Bitcoin, explained in eight short weeks
One email a week for eight weeks, in the order this actually makes sense. Written the same way the Learning Center is: plainly, with nothing hand-waved and nothing sold to you in the middle of a sentence.
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Every week is also an article you can read right now- Week 1What is Bitcoin, actually?Strip away the hype and Bitcoin is a simple idea: money the internet can move, that no company or government runs. Here’s the plain-English version.
- Week 2How does Bitcoin actually work?No company runs Bitcoin. So what stops someone from just faking a payment? The answer is a shared ledger, thousands of copies, and a clever way to agree.
- Week 3Why is Bitcoin worth anything?“It’s not backed by anything!” is the classic objection. Here’s the honest answer to why Bitcoin has value, and why it isn’t a Ponzi or a bubble.
- Week 4Bitcoin vs. “crypto”: what’s the difference?People say “Bitcoin” and “crypto” like they’re the same thing. They’re not. Here’s how Bitcoin stands apart from the thousands of coins that came after it.
- Week 5Should I buy Bitcoin? And is it too late?The two questions everyone’s too shy to ask out loud. We can’t answer them for you, but we can hand you a clearer way to think about both.
- Week 6How do I buy (and cash out) Bitcoin?Buying your first Bitcoin is easier than it looks, and the most important step is the one right after. A plain walkthrough of getting in, taking custody, and cashing out.
- Week 7Self-custody, explained“Not your keys, not your coins” isn’t a slogan. It’s the whole point. Here’s what holding your own Bitcoin actually means.
- Week 8Your seed phrase is everythingTwelve or twenty-four little words are the master key to your entire wallet. Lose them, lose your coins. Here’s how to treat them right.
Already reading? The course covers the same ground as the Start from zero path plus three, so there’s nothing here you can’t get by clicking through the list above. The emails just turn up on their own.