Beginner's Guide to Cryptocurrency

Firstly, do not panic with the market fluctuations.
Cryptocurrency is still new and the prices are volatile which can be -20% today and +50% tomorrow(Not always).
This is a long term g̶a̶m̶e̶ (you're putting your hard-earned money at risk, people will say that they gained 2x or 5x of what they put in, but others also lost millions by making the wrong decisions on trading or how they spent the money. Don't be greedy and/or careless)
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Here's a list of reliable guides, sources and tips for cryptocurrency:
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• Online forum on cryptocurrency
  https://bitcointalk.org/
  *beware of other forums as there have been an incident of users being hacked after registering on a forum, USE A DIFFERENT EMAIL AND PASSWORD FOR EXCHANGES.
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• Sites to gather data on cryptocurrency
  https://coinmarketcap.com/ (CHECK THIS FIRST, to get a grasp on crypto)
  https://coin.dance/
  https://bitcoinwisdom.com/
  https://bravenewcoin.com/
  https://www.coingecko.com/en
  http://fork.lol/ (Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash data)
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• Youtube playlist to understand how bitcoin and cryptocurrencies work
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist…
  (you can skip this part entirely and watch videos by Andreas Antonopoulos below)
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• Andreas Antonopoulos Youtube channel
  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWCJCWOxBYSi5DhCieLOLQ
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• Securing your bitcoin and other cryptocurrency
  https://steemit.com/…/4-ways-to-secure-your-bags-bitcoin-al…
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• How to get started on the fundamentals of trading cryptocurrency
  http://alunacrypto.blogspot.com/…/bitcoin-altcoins-trading-…
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• How to do basic due diligence on a crypto asset
  https://medium.com/…/how-to-perform-basic-due-diligence-on-…
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  -Basic due diligence by checking a project's github
  https://steemit.com/…/crypto-due-diligence-using-github-to-…
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• Guide to Ethereum
  https://drive.google.com/open…
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• Due diligence on ICO
  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1792065.0
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• Guide to doing Technical Analysis on charts
  http://www.investopedia.com/university/charts/
  http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school
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• Where to gather the news on cryptocurrency
  http://www.coindesk.com/
  https://cointelegraph.com/
  https://themerkle.com/
  https://blockgeeks.com/
  https://www.smithandcrown.com/
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• Other Resources by Jameson Lopp
  http://lopp.net/bitcoin.html
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  MINING GUIDE
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  What is Mining
  https://www.howtogeek.com/…/cryptocurrency-miners-explaine…/
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  Ethereum Mining
  https://miningcryptocurrencyblog.wordpress.com/
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  Bitcoin Mining (slightly outdated)
  https://99bitcoins.com/beginners-guide-to-mining/
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  Mining Profitability Calculator
  https://whattomine.com/
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  Please Do Your Own Research on your investments (DYOR), You are responsible for your investments and only put in what you are willing to lose.