About bitcoinGuide
One place.
Everything about Bitcoin.
Free, forever.
One place.
Everything about Bitcoin.
Free, forever.
No hype, no sales talk, no price talk. Complete lessons, live data and honest explanations instead, built to stand for years.
Short and clear
The facts in one table
| Does it cost anything? | No. Everything is free, forever. |
|---|---|
| Do you sell anything? | No. No products, no courses, no coins. |
| Advertisements? | None. No ad network trackers either. |
| Is my data sold? | Never. Your data is never sold to anyone. |
| Do I need an account? | Only if you want to keep your progress and earn badges. Reading always works without one. |
| Which languages? | Dutch and English in full. French, German and Spanish via automatic translation, more languages to come. |
| Who makes this site? | A small, independent team. No investors, no commercial interests. |
| Is the site finished? | Not yet. We work on it every week: more languages, more lessons, more tools. This place is here for generations to come. |
Why this site exists
The internet is full of noise about Bitcoin.
Loud stories everywhere. Get rich quick promises. Sites that use explanation as bait to sell you something. If you simply want to understand how Bitcoin works, you have to wade through a jungle of opinions, ads and hidden interests.
bitcoinGuide was built as the answer: a quiet, trustworthy place in the middle of that noise. Here you read how it really works, in plain language, with sources you can check yourself.
Who it is for
Made for anyone who wants to truly understand
The beginner
You have never done anything with Bitcoin. Here you start from zero, step by step, without ever having to feel stupid.
The doubter
You mostly know the extreme stories, miracles and disasters. Here you get calm explanations of how it really works, with every side covered.
The deep diver
You take nothing for granted. Here you verify everything yourself, with live network data, a source for every number and simulations to play with.
One word
Free. Today, tomorrow and forever.
Knowledge about money should be within reach for everyone, not only for those who can pay. That is why every lesson, every lab, every tool and every answer on this site is free. You will not find this depth presented this way anywhere else, and that will not change.
- No subscription and no paywall, not now and not later
- No trial that quietly starts costing money
- No credit card needed, ever
- No premium tier with the best lessons locked away
Our manifesto
We sell nothing.
No products. No referral links to exchanges or wallets. No ads. No sponsored articles. No price predictions. No financial advice.
The only thing we offer is knowledge, wrapped in an enjoyable package: lessons, labs, live data and a forum full of people who want to learn the same thing.
When you sell nothing, you never have to make anything look better than it is. That is exactly why this site can be fully independent.
What is already here today
Real content, not promises
On top of that, a glossary of 26 terms and live network data you can verify yourself at any moment.
How we work
Every number sourced, every story labelled
Every number on this site carries its source, timestamp and unit. We separate protocol rules, live measurements, estimates, projections, opinions and simulations, and that distinction is visible on every page.
What we cannot verify, we do not show. It is that simple.
Trust here is not a marketing word but a way of working: show where something comes from, or leave it out.
Honest about where we stand
This site is not finished yet, and we simply say so
Whatever is not finished gets a visible coming later label instead of pretending it works. This is what is on its way:
Every language
Every lesson and every page becomes available in more and more languages, so everyone can learn in their own language.
More lessons and paths
The curriculum keeps growing until every part of Bitcoin is covered, from first purchase to deep inside the protocol.
More labs and simulations
Even more ways to practise real mechanisms safely, without real money ever being involved.
Better tools
The forum, the tools and the helpers are continuously improved based on what learners actually need.
Built for generations
bitcoinGuide is not a hype project that disappears as soon as attention moves elsewhere. The rules of Bitcoin hardly change, so our explanations are made to last for years and are carefully maintained.
This site is meant to be a place that is still here for the next generation of learners. That promise is what everything here is built around.
- Your data stays private: we only store your progress
- Nothing is ever sold to third parties
- You can ask anything here, without any shame
- Learn at your own pace, in your own language
For everyone
A safe place to learn
For every level, every age and every background. Whether you are sixteen or eighty, you are welcome here to start from zero.
Who is behind this
An independent project, not a company
bitcoinGuide is built on one conviction: good explanations of Bitcoin should be freely available to everyone. There is no company with sales targets behind it, no investors expecting a return and no hidden agenda.
That is also why this site looks the way it does: everything is made for learning, and nothing is made to talk you into anything.
Think you really know Bitcoin?
Start with the first lesson and find out how far you really are. Free, at your own pace, and with a certificate as proof at the end.