AnnouncementsAnnouncements

Welcome to the newsletter. This was a good week for the territory. There was
some real competition to crack the top five. In fact, I will zap a sixth post this week: @PictureRoom's excellent post: #1502667

Have a good week!

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Link to last week's newsletter: Bitcoin Beginners Newsletter, Issue 102

Top 5 Posts Of The WeekTop 5 Posts Of The Week

There will be a zap award for the top 5 posts weekly. It will be broken down
as follows:

1. 1000 sats
2. 250 sats
3. 250 sats
4. 250 sats
5. 250 sats

I choose the top 5 posts each week based on sats, engagement, and overall
quality. The cut off time is 9:00am EST (1300GMT) Friday morning. I will post
the top 5 winners shortly after 9:00am every Friday morning.

I reserve the right to not award any sats for the week. I also reserve the
right to deny sat awards to bare link posts. I recognize that link posts can
be valuable, so I will only exercise discretion for low quality links that
garner few sats or engagement from stackers.

1. 🥇 1000 sats - Trezor says your crypto is safe after Ledger audit exposes a hardware flaw by @Wumbo
2. 🥈 250 sats - Kickstr - Prediction Game powered by Nostr events, with Sats as the prize money by @hasherstacker
3. 🥉 250 sats - 22M Zambians get paid in sats via phone number. Similar to how Tando App works by @hasherstacker
4. 250 sats - Stores that accept Bitcoin in South Africa (2026 Guide) - BitcoinFriendlySA by @hasherstacker
5. 250 sats - bitcoin++ Nairobi, open source edtion || June 17-19, 2026 by @hasherstacker

Index

Learning ResourcesLearning Resources

The White PaperThe White Paper

Everyone knows about the white paper, but have you read it?
Here is the pdf.

Ecosystem MapEcosystem Map

@RadentorForNoxus has created a comprehensive ecosystem map. I believe he
intends to keep this list updated. Beginners will benefit from checking it
out, as will experienced bitcoiners.

• Bitcoin Apps Ecosystem26.03.01 by @R4DENT0R

Web SitesWeb Sites

• Jameson Lopp's website is an
  incredible resource for people interested in learning about bitcoin at any
  level. Beginners should go to his Getting Started With
  Bitcoin page.
  For those who can do without Lopp's shitcoinery, here is a curated
  fork of the site.
• DarthCoin Guides

DarthCoin Guides provide excellent step by step instruction for those learning
about nodes, particular wallets, and just about everything else in the
ecosystem.
Here is a link to DarthCoin's Github, where you can find all of DarthCoin's
guides:
https://darth-coin.github.io/

• Why Bitcoin Only This is a massive trove of
  links, where you can find just about anything you're looking for. It's also
  fun to browse around.
• Learn Me A Bitcoin Greg Walker explains
  bitcoin in a way that everyone can understand.
• Get On BTC Five foundational lessons covering
  money, ownership, getting started, pitfalls to avoid, and FAQs. Includes
  wallet recommendations and an AI chatbot for questions. Great starting point
  for true beginners.
• Opcode Explained Documenting bitcoin
  opcodes, one at a time.
• Lightning Network Documents Good
  complement to the white paper.

Best Stacker PostsBest Stacker Posts

• DarthCoin Posts

-- Zeus - Graduated LN wallet, a step by step guide fornewbies by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus Node - Tips and tricks
by @DarthCoin
-- Beginner guide: how to use different LN channel types by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus embedded node - quick recovery guide by @DarthCoin
-- Tips & tricks for mobile nodes users (w/neutrino) by @DarthCoin
-- Quick class for LN newbies
by @DarthCoin
-- Why bitcoiners are so "in love" using Tor for their BTC LN nodes? by @DarthCoin
-- Quick guide for small shops
by @DarthCoin
-- Blixt Wallet - Tips and tricks by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Historical Phrases by Andreas Antonopoulos by @DarthCoin
-- How to create a private Lightning Network by @DarthCoin
-- Do you need a quick BTC LN node to travel? Here is a trick by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus updated guide - recovering zombie channels by @DarthCoin
-- Explain Lightning Network in a simple analogy by @DarthCoin
-- Choose wisely your LN wallet you want to use by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #1 - Bitcoin was hacked / will be hacked by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #2 - Govs will shut down internet, so Bitcoin is dead by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #3 - Bitcoin is illegal because it is not legal tender by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Accepted - PoS systems by @DarthCoin
-- Managing LN wallets liquidity by @DarthCoin
-- Getting Started with Alby Hub by @DarthCoin
-- The best articles debunking Bitcoin FUD by @DarthCoin
-- BDMD #4 - Bitcoin is like all other digital currencies, nothing new by @DarthCoin
-- SHTF scenario - How to restore a dead LND node? by @DarthCoin
-- Travel with family and self-custody - use case scenario by @DarthCoin
-- Zeus quick guide: migrate node to new LN implementations by @DarthCoin
-- How to start using zaps on nostr with Zeus by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Beginner Saloon #3
by @DarthCoin

• Top Posts Of All Time

Here you will find a few of the top posts to this territory. I am not going to
adhere to a rigid zaprank system, since my purpose is to highlight content
that has educational value. I will use an informal combination of zaprank and
my own evaluation. For instance, some posts, though of high quality, are
solely about Stacker News, and might have more appropriately originated as a
meta post.

-- Explain Lightning Network in a simpleanalogy by @DarthCoin
-- Bitcoin Mining IndustryIntroduction by @catoshi
-- How do you guys use bitcoin to pay for day to day things? by @mateusdeap
-- UTXO consolidation - What's you best option(s)? by
@BitcoinIsTheFuture
-- The bitcoin beginner's guide to Public KeyEncryption by @frostdragon
-- What If You Need to Relearn Bitcoin from Scratch Again? by @Natalia