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BITCOIN! (UR)
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In the upper right (UR) quadrant you will learn...
…how Bitcoin changes your money-related habits (e.g. transactions, savings, investments, loans) and other aspects of your life.
Become a bitcoin miner
Work on Bitcoin
Earn bitcoin
Main use cases
Inflation hedge
Niveau 1
- Bitcoin Magazine (2023). Cash is trash. Bitcoin fixes this!
- Tuur Demeester (2023). The Yen is now so light it doesn't even break water tension.
- Saurel (2023). How the current debt based system enslaves you
- Michael Saylor (2023). When the energy is removed from the money, all that remains is garbage.
- Kal Kassa (2023). Thomas Sowell on inflation...
- Tomer Strolight (2020). 9. Why Bitcoin Is The Way to Save Money
- Tomer Strolight (2020). 14. Why Bitcoin Will End the Greatest Heist in the World
- Gigi (2018). Leçon #9 - Inflation in 21 Lessons
Niveau 2
Niveau 1
- Anil (2022). Disguising inflation
- Loren Boston (2023). How will the EU finance these war expenses?? Taxes? I think not. They will borrow and print...
Niveau 2
- Luke Gromen (2023). The coming productivity boom will cause a huge global deflationary wage shock
- Marty Bent (2023). A reminder that shrinkflation isn't included in the CPI.
- Preston Pysh (2023). Why are we seeing inflation?
- Tuur Demeester (2023). 33 years ago, Murray Rothbard predicted today's problems with the EU's bureaucracy and ECB's "inflationary cartel".
- Jeff Booth (2023). Why Deflation is the Key to Abundance. What Bitcoin Did
Niveau 1
- Anil (2021). Inflation Hedge. Use Cases
- Anil (2023). Save your savings. Save in sats.
- Anil (2022). Bitcoin’s supply is unaffected by fluctuations in the amount of energy employed in its production.
- Croesus (2021). Dollars, gold, Bitcoin - which is the best for storing your hard earned money?
- Paul Tudor Jones (2023). Legendary investor : Bitcoin "is the only thing that humans can't adjust the supply"
- Bernstein Wealth Management (2023). Bitcoin outperforms Gold when there is massive monetary debasement
Niveau 2
- J. Booth (2023). Prices will keep falling against bitcoin forever. Bitcoin Matrix
- Michael Saylor (2022). "The whole point of #bitcoin is to escape the inflation vortex that has consumed all these previous empires.” - Tucker Carlson
- Entropy Dynamix (2022). 22M millionaires in America alone and there will only ever be 21M Bitcoin
- Mark Harvey (2022). The world is severely short Bitcoin
Niveau 3
Wealth protection
Niveau 1
- Anil (2021). Wealth Protection. Use Cases
- Anil (2021). Liquid Alternative to Physical Store of Value Asset. Use Cases
- Croesus (2021). Much of the value stored in these buckets will flow into BTC
- Croesus (2021). Appreciation over time: Bitcoin vs. asset classes
- Michael Saylor (2023). The magic of Bitcoin is [...] transferring money to someone 10,000 days away." The Bitcoin Matrix
Niveau 2
Censorship-resistant transactions
Niveau 1
- BIS Agustin Carstens (2023). The central banks will have absolute control...
WEF's Schwab (2023)."If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't be afraid"
Bitcoin Archive (2023). Your account could be frozen cuz of your politics.
- S. Saurel (2023). We have Gold because we cannot trust Gov. - H. Hoover
- Vlad (2023). Argentina Bans Payment Apps From Offering BTC to Customers
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr (2023). The financial censorship of political enemies is something we’re used to seeing under authoritarian regimes. CBDCs are the ultimate mechanisms for social surveillance and control
- Bitcoin Archive (2023). UK government to give tax authorities power to seize your Bitcoin from online wallets on exchanges.
- Gov. de Santis (2023). "If they ever get away with implementing a CBDC they will impose social credit scores and ESG on top of that."
Niveau 2
Niveau 1
Niveau 2
- Robert F Kennedy Jr (2022). Keynote - Bitcoin 2023. BM
- M. Ahlborg (2023). Analysis of the popularity of payment methods over time.
- Adam Mashirque (2023). Many people are working on Bitcoin payment resilience in worst case scenarios.
- SMS4Sats. Send and receive SMS without giving away your phone number
- Colin Harper (2020). The long and winding story of Silk Road, Bitcoin's earliest major application. BM
Niveau 3
Remittances & Exchange
Value4Value, Micropayments, etc.
