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What's a good resource to learn how [technically] bitcoin works?

What are some good resource(s) for learning how bitcoin works? I can't seem to find any resources that are any more detailed than the basics - how you have wallets, the blockchain, confirmations, ...
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Bitcoin Step by Step [Kindle Edition] by Michael Caughey - worth buying? [closed]

Courtesy of bitcointalk.org fame. Sure, the Internet is full of free info but some time it might worth to pay for information, doesn't it? The funny thing is that he only sells it as a DRMed Kindle ...
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Slow but effective mining as a learning tool

Most discussion about mining is from the perspective of serious Bitcoin users who are trying to profit from it. I’m curious to try mining, only to experiment and become more familiar with ...
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I am eager to know details about distribution of bitcoin

Bitcoin only has 21 million possible coins so far I know. Who hold these coins? I just want rough estimation.
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Where can I find more resources that explain Bitcoin simply?

I have been learning crypto for a little bit now and have been helped a lot by pebwindkraft, Andrew Chow and Adam in particular. I would like to ask about resources that help beginners like me to ...
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How to allow/setup crypto transfers/payments on my website?

I'd like to learn how to allow end users on my website to pay for goods using cryptocurrency. Questions I have: 1 - How would I confirm the transaction has been received ? 2 - How would I confirm ...
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Undo files format change and reorg process question for v0.19

This is a follow-up question for rev.dat file format Pieter Wuille gave a great explanation that is easy to follow. Since that posting there was a replacement of CTxInUndo with Coin, does the format ...
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