# Crypto 101 By [JP](https://paragraph.com/@jpangelle) · 2021-12-07 --- General Concepts ================ Below is a list of videos that breaks down general concepts of blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and the surrounding mechanisms in the ecosystem. * [What is a blockchain?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHybf1aC-jE) * [How can we use blockchain technology in the real world?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQWflNQuP_o) * [What is cryptocurrency?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YyAzVmP9xQ) * [What is mining?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BODyqM-V71E) * [What is a wallet?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Pl5hYHXiI) * [What are private and public keys?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_LWJgTBIFs) * [What is a hardware wallet?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPprQUQljHE) * [What is proof-of-work?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLcWy1uV8YM&t=0s) * [What is proof-of-stake?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ2UZdB07fo) * [What are forks?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu1GcyyFZ7w) * [What is a DAO?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHm0uUPqmVE) * [How does a blockchain technically work?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8) * [How do I buy cryptocurrency?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VC8tsYrKZM) * [Choosing a cryptocurrency exchange](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXSjbdOXgUE) Bitcoin ======= Bitcoin is the most prominent and one of the most straight forward cryptocurrency networks so it is a great place to start when beginning to learn how this stuff works. * [What is Bitcoin?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41JCpzvnn_0) * [How does bitcoin work?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4) * [Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bze53qwHS8o) * [What is the lightning network?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UIOeoBEjmw) #### White paper The bitcoin white paper is the holy grail of blockchain/cryptocurrency literature. However, it can be quite a technical read so included are other versions of the white paper. * [Bitcoin white paper](https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) * [Bitcoin white paper beautified](https://www.klausnordby.com/bitcoin/Bitcoin_Whitepaper_Document_HD.pdf) * [Bitcoin white paper simplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpqtav3oT4k) Ethereum ======== Ethereum expands on the idea that Bitcoin started by being a general purpose blockchain. Just like Bitcoin, people can exchange value but can also build complex apps that can programmatically enforce outcomes with no intermediaries. #### General Since Ethereum is more general purpose, it introduces new concepts that can not be found in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Below is a list of resources that breaks down these new topics. * [What is Ethereum?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxLkbJozKbY) * [What is a smart contract?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE2HxTmxfrI) * [What is solidity?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdvVwGrV7ec) * [What is gas?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh8cHUB-KoU) * [What is ERC20?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZhNzZoMh8) * [What is the difference between a coin and a token?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422HORNUfkU) * [What is Metamask?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byWul4xOBx0) * [What are NFTs?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dkl5O9LOKg) * [Why all the buzz with NFTs?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxYlBTRncY) * [What is Web3?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhAEkG1y2U) * [What is a “dapp”?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPIupbsVimc) * [Who is Vitalik Buterin?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaGIX_tNi-k) #### DeFi Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is the idea that we can use blockchain technology to expand on or replace many of the services that a traditional finance institution would provide. * [What is DeFi (99Bitcoins)?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btB__oHQ0sU) * [What is DeFi (Whiteboard Crypto)?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17QRFlml4pA) * [What are stablecoins?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsSSLDzKCOE) * [What is Aave?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCwssZ116A) * [What is a DEX?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tTVJL4bpTU) * [What is Uniswap?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLu35sIqVTM) * [What is yield farming?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaeI5D6NDvw) * [What are wrapped tokens?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuwQ6NuPQp4) #### Ecosystem The Ethereum ecosystem is rapidly growing and scaling and so below is a list of resources covering some of these latest technological efforts. * [What is Ethereum 2.0?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pycVClxWUN8) * [What is Layer 2?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pJjtEeq-N4) * [What is Polygon?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWUwFDFOipo) * [What are sidechains?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFRj2-jzm8E) * [What are roll ups?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pWxCklcNsU) Other Notable Networks ====================== Bitcoin and Ethereum are only two networks amongst thousands. Below is a list of other popular networks that are worth learning about. * [What is Polkadot?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlAdEQp6ekM) * [What is Avalanche?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbM2jidEn0s) * [What is Solana?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzROE6EhxM) * [What is Binance?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0gmPW8N88M) * [What is Cardano?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMUztLQNqSI) Latest News =========== Staying up to date with the blockchain/cryptocurrency space can be a full time job. The resources below can help aggregate the latest buzz into just a few places. #### Podcasts * [Bankless](http://podcast.banklesshq.com/) * [The Breakdown](https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/) #### Publications * [Coindesk](https://www.coindesk.com/) * [Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/) * [The Defiant](https://thedefiant.io/) * [Cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/) * [Rekt](https://rekt.news/) Development =========== Developing blockchain technology is somewhat of a departure from traditional tech stacks and so below is a list of resources to get started. #### Learning * [Learn Solidity](https://cryptozombies.io/) * [Build a Dapp](https://www.udemy.com/course/ethereum-and-solidity-the-complete-developers-guide/) * [Advanced](https://www.udemy.com/course/blockchain-developer/) #### Tools * [Truffle](https://trufflesuite.com/index.html) * [Hardhat](https://hardhat.org/) * [Remix](https://remix.ethereum.org/) Job Boards ========== * [cryptocurrencyjobs](https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/) --- *Originally published on [JP](https://paragraph.com/@jpangelle/crypto-101)*