Most "join" pages on the wider internet are a polite way of asking for an email address. We deliberately do not run a newsletter, a private Discord, a paid tier, or a referral programme. Taking part here means using the site the way a reader uses a library: by showing up, by reading carefully, and occasionally by telling the librarian something is out of date.
Route 001 - Read at your own pace
The simplest way to take part is to work through the course at the pace that suits you, then read one layer of the reading shelf at the speed that suits the material. There is nothing to subscribe to. The site does not change reading order if you sign in, because there is no sign-in.
Route 002 - Host a workshop
The workshops page is a set of formats designed to be borrowed. You can run any of them in a classroom, library, maker space, or living room without asking permission. The single rule we ask organisers to keep is the one we repeat everywhere: do not have attendees install wallet software or handle real keys during a single session.
Route 003 - Use it in a class
Teachers, lecturers, librarians, and youth-organisation leaders are welcome to use the educators page and the curriculum on courses as scaffolding for their own lessons. The site is licensed for reading; for reuse beyond reading, see the notes on the terms page.
Route 004 - Suggest a correction
If a page is misleading, dated, or unclear, the cleanest way to tell us is through the contact page. Useful corrections include the page name, a specific quote of the sentence in question, and a brief note on what is off about it. Vague feedback is hard to act on; line- level feedback often becomes a real edit within a week.
Route 005 - Be alerted when meaningful things change
Instead of an email list, we maintain a public changelog with one entry per meaningful change. The page is plain HTML so any feed reader, browser bookmark, or scheduled visit will do the job. There is nothing to subscribe to, no tracking pixel, and no inbox to clutter.
Route 006 - Contribute reading suggestions
We add titles to the reading shelf rarely and slowly. If a book has changed how you think about Bitcoin, send the title and one paragraph about what it does well. We will not add it on a single recommendation, but we keep the suggestions and revisit them when the shelf is reviewed.
Route 007 - Help with translation
The site is currently published in English only. Translations into other languages, especially Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, and Swahili, would extend its usefulness considerably. If you are a fluent translator with experience in either education writing or technical writing, get in touch through contact. Translation is a long commitment and we want to know that before either side starts.
What "joining" deliberately does not include
- No account, no password, no profile, no avatar.
- No newsletter, no welcome email, no drip campaign.
- No paid membership tier, no private content, no "premium" course.
- No Discord, Telegram, Twitter or X group run by us.
- No invite-only events. The workshop formats are public on purpose.
- No referral rewards, no badges, no leaderboards.
Removing all of that is not laziness. It is part of the editorial line. Every one of those mechanisms adds an incentive for the site to chase attention rather than improve material. We would rather be a quiet site that holds up over years than a busy site that has to keep pivoting.
What to read next
If you are deciding how to spend your first session, courses is the spine and wallet safety is the page we most want every reader to finish. If you are already comfortable with the basics, workshops and educators are where most of the volunteer energy goes.