Become your own bank
Buy BTC
Niveau 1
Niveau 2
- Badders Niacinshills (2023). Going down to my local Bitcoin ATM
- KYCNOT.ME. Comparative Analysis of P2P Buying Solutions.
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Buying Bitcoin with No-KYC in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
- BTC Sessions (2022). HodlHodl - Buy and Sell Bitcoin NO KYC
- BTC Sessions (2022). ROBOSATS - Buy and Sell Bitcoin With No ID
- BTC Sessions (2022). BISQ - Buy + Sell Bitcoin NO KYC, NO ID!
- Azte.co Bitcoin Vouchers
Use a wallet
Niveau 1
- BTC Sessions (2022). Bitcoin Wallets Explained. Lightning Session
- David St-Onge (2022). Keys, Wallet and Transactions - Doodling Bitcoin #5
- How to stash sats: A compendium of wallets, devices, and services that have helped people all over the world safely store their sats. Stack Sats
- How to spend sats: A compendium of mobile wallets, that people all over the world are using to spend sats at the speed of light. Stack Sats
Niveau 2
Niveau 1
- Bitcoin Magazine (2022). The all-important journey to self-custody Bitcoin
- BTC Sessions (2022). How To Self Custody Your Bitcoin
- Nick Neuman (2021). Proof of Keys: a critical test for Bitcoin. BM
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Self-Custody your Bitcoin in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
Niveau 2
Niveau 1
- BTC Sessions (2020). How To Get A Bitcoin Wallet: Blue Wallet for iPhone and Android
- BTC Sessions (2019). How To Use A Bitcoin Wallet: Blockstream Green
Niveau 2
- BTC Sessions (2022). Top 5 Bitcoin Desktop Wallets of 2022
- BTC Sessions (2019). Samourai Bitcoin Wallet Tutorial – Setup, Dojo, Send/Receive and Whirlpool Mobile Mixing
- BTC Sessions (2021). Sparrow Wallet : Manage Your Bitcoin (Hot, Cold and Multisig)
- BTC Sessions (2022). Electrum Bitcoin Wallet - Versatile and Feature Rich
- BTC Sessions (2022). Nunchuk Bitcoin Wallet - Hot, Cold and Multisig Wallets for Desktop and Mobile
- ArmantheParman - Install Bitcoin Core and Sparrow Wallet
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Software Wallets in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
- Sparrow - Bitcoiner.guide
Niveau 1
- BTC Sessions (2020). How To Choose A Bitcoin Hardware Wallet. Lightning Session
Arman The Parman (2022). Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Guide
and Hardware Wallets by Brand
Niveau 2
- Stevenot et Hall (2023). What is a bitcoin hardware wallet, and what do they do? Unchaine Capital
- Stephen Hall (2023). 8 reasons to use a bitcoin hardware wallet
- BTC Sessions (2022). Coldcard Bitcoin Hardware Wallet - Full Tutorial
- BTC Sessions (2020). How To Use A Bitcoin Hardware Wallet: Ledger Nano X
- BTC Sessions (2020). Trezor Model T – How To Use A Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
- BTC Sessions (2021). Sparrow Wallet : Manage Your Bitcoin (Hot, Cold and Multisig)
- BTC Sessions (2023). How To Switch Hardware Wallets
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Hardware Wallets in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
- Stephen Hall (2023). How to replace or upgrade a bitcoin hardware wallet. Unchained
Niveau 3
Niveau 1
- BTC Sessions (2023). Phoenix Wallet - Use Bitcoin Lightning Network In Minutesl
- BTC Sessions (2022). Wallet Of Satoshi - Simple Bitcoin Lightning Wallet
- BTC Sessions (2021). ALBY - Bitcoin Lightning Payments In Your Browser
- Darthcoin (2022). Lightning Wallets Comparison
- Darthcoin (2022). Getting Started with Lightning Network
- BTC Sessions (2021). Muun Bitcoin Wallet - On Chain and Lightning Combined!
- BTC Sessions (2021). Breez Lightning Network - Get Started Minutes!
Niveau 2
Niveau 2
- Tyler Campbell (2023). Top 10 tips for every bitcoin multisig beginner Unchained
- BTC Sessions (2021). Sparrow Wallet : Manage Your Bitcoin (Hot, Cold and Multisig)
- BTC Sessions (2021). How To Use Bitcoin Multisig With Specter
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Multisig in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
- Multisig Guide - Bitcoiner.Guide
- Samson Mow (2023). Don’t depend on or trust ANY single hardware manufacturer. Use multisig...
