Our purpose
Every page on this site has one job: to help a beginner understand how blockchain technology works. If a sentence does not serve that purpose — for example, because it would nudge a reader towards a market decision — it does not belong here.
Sources
- We prefer primary sources: original papers (such as the Bitcoin whitepaper), technical standards (such as NIST publications on hash functions and signatures), official project documentation, and texts published by regulators and central banks (ECB, BIS, ESMA, EBA and others).
- Each lesson lists the sources it relies on. We link to them directly.
- We do not use market data, price feeds or commercial "research" from crypto companies.
Writing and review
- Lessons are written under the editorial pseudonym Daniel Reed, our educational content editor. We say openly that it is a pseudonym.
- Lessons are written in plain English for readers without a technical background. Technical terms are defined when first used and collected in the glossary.
- Each lesson is checked against its sources before publication and reviewed again at least once a year, or sooner when the technology or the law changes.
- The date of the latest review is shown on every lesson.
What we leave out on purpose
No prices or charts, no predictions, no "best" lists, no reviews or comparisons of exchanges, wallets or tokens, no step-by-step instructions for acquiring or moving crypto-assets, and no links to trading platforms. Where an example needs a historical figure, we state it as history.
Images
Diagrams on this site are drawn by us to explain mechanisms. Some decorative illustrations are created with the help of AI image tools and are reviewed by a person; they never depict real people.
Independence
We have no affiliate links and accept no payment, gifts or sponsorship from crypto companies. Advertising of the course itself does not influence lesson content.
Corrections
If you find a mistake, write to info@openlearningpath.com with the lesson address and what you believe is wrong. We check every report. Substantive corrections are made in the lesson and noted with the review date.