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Blockchain

Immersion

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Immersion Lvl 1: Foundations
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Immersion Lvl 2: Consensus
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Immersion Lvl 3: Proof-of-What?
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Proof-of-Work (PoW)
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Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
  • [2020] πŸ“– Why Proof of Stake [Vitalik Buterin]
  • [2019] πŸ“– PoS security model is being dramatically misunderstood [Viktor Bunin]
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PoW vs. PoS
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Immersion Lvl 4: Mining
  • [2020] πŸ“– What is Crypto Mining; A Guide for the Beginner [Daniel Nyairo]
  • [2021] πŸ“– How Crypto Mining Works: Simply Explained [Steven Wu]
  • [2021] πŸ“Ί A Brief History Of Bitcoin Mining [Compass Mining]
  • [2018] πŸ“– The State of Cryptocurrency Mining [David Vorick]
  • [2020] πŸ“– Secrets of Bitcoin Mining [Sarah Wiesner]
  • [2021] πŸ“Ί Inside the Largest Bitcoin Mine in The U.S. [Wired]
  • [2021] πŸ“Ί Inside Iceland's Massive Bitcoin Mine [Tech Vision]
  • [2021] πŸ“Ί Crypto Mining Farm at Apartment | Aug 2021 Update [The Life of a Miner]
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Immersion Lvl 5: Staking
  • [2020] πŸ“– Understanding Staking [Ruma Das]
  • [2020] πŸ“– Staking 101 [stakefish]
  • [2021] πŸ“Ί Liquid staking: what it is and where it is going [Elias Simos]
  • [2020] πŸ“– On Staking Pools and Staking Derivatives [Konstantopoulos and Hasu]
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Immersion Lvl 6: Liquidity
  • [2021] πŸ“– β€œLiquidity Targeting”: Toward More Efficient Liquidity Mining Programs [Simon & Kang / Mechanism Capital]
  • [2020] πŸ“– Liquidity Mining: A User-Centric Token Distribution Strategy [Dmitriy Berenzon]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Part 1: Total Value Unlocked - Who Benefits from Liquidity Capture? [Mangrove]
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Immersion Lvl 7: Cross-chain interoperability
  • [2021] πŸ“– What is Interoperability and Why is it Important? [The Defiant]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Bridges in Crypto Space [Ben Adar Hyman]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Bridges and Swaps: The Future of Interoperability [Leland]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Secure The Bridge: Cross-Chain Communication Done Right, Part I [Celia Wan]
  • [2021] πŸ“– The tradeoffs of cross-chain communication [Lakshman on Crypto]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Bridge Activity on Ethereum [Harith Kamarul]
  • [2021] 🧡 A thread on cross chain liquidity [Meltem Demirors]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Blockchain Bridges: Building Networks of Cryptonetworks [Dmitriy Berenzon]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Exciting in Both Good & Bad Ways: The Multi-Chain Future Will Be Regulated [Bailey Reutzel]
  • [2021] πŸ“• Blockchain Interoperability [World Bank]
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Immersion Lvl 8: Composability
  • [2021] πŸ“ΊΒ Defining the next gen of crypto apps with composability [Multicoin Cap]
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Immersion Lvl 9: Infrastructure
  • [2016] πŸ“– An Introduction to IPFS [Consensys]
  • [2017] πŸ“– The State of Decentralized Storage [Multicoin Capital]
  • [2019] πŸ“– The State Growth Problem Facing Blockchains [Richard Chen]
  • [2020] πŸ“– So you want to use a price oracle [samczsun]
  • [2018] πŸ“– Blockchain-based Machine Learning Marketplaces [Fred Ehrsam]
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Immersion Lvl 10: Layer 1 Chains
  • [2021] πŸ“–Β The Prophecy of Layer 1 Chains [DeFi Weekly]
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Immersion Lvl 11: Layer 2 Solutions
  • [2019] πŸ“– Overview of Layer 2 approaches: Plasma, State Channels, Side Chains, Roll Ups [Near]
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Immersion Lvl 12: Ecosystem Overview
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Immersion Lvl 13: History
  • [2018] πŸ“– Why BitTorrent Mattered β€” BitTorrent Lessons for Crypto [Simon Morris]
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Immersion Lvl 14: Other
  • [2019] πŸ“– Markets Are Eating The World [Ribbonfarm]
  • [2018] πŸ“– Crypto is Networked Nonviolent Protest [Rhys Lindmark]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Re-thinking the artist-label relationship on the blockchain [Brodie Conley]

Other

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Trends
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2022
  • [2022] πŸ“–Β Trade Your Crypto. Buy Your NFTs. And Pay Your Taxes. [NYT]
  • [2022] πŸ“–Β The Latecomer's Guide to Crypto [NYT]
  • [2022] πŸ“–Β The celebs have gone crypto [Washington Post]
  • [2022] πŸ“–Β Crypto ads reach record levels on London transport [The Guardian]
  • [2022] πŸ“–Β Is Crypto a Ponzi? Define 'Ponzi' [Yahoo]
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2021
  • [2021] πŸ“–Β Crypto Is Eating The Internet [Rushil]
  • [2021] πŸ“–Β The Inevitable Blockchain Revolution [DCOF]
  • [2021] πŸ“–Β The New Get-Rich-Faster Job in Silicon Valley: Crypto Start-Ups [NYT]
  • [2021] πŸ“–Β GS says blockchain is key to metaverse & web3 development [Coindesk]
  • [2021] πŸ“–Β For Rules in Technology, the Challenge is to Balance Code and Law [NYT]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Will the craze for crypto startups ever produce the next tech giant? [Economist]
  • [2021] πŸ“– Crypto is cool. Now get on the yacht. [NYT]
  • [2021] πŸ“–Β Is Crypto Bullshit? [Model Citizen]
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2020
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2019
  • [2019] πŸ“– Even if 1000 projects don't make it, blockchain will still be a change catalyst [Gary Gensler]
  • [2019] πŸ“– Blockchain Wins Over Developers with Self-Actualization [Rhys Lindmark]
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2018
  • [2018] πŸ“– Everyone Is Getting Hilariously Rich and You’re Not [NYT]
  • [2018] πŸ“– Women in Cryptocurrencies Push Back Against β€˜Blockchain Bros’ [NYT]
  • [2018] πŸ“– Will Cryptocurrencies Be the Art Market’s Next Big Thing? [NYT]
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2017
  • [2017] πŸ“– Blockchain holds key to reinventing energy grid [HuffPost]
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2016
  • [2016] πŸ“– How the blockchain will enable self-service government [Wired]
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Reports
  • [2022] πŸ“• The Geopolitics of Digital Currency [Belfer Center]
  • [2021] πŸ“•Β Seven Trends at the Frontier of Blockchain Banking [BCG]
  • [2016] πŸ“• Blockchain is key to Internet of Things democracy [IBM]
  • [2016] πŸ“• Blockchain in insuranceβ€”opportunity or threat? [McKinsey]
  • [2015] πŸ“• Public versus Private Blockchains: Part 1 [BitFury Group]
  • [2015] πŸ“• Public versus Private Blockchains: Part 2 [BitFury Group]