I really like this one: http://www.michaelnielsen.org/ddi/how-the-bitcoin-protoc...

		oliwary on May 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Map Reduce: A simple introduction (2010) I really like this one: http://www.michaelnielsen.org/ddi/how-the-bitcoin-protocol-a... He designs his own cryptocoin to explain the choices made by bitcoin and how it works.