Introduction

When wanting to research Cryptocurrency it can be a daunting task as there is a lot to learn. I often get asked for the resources that I use to keep up with the entire crypto space so I’ve decided to write this guide which outlines all the sources I use and would recommend. I mostly follow Ethereum and the ERC-20 tokens that run on top of it so there will be bias towards Ethereum information since I know more about it. Enjoy :)

General News

The below subreddits are a great aggregate of information. The comments usually also include talk on prices or whether someone feels bullish or bearish on a particular crypto asset. Keep in mind that these comments are usually posted in order for a person or group of persons to pump their own asset up. I wouldn’t take any trading advice given on these subreddits (or any online forum) too seriously. Remember to do your own research.

Bitcoin subreddit - Bitcoin related news

Ethereum subreddit - Ethereum related news

General crypto subreddit - News related to any other crypto asset

I also follow subreddits for any crypto asset that I’m interested in as I’ve found it is the best place to get information (but remember to take the comments with a grain of salt).

CoinTelegraph - Bitcoin and Ethereum news site

CoinDesk - Alternative to CoinTelegraph

EthNews - Ethereum focused news

CryptoInsider - General crypto news

Times of Ethereum - Notable events calendar for Ethereum

Ethereum blog - The official blog for Ethereum

Personally I mostly just visit the subreddits for any crypto I’m interested in as they tend to aggregate and link to the source of the information (which is usually from the websites above anyway).

Trading related websites

• TradingView - Great website that allows you to look up any chart for just about any asset (crypto or otherwise). They also have social integration so you can chat with others.

• Cryptowatch - Charting website which allows you to also execute trades (great for day-traders)

• BitcoinWisdom - Charting website (less comprehensive than Cryptowatch)

• CoinMarketCap - Tracks the value of over 700 crypto assets

• CoinCap - Alternative to CoinMarketCap

• Ethereum trading subreddit - Great forum to keep up with trading related news for Ethereum and speculate on price. I’m a big fan of their daily discussion thread.

• Bitcoin trading subreddit - Great forum to keep up with trading related news for Bitcoin and speculate on price

Popular Trading Exchanges

Below is a list of the most popular trading exchanges for a variety of crypto assets. They are not listed in any particular order.

• Bitrex - Offers a very large number of crypto assets for trade with large volumes

• Poloniex - Same as Bitrex

• Liqui - Offers lots of trading pairs but has less volume than Bitrex and Poloniex

• GDAX - Offers Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin trading pairs

• Kraken - Offers a few different trading pairs with good volume

• Gemini - Offers Bitcoin and Ethereum trading pairs

• Bitfinex - Offers a few different trading pairs

• BTC-E - Offers a few different trading pairs

• BTCMarkets - Australian exchange offering a few different trading pairs

• Independent Reserve - Australian exchange

• LocalBitcoins - Buy bitcoins from people local to you

• Shapeshift - Allows you to change any of their supported cryptocurrencies into another

Initial Coin Offering Resources

ICO’s have become a very big space in the last few months and have attracted a lot of attention (both good and bad). I use these resources to track upcoming ICO’s as well as ICO information and how they perform vs BTC or ETH.

ICOAlert - Comprehensive list of active, upcoming and completed ICO’s. They also provide ICO reports.

ICOStats - Track ICO performance

ICO Analysis - Analysis of various ICO’s and crypto assets

Block Explorers

Note: ERC-20 tokens are displayed on Ethereum blockchain explorers.

Blockchain.info - Bitcoin block explorer

Etherscan - Ethereum (and ERC-20 token) block explorer

Ethplorer - Alternative to Etherscan

Social media

Twitter

One of the fastest ways to gather real-time information is through Twitter. Pretty much everyone involved in the crypto space is on Twitter and a lot of them post regularly. It’s an awesome way to both keep up to date and stay in touch with various people in the space. Rather than listing every single person to follow, you can go through the people I follow - they are mainly crypto and cyber security related.

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x/following

Twitter’s recommendation engine is also pretty sweet so once you start following a few different people they will suggest more people to follow in the space.

Facebook

I follow the Facebook pages of any crypto asset that interests me. It’s not as fast as Twitter but if you miss anything on Twitter you will probably catch it on Facebook. There are also tonnes of crypto Facebook groups you can find by just searching terms like ‘blockchain’ or ‘cryptocurrency’.

YouTube

There are a couple of channels that I follow on YouTube, find them below.

• Andreas Antonopoulos - Andreas has been in the crypto space for a very long time. He is the author of the ‘Mastering Bitcoin’ series and the upcoming ‘Mastering Ethereum’.

• Epicenter - A cryptocurrency podcast on YouTube

Slack

Slack is a group messaging platform that pretty much all the crypto companies use. They will have a link to sign up to their own Slack on their website. You can jump into any of their channels and follow along or chat with the team.

Mailing lists

Another great way to keep up to date is by signing up to the company's mailing list. Most companies will send out regular updates so that if you don’t use Twitter or Facebook you can still stay informed.

Development related

If you’re interested in crypto/blockchain development, here are a few resources to get you started.

Ethereum github page - Development page for Ethereum and related clients

Go-ethereum gitter - Community based around development of the Go client for Ethereum

Bitcoin Core github page - Development page for Bitcoin core

Introduction to smart contracts - Tutorials on how to make your own smart contracts using the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and the solidity language

Ethereum docs - General documentation for Ethereum

Ethereum stack exchange

Cryptocurrency Wallets

Ethereum wallets:

• MyEtherWallet

• Exodus

• Parity

• Mist

You should be able to use these above wallets for any ERC-20 Ethereum token (make sure that it’s supported before you do).

Bitcoin wallets:

• List of wallets on this website: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

Other cryptocurrency wallets:

• You’ll find all the other crypto wallets on the specific cryptos website. Some of them are more technical to set up than others but they all usually work in the same ways.

Recommended reading material

• Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies by Andreas Antonopoulos

• Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain by Andreas Antonopoulos

• The Internet of Money by Andreas Antonopoulos

• Ethereum by Henning Diedrich

Miscellaneous

Flippening.watch - Various metric tracking for the battle of Bitcoin and Ethereum

Eth Gas Station - Information on the state of the Ethereum gas market

EthMining - Ethereum mining subreddit

EthStats - Ethereum network statistics

BTC dominance chart - Bitcoin vs the world

State of the dApps - List of all the decentralized applications utilizing Ethereum

Ethereum Meetups - In your area

Ethlance - Freelance marketplace that pays in Ether

MetaMask - Ethereum in your browser

What is Ether? - Official explanation from the Ethereum core team

Ethereum White Paper

Ethereum Yellow Paper

Bitcoin White Paper

I’ve probably missed a few things so feel free to add your own in the comments and I’ll amend them to the list!

Thanks for reading :)

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