.eu

|

Coins sent daily

|

|

coinfaucet.eu

|

|

|

tbtc.bitaps.com

|

Onetime limit 0.01 tBTC

|

|

Bitcoin Testnet Box

|

|

|

Simple bitcoin network with pre-generated bitcoins

|

|

|

[SERVICE] Free Testnet Bitcoins

|

Describe why you need tBTC.

|

Bitcoin Difficulty Estimator

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

newhedge.io

|

Estimate next difficulty change, time, ...

|

Dollar Cost Averaging Bitcoin

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

costavg.com

|

Detail with Loss/ Profit for each DCA time

|

|

dcabtc.com

|

|

|

bitcoindollarcostaverage.com

|

|

|

bitcoindata.science

|

DCA & Withdrawal strategy from JJG

|

|

Coinmarketcap.com

|

Use a demo account for demo DCA

|

|

Coingecko.com

|

Use a demo account for demo DCA

|

|

blockchaincenter.net

|

Comparative table over years

|

|

saylortracker.com

|

Micro Strategy portfolio tracker

|

|

nayibtracker.com

|

El Salvador portfolio tracker

|

Bitcoin transaction size calculator

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

Jameson Lopp

|

|

|

Bitcoin Optech

|

|

Bitcoin Transaction Accelerators

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

ViaBTC

|

20 FREE accelerations/ hour for ransaction size ≤0.5 KB, fee rate ≥ 0.0001 BTC/KB.

|

|

AntPool

|

|

|

F2Pool

|

|

|

Binance

|

|

|

Mempool.space

|

Mempool.space

|

Comparison about those transaction accelerator fee is there.


Bitcoin Spot ETF Trackers

|

Link

|

Notes

|

|

Heyapollo.com

|

ETF details (fee), charts exclusively animated

|

|

Bitcoin Strategy

|

Chart, Newsletter

|

|

Blockworks.co

|

ETF details (fee, status, AUM ..)

|

|

Coinglass.com

|

ETF details (fee, status, AUM ..)

|

|

ETFdb.com

|

Bitcoin ETFs List (factsheet, ...)

|

|

Farside.co.uk

|

Bitcoin ETF Flow (table, cumulative flow chart)

|

|

Bitcointreasuries.net

|

Bitcoin ETF overview, stats, balance sheet history

|

[notocactus]

Security & Privacy issues

|

Topics

|

Authors

|

|

The security megathread: Detailed info about keypairs, encryption, and more

|

NotATether

|

|

Prevent malware from infecting your Windows computer - some tips

|

NotATether

|

|

Do not save logins and sensitive info inside the browser

|

NotATether

|

|

List of VPN Service Providers - 2025

|

Synchronice

|

Gambling

|

Topics

|

Authors

|

|

[Overview] Sportsbooks odds/margin comparisons (Esports edition)

|

tomahawk9

|

|

Gambling sites with internal exchange

|

AmoreJaz

|

|

List Of Crypto Casinos with The Best Faucets

|

Pmalek

|

|

Which casinos have IP blocks in place for restricted countries?

|

Pmalek

|

|

[Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos

|

Pmalek

|

|

[Overview] Comprehensive list of Crypto Sportsbooks

|

vennali

|

|

Casinos Withdrawal Fees

|

famososMuertos

|

|

Information of Crypto Casinos License and KYC requirements

|

Mahdirakib

|

|

Scam Accusation Cases Against Betting Platform on The Forum

|

holydarkness

|

Services & Jobs

|

Topics

|

Authors

|

|

[Overview] Bitcointalk Services from Bitcointalk Members

|

notocactus

|

|

The Alliance Of Bitcointalk Translators

|

Porfirii

|

|

[Translators] List of Bitcointalk Translators

|

irfan_pak10

|

|

Help: A list of LocalBitcoin alternatives (P2P marketplaces)

|

LeGaulois

|

|

[List] Gift cards providers

|

OmegaStarScream

|

|

[V2] Big List of Crypto Debit Cards

|

NotATether

|

|

Cryptocurrency Job List

|

SeriouslyGiveaway

|

|

Job openings at crypto companies

|

NotATether

|

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Bump!

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