BlockGeek and Bitcoin Exchange Guide both offer a collection of educational resources relevant to cryptocurrency investing. Recent, lauded books that provide a comprehensive understanding of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies include 'How Money Got Free' and 'Digital Gold.'
The resources listed below are in order of their web traffic, starting with the most frequently visited.
BlockGeek
BlockGeek has published an A-Z glossary of blockchain terms, which might prove helpful when reading through articles, especially the technical aspects. Although its archive of articles contains many that are too technical or too detailed to be of use to your intended audience at this stage, the archive does also contain some well-written, beginner-oriented articles, including The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Cryptocurrency Investing, and How To Keep Your Cryptocurrency Safe: 7 Must Have Wallets.Bitcoin Exchange Guide
Bitcoin Exchange Guide, which has seen exponential traffic growth since its inception in April 2017, has a detailed ICO guide, in addition to multiple other cryptocurrency resources. It is the host for the 'Best of" book list noted below.CoinPursuit
CoinPursuit is a website which posits itself as "A Complete Guide for Cryptocurrency Trading." Although the main articles are dated by a couple of years, they still offer extensive, relevant information on the technology and regulatory aspects of bitcoin and other altcoins, and continue to have regular and increasing web traffic.MastertheCrypto
MastertheCrypto posits itself as "A Guide To Fundamental Analysis For Cryptocurrencies," which is intended to help the user perform due diligence before investing. The articles are extremely current, and include numerous 'Guide to..." articles.
Examples include:
- Beginner’s Guide to ICO Investing: How to Participate in ICOs
- Guide to Cryptocurrency Wallets: Opening a MyEtherWallet (MEW)
- A Guide To Fundamental Analysis For Cryptocurrencies
It is a recently launched site, and has received more than 6K visits in five months.
ONLINE INFORMATION SOURCEs
The following resources provide analysis, current news, and cryptocurrency prices. Some do offer educational resources, but I found none that were particularly excellent for someone new to investing in cryptocurrency. They are primarily resources for the kind of capital buying in right now. The sites are ordered by highest to lowest traffic.
- Coindesk
- CoinTelegraph
- CryptoInsider
- EthNews
