Bitcoin Lightning Network Resources
Curated Lightning Network courses, documentation, and guides for fast, low-fee Bitcoin payments on layer two.
6 curated lightning resources — ranked by Cypherpunk relevance, not trading hype.
Chaincode Lightning Protocol Development Curriculum
Comprehensive open-source curriculum for Lightning Network protocol developers — channel management, routing, HTLCs, and implementation concepts.
MIT MAS.S62 — Cryptocurrency Design and Engineering (2025)
MIT Digital Currency Initiative course on Bitcoin protocol design, cryptography, consensus, mining, privacy, and scaling — open slides, readings, and assignments on GitHub.
Plan ₿ Academy
Multilingual open-source e-learning platform for Bitcoin — courses on Bitcoin, Lightning, cryptography, mining, and privacy. Content repo on GitHub, courses at planb.academy.
BTC Sessions (YouTube)
Practical Bitcoin tutorials — hardware wallets, nodes, Lightning, multisig, and self-custody for non-technical users.
Mastering the Lightning Network
Open-source book covering Lightning Network architecture, routing, channel management, and building on Bitcoin's layer 2.
Umbrel — Personal Server
Easy self-hosted Bitcoin node and app platform. Lower barrier to running your own infrastructure for sovereignty.