# Getting started with Bitcoin

There are three modules for learning the fundamentals of bitcoin. The first two modules cover the fundamentals of money and bitcoin. The final module allows you to dig deeper. Each module includes a set of resources. Studying them will help you understand Bitcoin in order to prepare better project proposals and be successful during your bitcoin internship.

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The resources provided below are supplementary to your learning. Feel free to browse through them and follow your curiosity.
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### Developer Track

**Module 1: Understanding Money**\
Read chapters I, II, III.1 and III.2 from [What has Government Done to Our Money](https://cdn.mises.org/What%20Has%20Government%20Done%20to%20Our%20Money_3.pdf) by Murray Rothbard.

**Module 2: Grokking Bitcoin**

You may use any or all of the following formats:

1. Grokking Bitcoin Book ([HTML](https://www.rosenbaum.se/book/grokking-bitcoin.html), [Zip](https://www.rosenbaum.se/book/grokking-bitcoin.tar.gz), [GitHub](https://github.com/kallerosenbaum/grokkingbitcoin)) by Kalle Rosenbaum.\
   We recommend using the Zip format to prevent the author’s server from crashing. Download it, unpack and open grokking-bitcoin/index.html in a web browser.
2. Grokking Bitcoin [Video Lectures](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdW8AKJtqW7u7JKzkiXsDxNFlOrmjGwDJ)
3. Grokking Bitcoin [Lecture Slides](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fSVvE9Ak-Bo53GCyRj7cZ3FFzD2nYcHj?usp=sharing)

**Module 3: Bitcoin and the future of money**

* Read [The Bullish Case for Bitcoin](https://vijayboyapati.medium.com/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-6ecc8bdecc1) 
* [Set up a Bitcoin wallet, receive and send bitcoins, and explore the Bitcoin blockchain using bitcoin-cli ](https://www.rosenbaum.se/book/grokking-bitcoin.html#app1)
* [Run a full node ](https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node)
* [Bitcoin Whitepaper](https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) 
* [Lightning Network Summary](https://lightning.network/lightning-network-summary.pdf) 
* [Mastering Bitcoin](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook) as a technical reference textbook 
* [Mastering Lightning](https://github.com/lnbook/lnbook) as a technical reference textbook for the lightning network 
* [Lightning Network resources](https://www.lopp.net/lightning-information.html) 
* [Onboarding to Bitcoin Core](https://github.com/willcl-ark/onboarding-to-bitcoin-core) by Will Clark 
* Ask questions and find answers at <https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/>&#x20;
* Fun and insightful documentaries on Bitcoin:&#x20;
  * [Hard Money Film ](https://www.hardmoneyfilm.com/)
  * [Bitcoin is Generational Wealth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rnqst5qCgA)&#x20;
  * [This Machine Greens](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-7dMVcVWgc)&#x20;
* [The many rabbit-holes of Bitcoin ](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/canon/)
* [An exhaustive list of Bitcoin information](https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html)

### Designer Track

**Module 1: Understanding Money**\
[What has Government Done to Our Money](https://cdn.mises.org/What%20Has%20Government%20Done%20to%20Our%20Money_3.pdf) by Murray Rothbard - read chapters I, II, III.1 and III.2 for a high level history and understanding of money.&#x20;

**Module 2: Mastering Bitcoin**

* [Mastering Bitcoin](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook) - chapters 1, 2&#x20;
* [Mastering the Lightning Network](https://github.com/lnbook/lnbook) - chapters 1,2,3
* [Additional Lightning Network resources](https://www.lopp.net/lightning-information.html)&#x20;

**Module 3: Bitcoin, open-source design and the future of money**

* Read [The Bullish Case for Bitcoin](https://vijayboyapati.medium.com/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-6ecc8bdecc1)&#x20;
* Study [bitcoin.design](https://bitcoin.design/) guide\
  \- Getting Started\
  \- Designing Bitcoin products\
  \- Onboarding\
  \- Private Key Management\
  \- Payments\
  \- Case Studies
* Learn how [Open source design](https://opensourcedesign.net/resources) works
* Fun and insightful documentaries on Bitcoin:&#x20;
  * [Hard Money Film ](https://www.hardmoneyfilm.com/)
  * [Bitcoin is Generational Wealth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rnqst5qCgA)&#x20;
  * [This Machine Greens](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-7dMVcVWgc)&#x20;
* [The many rabbit-holes of Bitcoin](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/canon/)
* [An exhaustive list of Bitcoin information](https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html)