Mastodon Learnings & Blockchain Applications

Blockchain applications could learn a thing or two from Mastodon.

On diligencing crypto projects [notes]

A collection of links/notes re: evaluating crypto/DeFi projects for investment. 

Edit 6-8-23: Hindsight 20/20. I now have a hard time taking any of this seriously. 

August 2020 Learning List

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Information from the past month I'd actually consume again

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)