# Crypto 101

**Published by:** [JP](https://paragraph.com/@jpangelle/)
**Published on:** 2021-12-07
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@jpangelle/crypto-101

## Content

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? How can we use blockchain technology in the real world? What is cryptocurrency? What is mining? What is a wallet? What are private and public keys? What is a hardware wallet? What is proof-of-work? What is proof-of-stake? What are forks? What is a DAO? How does a blockchain technically work? How do I buy cryptocurrency? Choosing a cryptocurrency exchange 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? How does bitcoin work? Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? What is the lightning network? 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 Bitcoin white paper beautified Bitcoin white paper simplified 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? What is a smart contract? What is solidity? What is gas? What is ERC20? What is the difference between a coin and a token? What is Metamask? What are NFTs? Why all the buzz with NFTs? What is Web3? What is a “dapp”? Who is Vitalik Buterin? 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)? What is DeFi (Whiteboard Crypto)? What are stablecoins? What is Aave? What is a DEX? What is Uniswap? What is yield farming? What are wrapped tokens? 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? What is Layer 2? What is Polygon? What are sidechains? What are roll ups? 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? What is Avalanche? What is Solana? What is Binance? What is Cardano? 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 The Breakdown Publications Coindesk Decrypt The Defiant Cointelegraph Rekt 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 Build a Dapp Advanced Tools Truffle Hardhat Remix Job Boards cryptocurrencyjobs

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