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Monday, November 5, 2018

14 Resources - Blockchain Foundations


#1 Start with Videos

Ever wonder how bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) actually work?
The Building Blocks — An Overview of Crypto (a16z and Linda Xie)
Decrypting crypto, from bitcoin and blockchain to ICOs (a16z)
Cryptonetworks and Decentralization: Building Blocks (a16z)


#2 Build with Blog Posts

A Warm Welcome to Web3 and the Future of the Internet — ConsenSys
Why Decentralization Matters — Chris Dixon
WTF is the blockchain? — understanding the problem it solves before defining it — Mohit Mamoria on Hackernoon
A Beginner’s Guide to Blockchain Programming — Febin John James on Hackernoon
Understanding Web 3 — A User Controlled Internet — Coinbase


#3 Reinforce with Podcasts

Neha Narula on Blockchain (Sean Carroll’s Mindscape)
Tim Ferris <> Naval Ravikant <> Nick Szabo
Decentralization and Crypto, the Big Picture (a16z podcast)
Mental Models for Understanding Crypto Tokens (a16z podcast)

#4 And a MOOC to top it off

Blockchain: Foundations and Use Cases (ConsenSys Academy)
at November 05, 2018
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