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| crypto reading list | ||
| Crypto Reading List | ||
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| _For a more friendly reading experience, we recommend navigating [here](https://jumpcrypto.github.io/crypto-reading-list)._ | ||
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| Child pages contain deeper, topic-specific information to review afterward. | ||
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| The lists here are a **work in progress**. We welcome any feedback or criticism! | ||
| Please open a PR/issue here or reach out to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) | ||
| with any suggestions, or to report any errors. | ||
| Please open a PR/issue with any suggestions or corrections. | ||
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| _Nothing in this repo constitutes financial or legal advice._ | ||
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| Contents | ||
| ========= | ||
| * [Why is crypto important?](#why-is-crypto-important) | ||
| * [Blockchain mechanics & innovations](#blockchain-mechanics--innovations) | ||
| * [DeFi primitives](#defi-primitives) | ||
| * [NFTs & digital identity](#nfts--digital-identity) | ||
| * [DAOs & Governance](#daos--governance) | ||
| * [Byzantine Fault Tolerance & Proof-of-Stake algos](#byzantine-fault-tolerance--proof-of-stake-algos) | ||
| * [L1s](#l1s) | ||
| * [L2s](#l2s) | ||
| * [Trading mechanics](#trading-mechanics) | ||
| * [Smart contract programming](#smart-contract-programming) | ||
| * [Economic design](#economic-design) | ||
| * [Tools & Analytics](#tools-&-analytics) | ||
| * [Exercises](#exercises) | ||
| * [Other references](#other-references) | ||
| - [Why is crypto important?](#why-is-crypto-important) | ||
| - [Blockchain mechanics \& innovations](#blockchain-mechanics--innovations) | ||
| - [DeFi primitives](#defi-primitives) | ||
| - [NFTs \& digital identity](#nfts--digital-identity) | ||
| - [DAOs \& Governance](#daos--governance) | ||
| - [Byzantine Fault Tolerance \& Proof-of-Stake algos](#byzantine-fault-tolerance--proof-of-stake-algos) | ||
| - [L1s](#l1s) | ||
| - [L2s](#l2s) | ||
| - [Trading mechanics](#trading-mechanics) | ||
| - [Smart contract programming](#smart-contract-programming) | ||
| - [Economic design](#economic-design) | ||
| - [Tools \& Analytics](#tools--analytics) | ||
| - [Exercises](#exercises) | ||
| - [Other references](#other-references) | ||
| - [Other lists/directories](#other-listsdirectories) | ||
| - [Original research](#original-research) | ||
| - [Online courses](#online-courses) | ||
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| Why is crypto important? | ||
| =========================== | ||
| We'd recommend starting your exploration by trying to understand what problems crypto is trying to solve. | ||
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| In a few words, we'd say it is: | ||
| * enabling a decentralized ledger-based currency system | ||
| * decentralized means, extremely difficult for bad actors to forge transactions taking your holdings | ||
| * enabling a decentralized network of computation / decentralized state transition machine | ||
| * decentralized means, extremely difficult for bad actors for enact state changes not defined in sourcecode | ||
| * enabling an open network of APIs that can be leveraged to build increasingly advanced apps | ||
| * enabling an incentive model for these open networks to grow via crypto tokens | ||
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| Here's the list: | ||
| * [Crypto tokens: a breakthrough in open design](https://cdixon.org/2017/05/27/crypto-tokens-a-breakthrough-in-open-network-design) (2017) | ||
| * tokens as an enabler for alignment between networks and their participants | ||
| * [Why decentralization matters](https://cdixon.org/2018/02/18/why-decentralization-matters) (2018) | ||
| * discusses the pattern of new technology progressing from innovation to extraction (from cooperation with their | ||
| ecosystem to eventual competition). For example consider Apple's transition from early days of encouraging | ||
| developers to build on iOS, to now charging 30% on all in-store purchases. | ||
| Discusses how crypto solves this by aligning the network with its participants. | ||
| * [The true power of DeFi composability](https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-true-power-of-defi-composability-14fe8355e0d0) (Apr 2021) | ||
| * [Why I have changed my mind on tokens](https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/why-i-have-changed-my-mind-on-tokens/) (Dec 2020) | ||
| * noted researcher Hasu weighs in on the merits of protocol tokens, during a time when many cynics questioned the need for each project to have its own token | ||
| * Optional: pieces discussing arguments for _Bitcoin_, generally as a decentralized store of value: | ||
| We've identified four central themes behind crypto's value proposition: | ||
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| 1. A decentralized ledger-based currency system. | ||
| * decentralized means distributed and unpermissioned. Anyone can participate in administering the currency. | ||
| * ledger-based: impossible for bad actors to forge transactions taking your holdings. Cryptography secures your money and forms a public, verifiable chain of trust. | ||
| 2. A decentralized state machine and network of computation | ||
| * decentralized means extremely difficult for bad actors for enact state changes not defined in sourcecode | ||
| 3. An open network of APIs for decentralized apps | ||
| 4. An incentive model for these open networks to grow via crypto tokens | ||
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| Here's the list of relevant reading: | ||
| * The currency proposition: | ||
| * [Bitcoin for the open-minded skeptic](https://www.matthuang.com/bitcoin_for_the_open_minded_skeptic) (2020) | ||
| * [7 things to read about bitcoin](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2020/05/7-things-to-read-about-bitcoin-for-institutional-investors/) (2020) | ||
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| * The state machine proposition: | ||
| * https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/evm/ | ||
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| * The open API proposition: | ||
| * [Why decentralization matters](https://cdixon.org/2018/02/18/why-decentralization-matters) (2018) | ||
| * discusses the pattern of new technology progressing from innovation to extraction (from cooperation with their ecosystem to eventual competition). | ||
| * For example consider Apple's transition from early days of encouraging developers to build on iOS, to now charging 30% on all in-store purchases. | ||
| * Discusses how crypto solves this by aligning the network with its participants. | ||
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| * The token proposition: | ||
| * [Crypto tokens: a breakthrough in open design](https://cdixon.org/2017/05/27/crypto-tokens-a-breakthrough-in-open-network-design) (2017) | ||
| * tokens as an enabler for alignment between networks and their participants | ||
| * [The true power of DeFi composability](https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-true-power-of-defi-composability-14fe8355e0d0) (Apr 2021) | ||
| * [Why I have changed my mind on tokens](https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/why-i-have-changed-my-mind-on-tokens/) (Dec 2020) | ||
| * noted researcher Hasu weighs in on the merits of protocol tokens, during a time when many cynics questioned the need for each project to have its own token | ||
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| _More: see in-depth page: [Why](Why.md)_ | ||
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