# Resources

We deeply value the content quality & speaker knowledge for Citrea Meetups. Therefore, here are some helpful topics & links that you and the speaker can utilize for the meetups. While they're available to be used in the meetup, preparing an original talk is **quite encouraged**. You can make a copy of below and edit from there.

### Sample Slides

* [An Introduction to Blockchains & Citrea](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IpHKM3A86zdE848NSQtQepNJzY9Y-1pyDiv0-Vyo3Gw/edit?usp=sharing): A sample community meetup presentation for everyone
* [Sample Smart Contract Workshop](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aJjovmo5fs0LJuev_pGysE7MjEVVO4PUb3KA8zwovj8/edit?usp=sharing): A sample community meetup presentation particularly for developers
* [Bitcoin Scaling Solutions & Citrea](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L-xhlKb3NKkZdWkdcGDrtQKmySp8tWpsezuUVwuUFXE/edit?usp=sharing): A sample community meetup presentation for experienced people in the Web3 ecosystem

### Helpful Readings

* [Announcing Citrea Testnet](https://www.blog.citrea.xyz/citrea-testnet-live-on-bitcoin-testnet4/): A zk-rollup that enhances the capabilities of Bitcoin blockspace with zero-knowledge technology, now live on Bitcoin Testnet4, for the first time in history.
* [Introducing Citrea](https://www.blog.citrea.xyz/introducing-citrea/): A brief introduction to Citrea, our mission, and our vision.
* [Lifecycle of a Citrea Transaction](https://www.blog.citrea.xyz/lifecycle-of-a-citrea-transaction/): From start to finish, how Citrea transactions are processed and where they go.
* [Unveiling Clementine](https://www.blog.citrea.xyz/unveiling-clementine/): Citrea's BitVM-based trust-minimized two-way peg program, one of its kind.
* [Deep Dive into Citrea's Batch Proofs](https://www.blog.citrea.xyz/citreas-batch-proofs/): ZK, States, Batches, Blockspace Proving, and more.
* [Using Bitcoin as a Data Availability Layer](https://www.blog.citrea.xyz/bitcoin-as-a-data-availability-layer-what-why-how/): Some insights on Citrea's approach to using Bitcoin as a data availability layer.