- Stephen Hall (2023). Bitcoin passphrase vs. multisig: Which is right for you? Unchained
- Neil Woodfine (2023). Multisig 2-of-3 vs. 3-of-5—are more keys more secure for your bitcoin? Unchained
- Stephen Hall (2023). What is a multisig wallet configuration file and what is it for? Unchained
- Stevenot and Hall (2023). What is bitcoin multisig escrow and how does it work? Unchained
- Vandrew et Hall (2023). How to set up a bitcoin inheritance plan. Unchained
Niveau 3
- Jameson Lopp (2020). Bitcoin multisig hardware signing performance
- Jameson Lopp (2023). The way to address weaknesses of hardware devices is by leveraging the magic of additive security. Diversity is strength!
- Alex Waltz (2023). Liana v1.0 is out!
- Stephan Livera (2023). Multisig with multi device vendors in geographically distributed locations...
- ArmanTheParman. Single Signature vs Multisignature Keys.
Store your sats/BTC
Niveau 1
- BTC Sessions (2022). How To Back Up a Bitcoin Wallet. Lightning Session
- BTC Sessions (2022). How To Recover a Bitcoin Wallet. Lightning Session
Niveau 2
- Vandrew et Hall (2023). How to set up a bitcoin inheritance plan. Unchained Capital
- Stephen Hall (2023). Ultimate guide to storing your bitcoin seed phrase backups. Unchained
- Portefeuille Multi-Sig Bitcoin - 3 Solutions : Sparrow, Dux, Specter. ADB
- Tutoriel multi-sig Specter - LN 202. ADB
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Multisig in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
Verify, audit
Run your own node
Niveau 2
- Unchained (2023). 7 reasons to run your own bitcoin node.
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Full Nodes in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
- Michael Goldstein (2021). Towards a Node World Order
- BTC Sessions (2022). How To Run A Bitcoin Node For Free - Bitcoin Core
- BTC Sessions (2022). Umbrel: How To Run A Bitcoin Node - Parts, Assembly and Software Installation
- BTC Sessions (2022). Ronin Dojo - A Bitcoin Node For Privacy
- BTC Sessions (2020). myNode: How To Run A Bitcoin Node – Parts, Assembly and Software Installation
- BTC Sessions (2020). Umbrel to Start9: Migrate Your Lightning Node
Niveau 3
Niveau 2
- Lightning Guide - A beginners guide to the Lightning Network. Bitcoiner.Guide
- Darthcoin (2021). Lightning Network is awesome - List of cool things you can do on Bitcoin Lightning Network
- BTC Sessions (2022). Start9 Embassy: Bitcoin Node And Personal Server TUTORIAL
- BTC Sessions (2022). Umbrel - How To Use Your Bitcoin and Lightning Node
- BTC Sessions (2021). How To Run A Bitcoin Lightning Network Node - Step By Step Tutorial
- BTC Sessions (2022). Raspiblitz - How To Run A Lightning and Bitcoin Full Node
- BTC Sessions (2022). Amboss Magma - Buy And Sell Lightning Channels
- BTC Sessions (2022). Voltage Cloud: Inbound Lightning Channels With FLOW
- Darthcoin (2022). Lightning Node Maintenance - A simple guide about good practices for your node maintenance
Niveau 3
Spend your sats/btc
Spend, Buy
Circular economy
Niveau 1
- What Are Bitcoin Circular Economies? D-Central
- Andrew Begin (2023). The circular economy "big bang"
- It's time to join the Bitcoin circular economy. Bitcoin Magazine
- Brian Harrington (2020). Four lies about the Bitcoin circular economy. BM
- BTC Casey (2021). El Salvador surf team rides the Bitcoin wave. BM
- John G. Dew (2022). Finding the path to a parallel Bitcoin economy. BM
- Namcios (2022). Visit the Guatemalan lake town mining Bitcoin with used cooking oil. BM
Niveau 2
- Bitcoin adoption happens fastest in circular economy. BM
- A. Svetski (2023). Since Bitcoin is a necessity, its economy will be circular. BM
- Aleksandar Svetski (2023). Bitcoin's economy is already circular. BM
- Anarkio (2022). KYC-free circular eco.: free the markets, free the world. BM
- S. Kotliar (2022). Real talk on building a circular eco. Pizza Day Prague 2022
Borrow against your BTC
Niveau 2
- Bitcoin Magazine (2023).Bitcoin-Backed Loans
- The ultimate guide to bitcoin-backed Loans. Unchained Capital
- Ciaran Lyons (2023). Home loans using crypto as collateral: Do the risks outweigh the reward? CoinTelegraph
- Leon Wankum (2023).why Bitcoin Is Pristine Collateral For Lending. Bitcoin Magazine
- Noelle Acheson (2021). Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin's Potential as a Collateral Class. CoinDesk
Mine Bitcoin
Heat whilst mining
Niveau 1
- Travis Bitckle (2023). Bitcoin home mining
- AFP/Valeria Mongelli (2022). In the Netherlands, tulips are growing thanks to bitcoin [heating greenhouses, drying bulbs...]. Sciences et Avenir - Couverture CNN Decoded (2023)
- DCX Immersion Mining (2022). Bitcoin mining warms a hotel, offices and workshop.
