I am sure you’d have heard of Bitcoins and Blockchain. After all, they are the trending and getting a lot of attention right now. Everyone is talking about it whether they understand it or not.
I have been dabbling in this field and knowing where to start can be a little difficult. That’s the purpose of this post — a curated list of crypto readings and resources, all in one place. All of these are curated based on if it’s an inspiring read or a valuable resource. I hope this curated list help you get started on what you need to know about crypto and blockchain at a deeper level and form a informed opinion about this space.
It’s organized from building blocks and key concepts — followed by specific topics such as governance, scaling, security, consensus, token distribution, decentralized exchanges, among other topics. It also includes developer tutorials, newsletters, podcasts and courses section at the end.
Readings on the Blockchain and Crypto Basics
Many thousands of articles have been written purporting to explain Bitcoin, the online, peer-to-peer currency. Most of…www.michaelnielsen.org
from 3Blue1Brown
The ultimate 3500-word guide in plain English to understand Blockchain.hackernoon.com
On the surface, the story of cryptocurrencies has been a story about new financial opportunities - whether it's people…a16z.com
From the quest for digital money and history of bitcoin, to the emergence of ethereum and smart contracts, this…a16z.com
by Khan Academy
Chris Berg, Sinclair Davidson and Jason Potts are from the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, the world’s first social…medium.com
Learn how new blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, are disrupting entire industries and paving the…tangelo.co
https://hackernoon.com/blockchain/home
Blockchain and Crypto — Key Concepts
To see how enormous but also invisible the benefits of such protocols have been, imagine that one of those key…www.nytimes.com
It is a wonderful accident of history that the internet and web were created as open platforms that anyone — users…medium.com
HTTP as the underlying protocol of the web allows for decentralized publishing. Anyone can operate a web server and…continuations.com
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are surrounded by world-historic levels of hype and snake oil. For people like me who…freedom-to-tinker.com
One force people underestimate are network effects. Network effects allowed Twitter survive its fail-whale period when…blog.eladgil.com
"Cryptonetworks" can help us build a more competitive, innovative, secure and decentralized Internet. "Tokens" (also…www.nickgrossman.is
“Decentralization” is one of the words that is used in the cryptoeconomics space the most frequently, and is often even…medium.com
One of the important arguments in the blockchain space is that of whether hard forks or soft forks are the preferred…vitalik.ca
Crypto Governance
An overview of governance in blockchains — by Odysseas Sclavounis and Nic Carter
Governance deep dive — by Alexandra Tran and Steven Elleman
The myth of the irrational token holder — why blockchain governance doesn’t fit squarely into any existing model by Kathleen Breitman
Blockchain governance — design components, approaches, suggestions
by Fred Ehrsam
Thoughts on governance and network effects — by Luke Duncan
Notes on blockchain governance — by Vitalik Buterin
Tezos position paper — a self-amending crypto-ledger
by Arthur and Kathleen Breitman
Privacy and Security
Blockchains are a powerful technology, as regular readers of the blog already likely agree. They allow for a large…blog.ethereum.org
In a previous post we discussed the future of Ethereum’s scalability by analyzing the concepts presented at Devcon3…medium.com
While Part 1 discussed some more high profile or obvious vulnerabilities, this post will be about vulnerabilities that…medium.com
In order to have zero-knowledge privacy in Zcash, the function determining the validity of a transaction according to…z.cash
Scaling Blockchains
The first Bitcoin paper was first released in 2008. My excitement about the potential of blockchain technology has been…hackernoon.com
Each of the major smart contract platforms is making a unique set of trade-offs. These trade-offs are not simply the…multicoin.capital
A preliminary brief of Ethereum sharding design concept and how explicit finality benefits sharding mechanism.medium.com
👉Interested in helping build layer 2 to scale ethereum? L4 is actively hiring.medium.com
by Elizabeth Stark
Chinese translation (中文翻译) courtesy of EthFans French Translation (traduction française) courtesy of Ethereum France…hudsonjameson.com
Consensus in Blockchains
We have been examining the state of the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks over time. In a recent study, we examine the…hackingdistributed.com
Systems like Ethereum (and Bitcoin, and NXT, and Bitshares, etc) are a fundamentally new class of cryptoeconomic…medium.com
A short overview is presented below. To download our full 19-page report, please click the link below: Intro…multicoin.capital
Laying down the rails for a high performance financial blockchain-based ecosystem is well understood if controversial…steemit.com
This technical deep dive is written by Chjango Unchained. Enjoy.blog.cosmos.network
This technical deep dive is written by Chjango Unchained. Enjoy.blog.cosmos.network
Token Distribution
Blockchains are digital organisms. As organisms evolve through changes in their DNA, blockchain protocols evolve…medium.com
Bitcoin is not just a protocol or money, it's a new business model for Open Source Software. Prior to Bitcoin, you had…startupboy.com
The Ethermint Hard Spoon will happen after launch. Here’s the scoop on what’s in store for you and your Photons.blog.cosmos.network
The following is a quick exposition of an idea I had for improving the ICO model by merging in some of the benefits of…ethresear.ch
Decentralized Exchanges
State of decentralized exchanges, 2018 — by Nathan Sexer
Networked liquidity — by Radar Relay
List of decentralized exchanges — of cryptocurrencies and tokens
Developer Tutorials
A collection of curated resources to help you learn blockchain programming and keep up-to-date with the latest…www.codementor.io
What you will need ✅ 1. The Chrome web browser - Download here 2. The Metamask Chrome extension - Download here…karl.tech
Karl Floersch Loving Ethereum, Casper, Cryptoeconomics, blockchain, open source, and of course Meditation To understand…karl.tech
Updated Oct 6th 2017, for Truffle v3.4.11 and Solidity v0.4.15.blog.zeppelin.solutions
CryptoKitties has done a great job of demonstrating what blockchains can be used for beyond just simple financial…medium.com
CryptoZombies is an interactive code school that teaches you to write smart contracts in Solidity through building your…cryptozombies.io
Blogs and Newsletters
Token Daily —place to discover trending news and products in crypto and blockchain.
Token Economy — most interesting news & events in cryptocurrencies, blockchains, dapps & the growing token economy
Week in Ethereum News — tracking developments in the Ethereum ecosystem by Evan Van Ness
The Control — on the entrepreneurs, projects and protocols that are putting control of power in the hands of the people by 1confirmation
Token Economy —Keeping track of new developments in the distributed ledger technology space by Stefano Bernardi and Yannick Roux
Proof of Work — projects and progress in crypto by Eric Meltzer
Podcasts on Crypto and Blockchain
Crypto assets and blockchain technology are about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from…unchainedpodcast.co
Kevin Rose interviews cryptocurrency builders and experts. Learn more about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and other new…www.blockzero.show
Enjoy weekly interviews with some of the brightest and most influential minds driving the blockchain and distributed…epicenter.tv
The Crypto Street Podcast is a cryptocurrency podcast hosted by @K1llerWh4le, @CryptoDale and @13Prince31 Business…cryptostreetpod.podbean.com
Courses on Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency (2018)
by Susan Athey and Kathryn Haun
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies (2015)
by Arvind Narayan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward Felten, Andrew Miller
Advanced topics in computer science: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies (2014)
by Arvind Narayan
A graduate course in applied cryptography (2017–2018)
by Dan Boneh and Victor Shoup
