• in general > http://bitcoin.org/
• in particular > http://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
• “The Bitcoin Bubble and the Future of Currency” https://medium.com/money-banking/2b5ef79482cb
• http://www.cato.org/blog/what-value-bitcoin

• Bitcoin-Qt > http://bitcoin.org/en/download
• MultiBit > https://multibit.org/

• MtGox (largest by volume)
• Currently seems to be the most practical exhange for EUR ↔ BTC (esp. SEPA) exchange. https://bitcoin.de
• For f2f and location specific transfers > https://localbitcoins.com/ or #bitcoin-otc
• https://www.bitcoinary.com

==== charts and info

• https://blockchain.info/
• https://bitcoincharts.com/

• http://bitpay.com/