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A comment on Ask HN: What's the best way to learn about the blockchain?.

Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to learn about the blockchain? by scott_ci on Saturday September 24, 2016 @02:47PM (#12572037)
I've found that getting a wallet and sending some Bitcoin is a great first step. This course introduces Bitcoin and also surveys an array of other decentralized, blockchain projects: https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/bitcoin-decentralized-te... (caveats: self-promotion, pay-walled, but the free trial allows you to watch 95% of it).

Bear in mind that the word "blockchain" is an evolving word; almost every definition I've read differs. Some see it as barely different than a distributed database that doesn't allow deletions. Many others see it as paradigm shifting.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to learn about the blockchain? by brighton36 on Saturday September 24, 2016 @04:39PM (#12572549)
Blockchain is now a buzzword that means 'good database'
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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to learn about the blockchain? by AroundTheBlock_ on Monday September 26, 2016 @12:26PM (#12583199)
People aren't going to magically sell Eth and buy Bitcoin just because you're spamming the Hacker News thread, Chris.
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