Web3 for Adults
Web3 is the FUTURE.
Study Materials in chronological order:
2008: The Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto.
2011: Learn how prescient thinkers are intrigued by the new tech.
2013: Why I’m interested in Bitcoin by @cdixon
Learn how Bitcoin sparks ideas for new tech models
2014: The Ethereum White Paper by. @VitalikButerin
Learn how Ethereum emerges and the thinking behind it
https://ethereum.org/669c9e2e2027310b6b3cdce6e1c52962/Ethereum_Whitepaper_-_Buterin_2014.pdf
2016: Ethereum is the Forefront of Digital Currency by @FEhrsam
Learn how Ethereum allows remarkable new possibilities
https://fehrsam.xyz/blog/ethereum-is-the-forefront-of-digital-currency
2016: Fat Protocols by @jmonegro
Learn how blockchain reverses the way value is distributed on the internet
2017: A beginner’s guide to Ethereum by @ljxie
Learn the many ways Ethereum can be used in business, finance and life.
https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd486ceecf
2017: The Meaning of Decentralization by @VitalikButerin
Learn how decentralization actually works in blockchain tech
https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274
2017: Crypto Tokens: A Breakthrough in Open Network Design by @cdixon
Learn how tokens can exponentially improve the internet, 'making it accessible, vibrant and fair, with greater innovation.'
https://cdixon.org/2017/05/27/crypto-tokens-a-breakthrough-in-open-network-design
2017 Thoughts on Tokens by @balajis
Learn more about the early excitement around tokens and how they transform business, online and off.
https://news.earn.com/thoughts-on-tokens-436109aabcbe
2017: The Solana White Paper by @aeyakovenko
Learn how Solana emerges and the thinking behind it.
2018: Why decentralization matters by @cdixon
Learn how a decentralized internet levels the playing field for 3rd party developers, founders and users
2018: And What Has the Blockchain Ever Done for Us? by @balajis
Learn why 'new technology is often heavily criticized while on its way to ubiquity.
https://balajis.com/and-what-has-the-blockchain-ever-done-for-us/
2018: Stablecoins- designing a price-stable cryptocurrency by @hosseeb
Learn about the need for stablecoins, their differences, and how they are designed.
https://medium.com/hackernoon/stablecoins-designing-a-price-stable-cryptocurrency-6bf24e2689e5
2019: Yes, You May Need a Blockchain by @balajis
Learn how public blockchains rewrite the data equation in favor of users.
2019 The future of decentralized finance by @ljxie
Learn how DeFi disrupts financial systems and gives the unbanked and excluded, access to financial products
https://lindajxie.com/2019/08/07/the-future-of-decentralized-finance/
2020: A Beginner’s Guide to Decentralized Finance by @sid_coelho
Learn how DeFi makes an alternative, global financial system accessible to anyone with a smartphone and internet.
https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-decentralized-finance-defi-574c68ff43c4
2020: What explains the rise of AMMs? by @hosseeb
Learn how automated market makers, like @uniswap, can expand your financial options by using simple pricing algorithms
https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/what-explains-the-rise-of-amms-7d008af1c399
2021: NFTs make the internet ownable by @jessewldn
Learn how 'NFTs can offer creators and their audiences, a viable alternative to platform-driven monetization
https://variant.mirror.xyz/T8kdtZRIgy_srXB5B06L8vBqFHYlEBcv6ae2zR6Y_eo
2021: Why Web3 Matters by @cdixon
Learn how in web3, tokens transform the internet by allowing users to become owners.
2021: How to Win the Future - An Agenda for the Third Generation of the Internet by @a16z
Learn how web3 offers a new set of tools to help policymakers meet the needs of the average person.
https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/How-to-Win-the-Future-1.pdf
2022: Soulbound by @VitalikButerin
Learn how NFTs can represent more of who you are, not just what you can afford.
2022: Go-to-Market in Web3: New Mindsets, Tactics, Metrics by @meigga
Learn how web3 humanizes go-to-market strategies with powerful tools like tokens.
2022: Hyperstructures by @js_horne
Learn about protocols that can run for free and forever, without maintenance, interruption or intermediaries for the benefit of the public
2022: The Ownership Economy 2022 by @ljin18
Learn how the new internet creates positive social change through the wider distribution of wealth-building assets.
2022: Composability is the Most Powerful Creative Force in the Universe by @jradoff
Learn how composability—a key web3 capacity—harnesses the creative potential in every one of us.
2022: Blockspace: What Comes After PCs, Broadband, and Smartphones by @cdixon and @mariogabriele
Learn about Blockspace and why it will probably be the most important new computing resource of the 2020s
2022: Why NFT Creators Are Going cc0 by @flashrekt @skominers @a16z
Learn why completely removing copyright and other IP protections offers a 'license to create' and can be a powerful, lucrative way to grow in web3.
https://a16zcrypto.com/cc0-nft-creative-commons-zero-license-rights/