> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.theblockchainlibrary.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Blockchain learning path

> A structured path from blockchain fundamentals to security, DeFi, and development.

## Recommended sequence

<Steps>
  <Step title="Blockchain basics">Understand blocks, transactions, networks, nodes, and distributed ledgers.</Step>
  <Step title="Cryptocurrency">Learn how digital assets are issued, transferred, stored, and valued.</Step>
  <Step title="Wallets and keys">Understand addresses, private keys, seed phrases, signing, and custody.</Step>
  <Step title="Smart contracts">Learn how programmable blockchain applications execute rules.</Step>
  <Step title="Consensus">Understand how decentralized networks agree on state.</Step>
  <Step title="Web3 and DeFi">Explore decentralized applications, tokenized systems, and financial protocols.</Step>
  <Step title="Security">Study phishing, wallet safety, permissions, transaction review, and common scams.</Step>
</Steps>

<Info>There is no requirement to become a developer to understand blockchain. Technical depth can be added gradually.</Info>