What got me into bitcoin was a book called The Little Bitcoin Book. It's a short read and talks a lot about origins, real life examples as well as Q and A at the end of the book.
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The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
I would avoid that book and if you are curious to satoshi's thoughts you can go here as its better organized
https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/
Avoid treating satoshi as some cult hero , he was an impressive genius but made many mistakes along the way.
Better books
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/books.html
Free information -
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html
The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/books.html
Free information -
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html
>Why not altcoins, some of them are more faster as they claim
Bitcoin transactions can settle instantly , at millions of transactions per second for fees of free or a fraction of a penny in a lightning wallet so this is not true
>Why not altcoins
Bitcoin is the only Cryptocurrency proven itself to be secure and decentralized
99% of altcoins/ICOs are scams and its difficult to evaluate them unless you know the history of these projects and are a programmer yourself so can evaluate their claims
Altcoins will come and go as we have always seen but bitcoin having a first mover advantage means that it is has the most network effect and best chance of surviving longterm
One of the primary reasons Bitcoin was created was to have a sound monetary policy and digital scarcity , and being a multicoiner undermines all of this
Using wallets and software that supports multiple coins is confusing and can lead to mistakes where you can lose money and makes the software far more insecure with a wider attack surface and potential for bugs and exploits
When looking at the long term graphs , most altcoins pump and dump and lose value relative to Bitcoin.
Getting involved with altcoins forces you to spend a ton of extra time learning complex and obscure projects
Scammers prefer to target people that use altcoins as we saw with the ICO craze because Bitcoiners tend to have more experience and be more skeptical to evaluate their claims
Being involved in altcoins usually means you don't have long term time preferences and simply want to speculate short term which many people will consider a character flaw because you are more of a gambler
Bitcoin has an uphill battle as is so any distractions weakens the possibility of it becoming a global p2p currency (Bitcoin is the best cryptocurrency that can achieve this with its network effect and roadmap)
>Any books youd like to recommend
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
more:
The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Here are 2 more that are good and non technical-
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
Some free easy to understand articles too-
https://medium.com/@jimmysong/why-bitcoin-is-different-e17b813fd947
https://medium.com/@jimmysong/why-bitcoin-works-fe32879a73f5
If you have a few more minutes read this article :
https://medium.com/@vijayboyapati/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-6ecc8bdecc1
The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
The best ELI5 version I know that is really easy for beginners is
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T
Ich empfehle für den Einstieg The Internet Of Money von Andreas M. Antonopoulos wenn man gerne talks liest https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B075VG4NTN/
Oder The Little Bitcoin Book von Jimmy Song wenn mans eher kompakt und geradeaus will: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances-ebook/dp/B07W957N7T