The Blockchain Chief Bitcoin Book

A chapter-by-chapter deep dive into the Bitcoin Core codebase, from data structures to consensus, networking to wallets.

Written by Mohit Bhat

Table of Contents

15 chapters covering every major subsystem. Read in order for the best learning experience, or jump to any chapter.

Part I Foundations
Part II How Bitcoin Works
Part III Validation & Consensus
Part IV The Network
Part V Applications
Part VI Advanced Features