Here’s a collection of my favorite resources from the world of cryptocurrency, ICOs, tokens and blockchains.
If you’re new to the world of crypto and you’re feeling overwhelmed, I’ll start out with a section that’s just for you.
Books
Crypto History
- Digital Gold (story of Bitcoin)
- The Infinite Machine (story of Ethereum)
- The Book of Satoshi
Crypto Economics
Technical
- Grokking Bitcoin
- Mastering Bitcoin
- Mastering Ethereum
- Programming Bitcoin
- Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
- Smart Custody
General Concepts
- The Internet of Money (3 volumes)
- The Little Bitcoin Book
- Blockchain Bubble or Revolution
- Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
- Cryptoassets guide for investment professionals (pdf)
- How to DeFi
Crypto Twitter
Crypto Prices and Exchange Liquidity
Exchanges
Leveraged Trading Platforms
Decentralized Exchanges
Crypto Borrowing & Lending
See my post on the best crypto interest accounts and lending platforms.
Important Websites
Lightning Network
Crypto News & Blogs
- Cryptoheadlines – Crypto news aggregator
- Dailycoin – Your daily crypto guide
Resource Websites
Inheritance
Cryptocurrency Funds
Crypto Tax Calculators
Crypto Custodians
- BitGo Custody
- Vo1t
- Gemini Custody
- Bitcoin Suisse Vault
- Coinbase Custody
- Fidelity Custody
- Bakkt
- itBit
- Knox Custody
- Kingdom Trust
- Onchain Custodian
- Copper
- Unchained Capital (collaborative custody)
- Casa (collaborative custody) – see docs too
- Sygnum Bank
You can also check the custodian comparison site for further options.
Crypto-Friendly Banks in Europe
- Bankera (an EMI with a shady past – use only as a last resort)
News Sites (Spanish)
Newsletters
Portfolio Managers
Consultancy
Run Your Own Node
Inheritance Solutions
APIs
Wallets
- Mobile wallet – Exodus
- Mobile wallet – Argent (for DeFi)
- Mobile wallet – MyCelium (Android)
- Hardware wallet – Ledger Nano X
- Hardware wallet – Trezor Model T
Read my article about hot wallets too.
The Software wallet comparison compiled by Veriphi is a very good additional resource if you’re not sure what to go for.
Price Alerts
- TargetMoon (10 free alerts)
- Coindera (free for email alert, paid for SMS alerts)
- Coinmarketalert
- Coinwink
- Cryptoloom
ICOs
Earn Bitcoin
Stats and Analytics
- Santiment
- Clarkmoody’s dashboard
- Bytetree Terminal
- Currencies used to trade Bitcoin
- Barchart Crypto
- Bitinfocharts Crypto
- Intotheblock
- Defi pulse
- Coin.dance
- Bitcoin treasuries – Bitcoin treasuries in public companies
Accepting Bitcoin Payments
Debit Cards
Charts
- Bitcoinvisuals – many Bitcoin charts under one roof – especially technical related.
- Moonstats
- Cryptowatch
- Bitcoincharts
- Tradingview
- Wallminer
- Tradinglite
- Metatrader
Bitcoin ATMs
Domain Registrars
Trading Courses
Podcasts
- What Bitcoin Did
- The Pomp
- Stephan Livera Podcast
- The Flippening
- Unchained
- The Breakdown
- Base Layer
- The Delphi Podcast
- Untold Stories
- Epicenter
- Let’s Talk Bitcoin
- Epicenter
- The Bitcoin Game
- Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast
- The Gift of Bitcoin – excellent for beginners
YouTube Channels
- Andreas Antonopoulos – Fundamentals and Technical
- DataDash – Trading
- Technical Roundup – Trading
- Off Chain with Jimmy Song – Bitcoin
Research
DeFi
- Bankless
- DeFi Pulse
- DeFi Dad
- The Daily Gwei
- DeFi Weekly
- The Defiant
- Pools.fyi – Top Liquidity Pools
- DAPP Radar
White Papers
Trading Bots and Automation
- Coinrule
- Shrimpy
- 3Commas
- Zenbot
- Gekko
- Kryll
- Gunbot
- Cryptohopper
- Tradesanta
- Zignaly
- Mudrex
- ExchangeValet
Forums
- BitcoinTalk
- Forobits (Spanish)
Privacy
Mining Pools
Deals
Articles
- What is Cryptocurrency?
- Money, Blockchains and Social Scalability by Nick Szabo
- A Beginner’s Guide to Ethereum
- What is Ethereum? A step-by-step guide
- Fat Protocols
- Why Bitcoin Matters
- Privacy coins; how they work and why they’re needed
- Why HODL not HOLD
More Resource Lists
Any other resources I forgot to mention?
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Would be careful about recommending hardware wallets from Amazon.. can be tampered with
Also, I’m surprised you didn’t mention Exodus wallet, it’s really nice
https://www.exodus.io/
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