"The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work." — Satoshi Nakamoto
People discover bitcoin in many different ways.
Your savings broker might launch a Bitcoin ETF. A friend might offer to pay you back in bitcoin. You might spot a Lightning payment terminal in a shop.
Regardless of your route into Bitcoin, I believe the destination should be open to everyone: control over your money, freedom to transact with whoever you like, and the ability to save in a medium that can't be seized, censored, or debased.
Getting there starts with learning how. Welcome to bennet.org.
Featured guides
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Explainer What is Bitcoin and how does it work?
An interactive primer on how Bitcoin actually works.
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Explainer How the Lightning Network actually works
Interactive guide to payment channels, routing, and liquidity.
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Tutorial How to buy your first bitcoin
Buy your first bitcoin - from a friend, via Vexl, or on Strike - and withdraw it properly.
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Tutorial Build & run a full Bitcoin node with a Raspberry Pi 5
Build a full Bitcoin node on a Raspberry Pi 5 (NVMe, no monitor).
Recent blog posts
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How to destroy bitcoin (and what happened to 107 burned coins)
Published: August 12, 2026In May 2026 someone deliberately destroyed 107 BTC. Here's how burning bitcoin actually works, why the coins never leave the ledger, and what the chain says about where they came from.
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Coldcard and the limits of “don't trust, verify”
Published: August 3, 2026A technical blunder left five years of Coldcard seeds guessable. On who's to blame, why I don't buy blaming AI, and what it means for self-custody.
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What if the FCA's knowledge test applied equally to fiat banking?
Published: June 22, 2026Before you can buy Bitcoin in the UK, the FCA makes you pass a knowledge test on its dangers. So what would that test look like if the same standard were applied to opening an ordinary bank account? Take the quiz.
