Author: Ricardo Goncalves || blockchain || bitcoin || adoption || Steemians speak and Bravenewcoin.comBitcoin's biggest Venture Capital deals of 2016 so far and requesting some intro-style content for newbies arriving on Steemit with very little knowledge of bitcoin and crypto fin-tech. listens! This article was created specifically for Steemit readers, in response to @krypto replying on our article The bitcoin price is increasing. With the increase comes mainstream media hype and of course millions of new people who want to understand just what the heck this ‘magical internet money’ stuff really is! Even Ashton Kutcher, actor turned investor is excited about the technology behind bitcoin. Often with new technology, you read about it somewhere and then start searching the internet for more information and quickly get lost then lose interest. To make it easier for those new to bitcoin, BNC has published an extensive resource section to help newcomers discover why bitcoin will change everything. Today we also offer a compiled list of articles, blogs, videos, books and courses, to help you get started. We often say to newcomers; “Do not expect to understand bitcoin or blockchain in the first 15min”. This is why we created a ‘Gentle Introduction…’ Series of Free PDF’s to help explain the key elements within 20 to 30 minutes. From there the curiosity is sparked and most end up falling deep into the rabbit hole, often getting lost on the internet as there is simply too much information. Head on over to our resources section and check out the Bitcoin 101, which includes a full glossary; Once the basics are grasped, you may find yourself asking, why has there been $1.2 Billion invested into bitcoin/blockchain companies? What applications or real-world use is there for bitcoin & blockchain? BNC has carefully curated industry research on the subjects of bitcoin & blockchain from the world's largest research groups, including various banks, governments and mega consultancy firms like PwC & Deloittes. Lastly, for those wanting a quality list recommended reading, Brian Forde, Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT Media Lab, has curated an excellent set of articles, books and courses for those wanting to avoid having to find these great resources scattered all over the internet. Brian States: “We’ve found that most people are initially willing to invest about 30–45 minutes to learn about cryptocurrencies. That can then ignite enough curiosity to invest another 2–3 hours — and then they’re off to the races”. Overviews (30–45 mins) Applications (60–90 mins) Technical Overviews (2–4 hours) Books (1-2 days each) Bitcoin Course & Textbook (4–5 weeks) We hope these resources save those of you who are new to bitcoin & blockchain, time and effort in your quest for knowledge. Remember however, bitcoin is just the first Digital Currency, followed by many others; some with great value propositions and others just plain clones. Steem and its frontend Steemit.com, is a blockchain creation, much like bitcoin, but with slightly different architecture called graphene; being high in performance and scalability, thus improving on some of bitcoin’s shortfalls. The Steemit.com social experiment has a fantastic value proposition of rewarding content producers instead of profiting off them as with the traditional social media model. We at bravenewcoin.com believe in the ‘Steemit’ concept, hence why we are introducing our content on ‘Steemit’ on a daily basis. We even have a dedicated market data page at http://bravenewcoin.com/steem with all the market prices and statistics about Steem that your heart could desire; please feel free to bookmark it! If there’s any feedback or suggestions for other resources which you think would be highly useful - drop us a line on [email protected].
• A Gentle Introduction to bitcoin by BNC
• Why Bitcoin Matters by Marc Andreessen
• Why the Blockchain Matters by Reid Hoffman
• How Does Bitcoin Work? (video) by David Andolfatto
• Programmable Blockchains in Context: Ethereum’s Future by Vinay Gupta
• The Blockchain Application Stack by Joel Monegro
• The Shared Data Layer on The Blockchain Application Stack by Joel Monegro
• How Bitcoin Is Like SMTP by Joel Monegro
• How The Blockchain Can Unshackle Us by Jalak Jobanputra
• The Non-Expert’s Guide to the Mt. Gox Fiasco by Arianna Simpson
• Some ideas for native bitcoin apps by Chris Dixon
• Certificates, Reputation and the Blockchain by Philipp Schmidt
• Bitcoin Fact. Fiction. Future. by Tiffany Wan & Max Hoblitzell
• State-Sponsored Cryptocurrency: Adapting the best of Bitcoin’s Innovation to the Payments Ecosystem by Deloitte
• Elizabeth Rossiello Describes How BitPesa Slashes International Payment Fees by Laura Shin
• Bitcoin Overview & Applications (video) by Brian Forde
• How the blockchain will enable self-service government by Brian Forde & Michael Casey
• Can Bitcoin Be Used For Good? by Chelsea Barabas & Ethan Zuckerman
• Want to rent Star Wars? May the force be with you… by Brian Forde
• Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System a whitepaper by alleged bitcoin creator, ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’.
