Guides

Read these in order for the shortest path from zero to competent self-custody.

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  • Get Off Zero- A short, practical offline Bitcoin self-custody setup: hardware wallet, metal backup, watch-only wallet, small withdrawal, restore test, and practice send.start
  • Start Learning- A practical first path through Bitcoin: what to learn, what to ignore, and how to avoid expensive beginner mistakes.start
  • What Bitcoin Is- Bitcoin explained as money, network, ledger, and ruleset without the usual buzzwords.fundamentals
  • 21 Million- How Bitcoin's fixed supply works and why nodes, halvings, and consensus rules matter.fundamentals
  • Wallets And Keys- The custody model: wallets manage keys, keys spend coins, and seed phrases restore wallets.custody
  • Acquire And Receive- How to receive bitcoin safely, verify addresses, and avoid confusing exchange balances with self-custody.use
  • Send And Fees- How Bitcoin transactions, fees, confirmations, change, RBF, and CPFP fit together.use
  • Self-Custody- A practical self-custody checklist covering backups, hardware wallets, passphrases, multisig, and inheritance.custody
  • Privacy And Nodes- Why Bitcoin privacy is fragile, how nodes help verification, and what Tor, labels, and address hygiene do.verify
  • Lightning- What the Lightning Network is good for, what tradeoffs it makes, and why it does not replace base-layer custody.use