I am not interested in investing in cryptocurrency. I want to understand crypto inside and out, every aspect. In order for me to do that I am going to need to start off with a piece of reliable material (a good book, or a good course - not a college course, but an online course) which will teach the most important aspects of crypto and explain/give definitions to the technical terms such as "blockchain" etc. Once ive done that I will look for a more extensive work and study it. After that I will work on studying every part of crypto individually to arrive at the essence of what it is essentially. So I am basically asking for a good primer which will be a good foundation that I can build upon. Thanks.
LOL, how can you understand crypto inside and out, if you have never been a part of all aspects of crypto, it is not enough to just learn it based on theory. I don't like relying on theory alone. I think you have misunderstood the perception here. if you are analyzing something, then you must be a part of it. unless you are not an expert at learning anything.
You are more appropriate as data manipulation, because from the point of view, the objective is only to conduct research based on quantitative, not qualitative. so if you are not going to invest in cryptocurrency, then you will know how the ins and outs of crypto are? while the essence of it all is to apply it directly in the field. I'm sure it will NOT work.