LearnBitcoin

The Journey

Zero to sovereignty.

One opinionated path from what is money? to I run my own Bitcoin node. Six chapters, end-to-end. Each one terminates in something you actually do - not just something you read. Pace yourself; this is not a sprint.

6 chapters · ~3 hours of reading + hands-on

  1. 01

    Why Money Is Broken

    Inflation isn't a force of nature. It's a policy. Once you see how fiat actually works, Bitcoin stops looking strange.

    ~22 min

  2. 02

    What Bitcoin Actually Is

    Not a stock. Not a company. Not a payment app. Bitcoin is a new kind of money - and the difference matters.

    ~25 min

  3. 03

    How Bitcoin Works

    Blocks, transactions, mining, fees, UTXOs. The machinery, demystified, without skipping the parts that matter.

    ~30 min

  4. 04

    Be Your Own Bank

    If your keys live on an exchange, you don't own Bitcoin. You own an IOU. This chapter teaches you to own actual Bitcoin.

    ~35 min

  5. 05

    Using Bitcoin

    On-chain transactions, fees in practice, Lightning basics. Now that you have it, here's how to actually use it.

    ~30 min

  6. 06

    Sovereignty

    Run your own node. Use multisig. Lock down your op-sec. Graduation: you don't ask anyone for permission to use Bitcoin.

    ~45 min