Crypto Digest

@greglgomez — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 20:47:53 GMT

So much being said and talked about in the cryptocurrency space, and it can be hard to keep up sometimes, so I thought I’d try using this here Medium Series to distill the articles, technical developments & discussion I find surfing the web.

More importantly than just sharing a bunch of links though..

I’ll share the insight from what I read.

So this isn’t me just spaffing links at you, I’m gonna hit you with that knowledge.

Before we begin however…

THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE

Right, with that out of the way…

let’s do it to it!

The Crypto Canon

I guess we might as well start somewhere beginner friendly, the absolute mother load for crypto resources, from beginner to complex, The Crypto Canon, by your boys at Andreessen Horowitz.

From WTF is the blockchain to Cryptoeconomic Primitives. This resource should be a great starting point for anyone looking to get to grips with blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies.

Hit that next page for some insight on this resource!

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Andreeessen Horowitz is a very successful tech VC firm, with an impressive track record of funding heavy hitters: airbnb, buzzfeed, coinbase, facebook, github, imgur.

If these guys are paying this much attention to the space, it’s very likely this software will ‘eat the world’. So you should pay attention too!

The Third Industrial Revolution

The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequality, forces us to rethink our economic models. Where do we go from here? In this feature-length documentary, social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays out a road map to usher in a new economic system.

So why should you set aside an hour and 40 minutes to watch this documentary?

At the heart of his argument is the convergence of three pivotal technologies:

an ultra-fast 5G communication internet
a renewable energy internet
and a driverless mobility internet

The crux of the issue according to Rifkin is a shift towards distributed renewable energy production. He believes this is the key use case that will drive forward this new sharing economy that will transform the way we manage, power and move economic life.

It’s also abundantly clear that emerging economies will benefit the most, since they can leapfrog current cumbersome centralised infrastructure in favour of more cost effective and efficient distributed renewable energy infrastructure.

You may be asking yourself right now…

How do you govern all this distributed madness?

Frankly, I don’t think anyone has the answer yet, but the systems we have in place at the moment won’t quite do.

Expect future updates on blockchain governance, specifically around concepts like Liquid Democracy & Futarchy.

That’s all for now!

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Peace out and don’t forget to check the sneak peak for the next update! >>

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