Bitcoin Resources

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BTC Map
An open-source map of businesses and communities that accept Bitcoin around the world.
Bitcoin PaymentsOpen SourceMerchant
BTCPay Server
A free, open-source, self-hosted Bitcoin payment processor for merchants.
YouTube
Bitcoin Lightning Network Explained: How It Actually Works
An explainer of the Lightning Network — Bitcoin's layer-2 for fast, low-cost payments.
Document
Bitcoin White Paper
The original Bitcoin white paper by Satoshi Nakamoto (2008): 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System'.
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CBDC Tracker
A tracker monitoring the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) worldwide.
Website
Choose Your Wallet
Bitcoin.org's guide to choosing a Bitcoin wallet, filterable by platform and features.
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Clark Moody Dashboard
Bitcoin dashboard with real-time market, network, mining, and fee data.
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Cypherpunks Write Code
The story of the Cypherpunks — the cryptographers and privacy activists whose ideas laid the groundwork for Bitcoin.
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End The FUD
Curated library of articles and references that address common Bitcoin criticisms about energy, money, justice, governance, and more.
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How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood
An accessible technical explainer of how Bitcoin works — transactions, blocks, mining, and the UTXO model.
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How To Setup Bitcoin Core
Learn how to setup a full node on your computer, providing a secure and private backend for all your interactions with the Bitcoin network.
Block Explorer
Lightning Network Nodes Map
A live map of Lightning Network nodes and channels on mempool.space.
Block Explorer
Mempool.space
Mempool.space is an open-source Bitcoin blockchain explorer that lets you monitor mempool activity, track transactions, and estimate optimal fees.
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SHA256 Online Generator
An online tool that generates SHA-256 hashes from any text input — useful for demonstrating cryptographic hashing.
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The History of Paper Money – Lay Down the Law (Extra History, Part 4)
Part 4 of Extra History's 'The History of Paper Money' series — what happens when the paper-money doctrine meets reality.
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The History of Paper Money – Not Just Noodles (Extra History, Part 2)
Part 2 of Extra History's 'The History of Paper Money' series — the emergence of paper money in China.
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The History of Paper Money – Origins of Exchange (Extra History, Part 1)
Part 1 of Extra History's 'The History of Paper Money' series — how early societies moved from barter toward systems of exchange.
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What is Bitcoin? (v2)
A short introduction explaining what Bitcoin is and why it matters.
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What is Money?
A short introductory video exploring what money is — the core functions it serves (medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account) and the properties that make something sound money. A foundational primer for understanding why Bitcoin matters.
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bips.dev
Readable index of Bitcoin Improvement Proposals with navigation by BIP number, author, and status.

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