<p>Three resources:</p>

<ol>
<li>The Bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper" rel="nofollow noreferrer">white paper</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">reference implementation</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin improvement proposals</a>.</li>
</ol>

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2017-12-17T11:09:23.970Z
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Adam Millerchip
<p>Where can I find a comprehensive description of exactly how Bitcoin works. I'm not interested in an analogy, I want to know everything, including the maths.</p>

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maybe you can let us know, what you have done so far, then it might be easier to recommend. A first shot would be "bitcoin.org", and an online version of Andreas' book "Mastering Bitcoin".
pebwindkraft
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I've read the White Paper, thanks to Adam and I've looked at the reference implementation, but seems to just be code, unless I don't know how to read it properly. I've now glanced at the book you mentioned and it looks like that could be what I'm looking for. Thank you.
Mark du Preez
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# Complete Tech Spec

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-17)

Where can I find a comprehensive description of exactly how Bitcoin works. I'm not interested in an analogy, I want to know everything, including the maths.

**Tags:** blockchain, bitcoin-core, public-key, doublespend

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: maybe you can let us know, what you have done so far, then it might be easier to recommend. A first shot would be "bitcoin.org", and an online version of Andreas' book "Mastering Bitcoin".  
> **username_0**: I've read the White Paper, thanks to username_2 and I've looked at the reference implementation, but seems to just be code, unless I don't know how to read it properly. I've now glanced at the book you mentioned and it looks like that could be what I'm looking for. Thank you.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-17. Score: 1

Three resources:

1. The Bitcoin [white paper](https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper).
2. The [reference implementation](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
3. The [Bitcoin improvement proposals](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips).


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