Blockchain & Crypto Resource Center

For Those Looking to Go Down the Crypto & Blockchain Rabbit Hole

The Basics

What is a bitcoin, blockchain & Eth?

• What is Cryptocurrency: Everything You Must Need to Know!
• Introduction to Cryptocurrency
• Cryptocurrency Facts
• WTF is the Blockchain? (Article)
• Wonder How Bitcoin actually works? (Video)
• Ethereum in 25 Minutes (Video)
• Decrypting Crypto (Video)
• An Intro to Crypto: Building Blocks (Video)
• Crypto Dictionary
• Why it’s hard to understand Bitcoin?
• BitcoinWiki

History

• Bitcoin Whitepaper
• Bitcoin Whitepaper Explained
• Ethereum Whitepaper
• Idea of Smart Contracts
• Why Bitcoin Matters
• Magic Money (Documentary)
• The Unbelievable Story of Mark Karpeles

Concepts

• The Token Handbook
• Crypto Tokens: A Breakthrough in Open Network Design
• Crypto Tokens and the Coming Age of Protocol Innovations
• Fat Protocols
• Currencies, Crypto Apps, and Protocols
• Blockchain, what is it good for?
• Why Tokens matter?
• Meaning of Decentralization
• Hard and Soft Forks
• How does Distributed Consensus Work?
• Decentralization in BTC and ETH
• Making Sense of "Cryptoeconomics"
• Cryptoeconomic Mechanisms
• Cryptoasset Valuation
• Thoughts on Tokens
• Funding the Evolution of Blockchain
• Overview of Stablecoins
• Bitcoin Mining
• Bitcoin Blockchain Blocks

Coin Stats, Prices, & Trading

• CoinMarketCap
• CoinGecko
• CoinCheckUp
• TradingView
• CoinFairValue

News Sources

• Coindesk
• InvestinBlockchain
• Coin Calendar
• HedgeMaven

Block Explorers

• TradeBlock
• BlockExplorer
• Etherscan (Ethereum Explorer)
• Blockchair
• Ethplorer

Resources for More

Research

• Unenumerated
• CoinMetrics
• BitMEX Research
• Ethereum Research
• Crypto Digest
• Chamber of Digital Commerce
• Vitalik's Research

Conglomerate Sources

• a16z (Andreesen Horowitz)
• Intro to All Crypto

Podcasts

• Unchained (Laura Shin)
• Hash Power
• Nomics
• CFTC
• a16z (Andreesen Horowitz)

Getting/Buying Crypto

• How to Buy and Sell Crypto
• Coinbase (Easy to Buy)
• Coinbase Pro (Lower Fees)
• Binance (More Coins)
• Radar Relay (Decentralized Exchange)

Crypto Wallets

• How do crypto wallets work?
• MetaMask (ETH Wallet)
• Bitcoin Paper Wallets (Bitaddress.org)
• Online Wallets (Blockchain.com)
• Ledger Hardware Wallet
• MultiSig Wallets

Books

• Bitcoin and Crypto Technologies
• The Internet of Money
• Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
• The Bitcoin Standard
• Mastering Ethereum
• Blockchain and Decentralized Systems
• Internet of Money Vol. 2

Forums/Social

• Reddit - Bitcoin Beginners
• BitcoinTalk
• Medium

YouTube

• Crypto Daily (Funny)
• Coin Telegraph
• Andreas Antonopolous
• MultiCoin Capital
• IvanOnTech
• OffChain w/ Jimmy Song
• Richard Heart
• Ready Set Crypto
• Bitcoin and Frends Show

Courses

• Stanford
• Coursera
• Udemy
• Princeton
• CryptoZombies (learn solidity!)

Digital Asset Accounting Resources

Accounting Guidance

• Japan
• ACIPA & Taxes
• FCA UK Guidance

Other Accounting

• Lithuanian Guidance on ICOs

Other Relevant Resources

• Understanding Digital Tokens
• CFTC Guidance
• DAO Report
• Coinbase Howey Test
• Bank of International Settlements
• BitWise ETF Proposal Deck

Permissioned Blockchains

Permissioned Blockchains

• Hyperledger
• r3 Corda
• Enterprise Ethereum
• IBM Blockchain
• Multichain
• Hydrachain
• BigChainDB
• OpenChain
• ChainCore
• Quorum
• DragonChain

Permissioned Blockchain Platforms

• AWS
• Azure

Stablecoins

Permissioned Blockchain Languages

• State of Stablecoins
• Tether
• Gemini Dollar
• TrustToken
• Types of Stablecoins
• Guide to Stablecoin Types of Stablecoins

Tokenization

Intros

• Asset Tokenization on Blockchain Explained in Plain English
• What is Tokenization?
• Asset Tokenization on blockchain will disrupt the asset management landscape

Platforms

• Polymath
• Harbor
• Securitize

Armanino Thought Leadership

• Armanino Crypto Website
• Audits w/ Digital Assets
• SOC for Blockchains
• Press for TrustExplorer
• How to Create a Best in Class Digital Assets Environment
• Problem w/ Blockchain, not Crypto
• Debunking Common Misconceptions about Auditing Digital Assets

April 23, 2019