What to study

[ScarfaceLondon]

Hi there!

I am new in Cryptocurrency, finishing school this year!!!

What do i need to study to understand how cryptocurrency works? how you make your own currency? how to stop attacks? wallet securing etc etc The BIG MAC

I heard C++ is a start???

What do i need to study to understand all this, i want to do it properly!

I know its such a wide question but any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

[zimmah]

Why would you want a new currency?

[BitCoinDream]

Hi there!

I am new in Cryptocurrency, finishing school this year!!!

What do i need to study to understand how cryptocurrency works? how you make your own currency? how to stop attacks? wallet securing etc etc The BIG MAC

I heard C++ is a start???

What do i need to study to understand all this, i want to do it properly!

I know its such a wide question but any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Your first step is to study and understand this => bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

If you want your own alt-coin, it is now a layman's job. Get one done @ CoinGen.

If u want to make quick money ...try an Alt Coin. Its just gambling.

If u want to make steady money ... go back to the first PDF. Learn Bitcoin protocol and develop things onto it.

If u are really interested in Crypto, u may do a Google search on 'Ethereum'.

Best of Luck.

[turvarya]

Just look into Curriculums, how much they cover cryptographie, Computer security, etc.

But regardless what you are studying. They just can teach you Basics. If you really want to go balldeep into this Topic, you have to do it your self.

But why do you even want to study this Topic? If you are really that interessted, just ask for some links, in this Forum. People will provide you with plenty. A lot to read and a lot of things to try out.
Still, some serious academic studies is always good, but you don't have to wait till you get in the right class to start learning.
We life in the Age of Information.

[ScarfaceLondon]

Why would you want a new currency?

It iss for knowledge and if i have a goal it would keep me motivated Thanks for your reply

[ScarfaceLondon]

Your first step is to study and understand this => bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

If you want your own alt-coin, it is now a layman's job. Get one done @ CoinGen.

If u want to make quick money ...try an Alt Coin. Its just gambling.

If u want to make steady money ... go back to the first PDF. Learn Bitcoin protocol and develop things onto it.

If u are really interested in Crypto, u may do a Google search on 'Ethereum'.

Best of Luck.

Thanks for your help, reading it now!

[ScarfaceLondon]

Just look into Curriculums, how much they cover cryptographie, Computer security, etc.

But regardless what you are studying. They just can teach you Basics. If you really want to go balldeep into this Topic, you have to do it your self.

But why do you even want to study this Topic? If you are really that interessted, just ask for some links, in this Forum. People will provide you with plenty. A lot to read and a lot of things to try out.
Still, some serious academic studies is always good, but you don't have to wait till you get in the right class to start learning.
We life in the Age of Information.

Well i want to study this because i think its unique and its beyond boundaries and revolutionary. I am really intertested, is there any forum someone previously asked has a list of guides etc, it will be greatly appreciated thanks

[turvarya]

Maybe I just understood the term "to study" wrong.
Do you mean at a univerity or to you mean in private? Since you mentioned that you are finishing School, I assumed, you are talking about University.

I have seen some threads with similar questions, but maybe they are outdated. So starting this new thread might be a good idea even if there are already some.

A good start, might be this:
http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium.html

[Minnlo]

Bitcoin wiki (https://en.bitcoin.it) and bitcoin whitepaper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) are two good places to start IMO.

[ScarfaceLondon]

Maybe I just understood the term "to study" wrong.
Do you mean at a univerity or to you mean in private? Since you mentioned that you are finishing School, I assumed, you are talking about University.

I have seen some threads with similar questions, but maybe they are outdated. So starting this new thread might be a good idea even if there are already some.

A good start, might be this:
http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium.html

3 yr uni degrees are quite limited in this subject, i will be doing degreein something else. This is for private study, part time courses, reading around.

Thanks for the link

[open-mind]

I like your enthusiasm, but why do you want to learn how to create  own currency?

[kuusj98]

I'd choose a normal study for your school, and learning C++ and Java and such in your own time, becouse this life is hard.

[Kprawn]

Last I looked, there was +/- 300 different crypto currencies listed.

Why would you want to develop another one? Not any of them, come close to what "Bitcoin" is doing.

Well good luck, with whatever you decided.

[nixon99]

The multibit faq page explains the cryptocurrency world in simple terms
https://multibit.org/faq.html

[Kprawn]

Here is a link to some of the more common currencies out there.

Just FYI 

http://coinmarketcap.com/all.html

[Yeezus]

I dont think you need to fully understand everything about the bitcoin protocol, but just get to know the basics.

[staminamylove]

Check this one for theory and ideas http://nakamotoinstitute.org/

Good luck!

[Marlo Stanfield]

Well, cryptography would be an obvious choice that has far reaching implications even outside of cryptocurrency. Computer Science in general for sure. If you're really looking to make an altcoin in order to make money then perhaps something like marketing could help you there.

[tatu]

Study this forum. It has everything you need to know.

[nickenburg]

I would study Economy, it doesnt only help you with understanding how the market of bitcoin's and other altcoins work.
But will also help you in the real world, if you ever need a job.
Otherwise math would also benefit you if you dont like Economy.