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Ask HN: Best online resources to learn about Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency?

10 points by stevenj ↗ HN
Over this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I wanted to provide my Dad (a retired banker) with some online links to learn about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

I, myself, don't know much about Bitcoin nor cryptocurrency, so I would like to read the material, too.

Where would someone start - what are good online resources that give a good introductory explanation of what it is, as well as the deeper details of it, if, say, someone was thinking about making a sizable investment in it and wanted to have a thorough understanding of it all?

It always seems to me there's a lot of people on HN that are quite knowledgeable about this stuff, so I just thought I'd ask here.

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

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afarrell
For a high-level introduction, this article in The Economist is where I'd advise someone to start: http://www.economist.com/bitcoinexplained

Then, to make things feel more grounded, watch this video of a maths teacher walking you through the mechanics of what actually happens. He starts with "four friends who sometimes spot each other $5 for lunch" and then builds from there with great visuals, so it is quite accessible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4