Bitcoin & Blockchain Technology

Technical deep-dive into Bitcoin's underlying technology

Advanced Level
5-6 hours total
8 Articles

Ready to dive deep into Bitcoin's technology? This advanced learning path covers the technical foundations that make Bitcoin revolutionary, from blockchain architecture to the Lightning Network.

Core Technology Concepts

Distributed Ledger

Bitcoin maintains a shared, immutable record across thousands of nodes

Lightning Network

Layer 2 solution enabling instant, low-cost Bitcoin transactions

Smart Contracts

Programmable transactions enabling complex financial applications

Before You Start

Recommended Prerequisites

Technical Background

  • • Basic programming concepts
  • • Understanding of cryptographic hashing
  • • Familiarity with peer-to-peer networks

Bitcoin Knowledge

  • • Complete "What is Bitcoin?" path
  • • Understanding of transactions
  • • Basic mining knowledge

What You'll Learn

Blockchain Architecture
Lightning Network
Smart Contracts
Protocol Development
Cryptography
Network Consensus

Articles in This Path

1
Intermediate
11 min read

What Is a Blockchain?

Explore Bitcoin's blockchain: a secure, transparent ledger using cryptographic hashing and proof-of-work

2
Intermediate
9 min read

What Is the Lightning Network?

Learn how Bitcoin's Lightning Network scales transactions, enabling fast, cheap off-chain payments

3
Advanced
13 min read

Bitcoin Cryptography Basics

Understanding the cryptographic foundations that make Bitcoin secure and trustless

4
Advanced
15 min read

Bitcoin Script and Transactions

How Bitcoin's scripting language enables programmable money and smart contracts

5
Advanced
12 min read

Bitcoin Network Architecture

Deep dive into Bitcoin's peer-to-peer network, nodes, and consensus mechanisms

6
Intermediate
8 min read

Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs)

How Bitcoin evolves through community-driven improvement proposals

7
Advanced
14 min read

Schnorr Signatures and Taproot

Bitcoin's latest upgrade bringing improved privacy, efficiency, and smart contract capabilities

8
Advanced
10 min read

Bitcoin Development and Core

How Bitcoin Core development works and how you can contribute to the protocol