Blockchain Bible: Foundations and Fundamentals of Blockchain

This post is Part 1 of a new series I call the Blockchain Bible. In this multi-part series, I have curated some of the best articles on blockchain and arranged them in multiple digestible chunks of information.

The most important part of understanding any subject is to get a clear understanding of the fundamentals.
In this Part 1, these articles, videos, and courses will give you a clear understanding of blockchain technology at the 10,000 foot level. With this high-level, macro view, you will see how each piece fits in the system.

Upon completion of this Part 1, you will know more than 99% of the people walking around the street.

Now, let’s get started.

Please go through each article in order. They are presented in a way that each one builds upon the previous, each block in the chain grows your knowledge, and in the end, you’ll have a great understanding of the basics of blockchain.

Part 1: Foundations and Fundamentals (12 Steps to Blockchain Clarity)

1.01 — WTF is the blockchain? by Mohit Mamoria
https://hackernoon.com/wtf-is-the-blockchain-1da89ba19348

1.02 — Ever Wonder How Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) actually works? from 3Blue1Brown

1.03 — How the bitcoin protocol actually works by Michael Nielsen
http://www.michaelnielsen.org/ddi/how-the-bitcoin-protocol-actually-works/

1.04 — Ethereum in 25 minutes (DevCon2) by Vitalik Buterin

1.05 — How Does Ethereum Work? by Preethi Kasireddy
https://medium.com/@preethikasireddy/how-does-ethereum-work-anyway-22d1df506369

1.06 — Decrypting crypto, from bitcoin and blockchain to ICOs by Alex Rampell
https://a16z.com/2017/12/08/summit-crypto-alex-rampell/

1.07 — An Introduction to Crypto by Linda Xie
https://a16z.com/2018/05/04/intro-to-crypto/

1.08 — Cryptographic Hash Functions by Khan Academy

1.09 — Blockchain Primer by Cryptoeconmics
https://medium.com/@cryptoeconomics/the-blockchain-economy-a-beginners-guide-to-institutional-cryptoeconomics-64bf2f2beec4

1.10 — Ethereum’s Terminology by Matt Condon
https://medium.com/@mattcondon/getting-up-to-speed-on-ethereum-63ed28821bbe

1.11 — Glossary of Blockchain Terminology
https://tangelo.co/insights/blog/techs-must-have-reference-guide-to-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency

1.12 — Beginner’s guide series on cryptoassets (series) by Linda Xie
https://medium.com/@linda.xie/beginners-guide-series-on-cryptoassets-d897535d887