• Bitcoin: The new gold rush? by Val Srinivas
• Bitcoin And Blockchain: Two Revolutions For The Price Of One? by Richard Gendal Brown
• How the Bitcoin protocol actually works by Michael Nielsen
• Research Perspectives and Challenges for Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies by Joseph Bonneau, Andrew Miller, Jeremy Clark, Arvind Narayanan, Joshua A. Kroll, Edward W. Felten
• Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
• The Age of CryptoCurrency by Michael Casey, Paul Vigna
• Blockchain Revolution by Don and Alex Tapscott
• Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper
• Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies (course) at Princeton University
• Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies (textbook), by Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward W. Felten, Andrew Miller, Steven Goldfeder
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Dear Steemians,
You asked, we delivered. A special thanks to bravenewcoin.com CEO, Fran Strajnar, for listening to what the Steemit community wants and authorising this content for the Steemit blog. We hope you enjoy it and spread it to all the crypto-newbies to help them onboard to a fulfilling experience with bitcoin, blockchain and of course Steemit!
See you again tomorrow.
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
thx good reading
thank you!
awesome, glad to oblige!
Love it!!!! Dash version next? ;)
Dash content served right at you @thedashguy! https://steemit.com/money/@bravenewcoin/bravenewcoin-dash-the-anonymous-evolution-of-bitcoin
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
Hey, your last post is 5 days ago...we want more!! :) pm me on slack when you have a post ready.
Haha sorry I've been trying get to get a little more real life in my life summer just showed up but i have something in the works for you :) i spent the last few days adventuring and playing pokemon go outside haha my girlfriend also joined recently: @lovenugz go say hi shes new to crypto but had listened to me yap for a year lol
pm me on slack with your post when it's ready, search Ricardo Goncalves.
Hey lol, good to take a break...clear the mind and sole from electro-magnetic pollution of the laptop. Nice, well done for bringing your girlfriend on Steemit, I voted and signatured! She just received corporate support, lol.
I love the one reply on her post where someone says "a girlfriend, what's that....a new pokemon?" I laughed so much.
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
I posted something out of pure inspiration & disappointment today in the banks: https://steemit.com/crypto/@thedashguy/oh-my-god-i-wen-t-into-a-bank-today-for-the-first-time-in-years-to-cash-a-check-no-wonder-they-are-dying
Yeah I feel it, I process foreign payment all the time and it frustrates me. I have explained a bit more in a reply on your post, I actually did a vlog on about how bitcoin could simplify foreign trade https://steemit.com/crypto-news/@thecryptodrive/tcd--ep01--crypto-currencies-simplifying-foreign-trade
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
Hey @thedashguy, you are the man....I can always count on you to have my back. I have to report back to head office any requests I get so yeah I will put this in as a request. In the interim I personal wrote a Dash article not too long ago for @kanpotx's blog, he's a friend of mine, I sometime ghost write for him, time is a bit scarce now, BNC is so popular on here. This is the link: https://steemit.com/trading/@kanoptx/alt-wars-episode-4-protecting-your-resources-in-the-face-of-battle-passive-investment-strategy
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
This is much better than I expected to be, good freaking job guys!!
thanks @krypto this was all at your request, feel your importance grow! :)
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
holy cow, did you deliver!!
Cows are quite holy in India :) Yip we delivered right to your screen, in full colour, because well our screens can do that now, whereas the first PC I worked on was a Kaypro which had a green screen. :)
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
This is a great post, very informative, thank you!
Our pleasure!
Kick ass post man.
Many of us here have been saying that the blockchain is the real beauty not BTC for many years - usually at Bitcoin conferences that they end up hating us at.
Once I chewed out the whole panel at the BTC conference in Las Vegas on their marketing strategies for Bitcoin because they just don't understand...
It was funny to say the least.
You have put together a really great resource post!
I wish I was there at in Vegas to watch that....man would have been great!
Thanks for your support and positive replies. Looking forward to more of your content.
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
Bitcoin is the revenge of the nerds.
Sure is :) who needs to be on the football team when you can be on Steem! :)
More like an ELI12 - great article though :)
Lol @ash ELI12 is not really a buzzword, so I went with ELI5, :) how do you like my streamlined signature above with less derailing potential? I made sure not to use it for you tho ;)
actuallyyyyy, i really wanted to ask you about that. I like it. It's a bit corporate but I can see that it will be mega helpful for new steemit-ers [ man, i never know the right word here ]. Keep using it and teach us how to do one :D
Steemians is the right word, I think!
"Bloomberg of blockchain" so I guess our articles do have to be corporate, but I can be a bit light hearted in my replies though, keepin' things fresh. I have removed the ELI5 from the title, I listened to public wisdom. :)Hey, #bravenewcoin is primarily on the business of delivering corporate API solutions to enterprise, we also aim to be the
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
nice news
new news for bitcoin wallet read this
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@arwani-wawan/bitcoin-core-version-0-12-1-is-now-available
Thanks for the wallet news, I checked out your post.
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
ok sir, thanks
You make our lives so much easier:) cheers !
great post !! :)
#bnc #bravenewcoin
Great post mate!!Damn heaps of info here to keep one busy for days!
actually the text books and courses can keep you busy up to 4-5 weeks, start reading! :) Quizz in 6 weeks, lol!
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Ricardo Goncalves (BNC Steemit Community Manager)
