how exactly does all of this work?

[secretcircus]

Hi everyone, Newbie here. I am looking to get started with some bitcoin stuff. Unfortunately, I'm not exactly sure how the whole process works! I'm not looking to invest much (yet) but the whole thing just sounds very interesting from what I have heard. Is there some type of bitcoins for idiots website or post, haha?

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[Sethenes]

You could try the FAQ at the Bitcoin Wiki to start with at :  https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ

Then you can google Bitcoin.  I don't know off-hand of a good place to start that doesn't have a lot of extraneous information.

[SpiralNihlo]

I recommend reading the bitcoin whitepaper http://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf don't worry if you don't understand the math straight away.

[evoorhees]

I recommend reading the bitcoin whitepaper http://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf don't worry if you don't understand the math straight away.

LOL I would highly recommend NOT reading the original whitepaper to get started with Bitcoin.

If you want something super simple - http://bitcoinbasics.com/

If you want something with more depth - http://evoorhees.blogspot.com/2012/04/bitcoin-libertarian-introduction.html

[Morranr]

The Q&A section of weusecoins.com is also great for learning concepts that you're interested in, just look through the list of questions and click on any that sound interesting to you. 

[jojo69]

I recommend reading the bitcoin whitepaper http://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf don't worry if you don't understand the math straight away.

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[🏰 TradeFortress 🏰]

Read the wiki

[Frank Braun]

I think the graphic in http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/bitcoin-the-cryptoanarchists-answer-to-cash/ sums it up nicely.

[malevolent]

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/