The following links included selected resources for further learning, research, news, etc.

For Bitcoin related information, a far more comprehensive resource database can be found at https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html prepared by Jameson Lopp

Prepared by The Duke Blockchain Lab, Fall 2017

EDUCATION

Introduction/General Information

“How the blockchain is changing money and business | Don Tapscott” [18:49 | Sep 2016]
- TED talk, “What is the blockchain? If you don't know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don m 90o.on is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he says, represents nothing less than the second generation of the internet and k the potential to transform money, business, government and society.”
“Introduction to Bitcoin" [37:16 | Sept 2016]
- Andreas Antonopoulos introductory video to Bitcoin. He is a prominent figure in the community. 0wn is a very comprehensive entry-level introduction to Bitcoin.
“What is Bitcoin? (v2)” | [1:36 | Apr 2014]
- Short intro to Bitcoin
“A Beginner’s Guide to Blockchain Technology”
- Coindesk’s information portal providing reading about common topics such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, mining, blockchains, and more

SELECTED TOPICS

Bitcoin

“The real value of bitcoin and cryptocurrency technology” [6:15 | Oct 2014]
Bitcoin.org and Bitcoin.org/en/resources
- Not Bitcoin’s official website, but an central location for all Bitcoin related info. Check out the resource page.

Ethereum

“A beginner’s guide to Ethereum” [5 min read | Feb 2017]
- Fantastic introduction to Ethereum published on the Coinbase Blog. Also provides links to further reading.
“Ethereum is the Forefront of Digital Currency” [11 min read | May 2016]
- Co-founder of Coinbase (and Duke Grad!) Fred Ehrsam gives thorough analysis of Ethereum in comparison to Bitcoin and other digital currencies
“Understanding the DAO”
- Coindesk article published in between the DAO attack and the hard fork that explains the attack and discusses possible solutions and their implications

GENERAL CRYPTOCURRENCY

Coinmarketcap.com
- Provides data and charts for hundreds of cryptocurrencies including market capitalization and price movement

TECHNICAL

“Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” [9 pages | Oct 2008]
- The original white paper published by Satoshi Nakamoto.
Ethereum “White Paper”
"SoK: Research Perspectives and Challenges for Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies"
- Joseph Bonneau, Andrew Miller, et al. Highly recommended reading to get a broad technical understanding of the issues faced by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies)

NEWS

coindesk.com
Cointelegraph.com

COMMUNITIES

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/
- Note that the two separate subreddits formed as a result regulation/censorship and philosophical differences regarding Bitcoin’s future in the original /r/Bitcoin
https://bitcointalk.org/
https://cryptocurrencytalk.com/

DUKE RESOURCES (Duke NetID Required)

Cam Harvey’s Lectures (Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business)

Cam's Introductory Blockchain Talk:
http://trinity.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=8a016b81-e1f0-4718-b4c4-138702822e95

Cam's Lectures For FINANCE898: Innovation and Cryptoventures:
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e3e676b8-e729-4658-a0ad-617bcf4dfe33 (1/20)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6c8cd9d8-8903-4cd6-adfb-58683e73bb27 (1/24)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a40599b2-c307-4b1b-beda-950a318bbcca (1/27)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d736f9a2-48bc-4fc6-8108-7258abc8ccd6 (1/31)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=29adee09-2e39-494c-9865-09f0b441feaf (2/3)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=7e3c5293-d0cb-4e93-b57e-2a4d2417eb4d (2/7)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=62ef6dc0-3639-40e4-a55f-ec8a4288525c (2/10)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=3a256c38-105f-46be-b96d-4f4c3a8d0a03 (2/14)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=04e71365-07ae-4566-a5cb-0cf5b61bddb3 (2/17)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0e5e1ea4-6f88-45a5-bde2-49a2d5a7a675 (2/21)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=412ec58f-2ccc-459f-9c18-c7eab932350a (2/24)
http://fuqua.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=eb0e8ded-6459-428b-b9ee-eed2702ec58a (2/28)

House Course, “Blockchain and Innovation” Lectures (Duke netID required)

https://compsci.capture.duke.edu/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID="79d69c4e-8b6b-4f84-8c74-c59830562dc6

Lecture Slides, ask permission from dukeblockchainlab@gmail.com for use

9/18- Introdcution

9/11- Cam Harvey and “The Blockchain Identity”

9/18- Bitcoin: Past, Present, and Future

9/25- Ethereum

10/2- Private vs Public Blockchains

10/16- Blockchain and Financial Applications

10/23- Non-financial Blockchain Applications

10/30- Politics of Cryptocurrencies

11/13- BTC vs BCH

11/20- JAMESON LOPP; Forks, scaling, and Bitcoin Game Theory