"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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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.
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The FCA has decided that explaining UTXOs is a financial promotion
Published: April 1, 2026UK financial promotions rules mean British users are blocked from accessing hardware wallet documentation - including articles on UTXOs, public keys, and self-custody.