- Nicolas Drouin (2023). Bitcoin pool heater.
- Documenting Bitcoin (2023). Profitable and sustainable hydroponic, fish hatchery, and heating systems.
- J Willms (2021). North Vancouver to be world's 1st city heated by bitcoin. BM
Niveau 2
- Hestiia. A new way to heat
- Kinetic Finance (2023). Warming Up to Bitcoin - The Future of Sustainable Heating? MintGreen
- Bert de Groot (2022). A detailed review, with videos, of the horticulture mining experiment and other use cases by the Bitcoin Brabant company.
Niveau 3
Do Business In Bitcoin
My business & Bitcoin
Security & Privacy
Security
Niveau 1
Niveau 2
- Wilf (2023). Maslow's hierarchy for Bitcoin privacy
- Stephen Hall (2023). How to store a bitcoin seed phrase in a safe deposit box. Unchained Capital
- Stephen Hall (2023). Seed phrases are forever: paper, metal, and other backups. Unchained
- BTC Session (2022). How To Verify Signatures With GPG
Niveau 3
- Jameson Lopp. Metal Bitcoin Seed Storage Reviews. Stress tests and reviews of seed storage devices.
- Alex Waltz (2023). Liana v1.0 is out!
- Southern Bitcoiner (2023). How to build a SeedSigner: DIY hardware wallet
- Stevenot and Hall (2023). Faraday bags: Do you need one for your bitcoin hardware wallet? Unchained Capital
Privacy
Niveau 1
- Scoresby (2023). Take your online privacy seriously
- BTC Sessions (2022). LIGHTNING SESSION: How To Use Bitcoin Privately
- BTC Sessions (2022). NON KYC BITCOIN - Buy, Mix & Store, Full Tutorial
Odell (2022). Why Bitcoiners Should Care About Using Bitcoin Privately
Niveau 2
- KYCNOT.ME. Analyse comparative exhaustive des différentes solutions d'achat pair à pair.
- Bitcoin Privacy Guide: A beginner guide to Bitcoin privacy. Bitcoiner.guide
- BM (2022). How to buy Bitcoin anonymously: a privacy and security guide.
- Sovereignty Toolkit: A list of tools to help you opt out of today's surveillance systems - Bitcoiner Guide
- Bitcoin Privacy Returns: Seth for Privacy and Bitcoin Q&A
- Tom Honzik (2023). What is a bitcoin UTXO and why do they matter? Unchained Capital
- UTXO -Bitcoiner.guide
- Calle (2023). Scaling Bitcoin Privacy with Calle. What Bitcoin Did
Niveau 2
- Tom Honzik (2023). What is a CoinJoin and how do they work? Unchained Capital
- M. Odell & Bitcoin Q&A (2022). Coinjoins in Citadel Dispatch E43: bitcoin for beginners
- BTC Sessions (2022). Using Whirlpool Coinjoin In Sparrow Wallet - Retain Your Bitcoin Privacy.
- BTC Sessions (2019). Wasabi Wallet: Bitcoin Privacy Using Coinjoin)
Niveau 3
Miscellaneous
Use Liquid
Nostr
Niveau 1
- Anil (2023). A beginner-level intro to nostr
- Nostr.how (2023). Guides, ressources...
- Alby (2023). The 2-minute Alby guide to Nostr
- BTC Sessions (2023). How To Use NOSTR - A Decentralized Censorship Resistant Social Layer
- BTC Sessions (2023). Damus For NOSTR - Tutorial
Niveau 2
- Austrich.net (2023). Guides, Ressources...
- Marty Bent (2023). The potential power of Nostr
- W. Casarin (2023). Nostr - Decentralized Social Media & Bitcoin - Preston Pysh
- Pablo Fernandez (2023). How Nostr Works And The Mind-Blowing Implications For Freedom & Prosperity - John Vallis Bitcoin Rapid-Fire
- Birdflip (2023). A decentralized alternative to Shopify, Etsy...: Nostr web store
- BTC Sessions (2023). NOSTR TOOLKIT: Linking To Your Own Lightning Node With Voltage
Niveau 3