Bitcoin without jargon
Start with sats, shared rules and the habit of checking evidence. No purchase or wallet needed.
About 8 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Sikh Bitcoin · Beginner · 21 lessons
Bitcoin Foundations
Start with money, keys and payments. Build confidence through clear explanations, everyday examples and paper exercises.
21 lessons · About 4 hours including practice. No prior Bitcoin knowledge. No wallet or purchase required.
What you will be able to do
Explain a payment, spot common risks and read Bitcoin claims with confidence.
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Your 21-lesson path
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Keys, custody and keeping control
Understand who can authorize spending, what must stay private and why a backup matters.
About 9 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Payments for humans, including Lightning
Read an invoice, distinguish payment states and understand how an artist could receive bitcoin.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Money, prices and units
Separate an amount from its price and its purchasing power.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Follow a payment from request to receipt
Understand why a payment has several stages.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Addresses, networks and QR codes
Learn why a familiar-looking destination is not enough.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Confirmations and patience
Understand a probabilistic process without promising an exact arrival time.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Fees buy scarce block space
Read a fee estimate without confusing it with a percentage of value.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Backups before dependence
Plan recovery without exposing a real secret.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Scams, urgency and trusted routes
Recognize a bad request before the technology becomes a distraction.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Privacy is a practice
Understand why public records and personal stories should stay separate.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Custody is a relationship
Ask who can spend, recover, block or change access.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Reading a Lightning invoice
Understand amount, expiry and payment status.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Exchanges and access to bitcoin
Understand a service without treating its balance as the network.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Volatility and practical planning
Keep uncertainty visible when discussing future needs.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
A fair invoice for creative work
Build a payment relationship around the artist’s actual agreement.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Donations with accountable purpose
Follow a contribution without exposing the people it serves.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Proof of work and honest energy questions
Separate a mechanism from claims about its impact.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Bitcoin and Litecoin: related ideas, separate networks
Compare without treating names or addresses as interchangeable.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Read Bitcoin news with a source trail
Separate an observation, an interpretation and a prediction.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
Capstone: welcome a newcomer safely
Combine units, custody and verification in one useful explanation.
About 10 minutes with practice · Marked complete
AI-assisted educational material. Sources checked October 1, 2026; independent curriculum review is pending. The final capstone is a self-directed exercise, not a credential or permission to transact.