effective altruism FTX Future Fund and Longtermism Roote [https://www.roote.co/] is writing a grant application for FTX Future Fund's [https://ftxfuturefund.org/] first grant round. (You should too! Apply by March 21 [https://ftxfuturefund.org/apply/].) As part
blockchain Web3 Starter Guide Start With: * The Five Camps of Crypto [https://medium.com/@caseycaruso/the-five-camps-of-crypto-1aa8695b76bc ] Then to Explore More: * Web3 & Society [https://www.roote.co/web3-society] * Cypherpunk Reading List [https://www.zfnd.org/blog/cypherpunk-privacy-reading-list/] * a16z’
blockchain CryptoBoomer's Guide To DeFi 2.0 > Web3 from 2017 to 2021 I saw this tweet from my friend Jill the other day: > I am going to have to spend time understanding Olympus now aren't I — Jill Gunter (@jillrgunter) October
abundance Abundance: Money In our last two posts, we defined abundance [https://www.rhyslindmark.com/defining-abundance/], and looked at abundance in trust [https://www.rhyslindmark.com/abundance-trust/]. Today, we'll look at abundance of money. Our outline:
abundance Abundance: Trust In our last post Defining Abundance [https://www.rhyslindmark.com/defining-abundance/], we discussed: 1. How abundance is created through abstraction. (Image: Black Box [https://www.rhyslindmark.com/content/images/2020/04/image-8.png]
crypto ethics Unstoppable Code "One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws." — Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail
blockchain The "Mother of All Demos" for Crypto? The crypto world has been super excited by PoolTogether [https://www.pooltogether.us/] this week (especially the ETH-focused cryptoeconomics world). It reminds me of the excitement around FOMO3D [https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark/status/
blockchain Blockchain & Self-Actualization All new technologies are driven by a feedback loop between the supply side (developers/employees who are excited to work on a product) and the demand side (consumers/enterprises who want to buy
movements RadicalXChange Civil Society will play an increasingly important role in our future. Movements are a leading indicator of the role these new "Civil Society groups" will play. Therefore, I try to "track" the different
economics Club Goods, Digital Infrastructure, and Blockchains The goal of this article is to define, differentiate, and examine the following set of four goods: Private Goods, Public Goods, Club Goods, Common-Pool Resources. In my past writing, I've (lazily) used "public
book review The Structure of Scientific Revolutions As part of DCI's efforts to "build a new field" [https://mitcryptocurrencyresearch.substack.com] (of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology), and as part of my personal interest in paradigm shifts, I recently read The
blockchain Devcon4 Recap Hello! The goal of this article is to give a recap of Devcon4, especially for folks that weren’t there and aren’t deeply connected to the Ethereum community. We’ll look at:
update Joining MIT Introduction from Neha Narula, the Director of the Digital Currency Initiative: Part of the DCI’s mission is to build cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to empower people. This means all people, not just
movements Crypto is Networked Nonviolent Protest > “Technology rarely generates absolutely novel human behavior; rather, it changes the terrain on which such behavior takes place.” > — Zeynep Tufekci The goal of this article is to explain how the internet (networked information)
book review The Sovereign Individual “The transition from one stage of economic life to another has always involved a revolution. We think that the Information Revolution is likely to be the most far reaching of all. It will
memes Memes as an Institutional Vehicle The goal of this article is to further define #ETHCommons, show how the Ethereum ecosystem is expressing the meme, and explain future plans. In summary: the #ETHCommons mindset has spread widely in the
update Friends of Rhys Update #3 Hello all! This is a quick update on my progress and future direction. First off, a reminder on my “Deep Why”: November-March Update: 1. I co-organized and MC’ed ETHDenver, the largest Ethereum
paradigms GameB & ETHCommons The goal of this article is to outline my upcoming crowdfunding experiment to be a Co-Steward of the Open-Source Ethereum Commons Co-op. Essentially: various people/projects will support me to facilitate cross-project collaboration.
podcast The Blockchain Attention Economy This document is a text supplement to my podcast video overview (Soundcloud link). I hope this can be a community resource for anyone working on the Attention Economy — if you’d like to
aggregation theory The End of Aggregation Theory The goal of this article is to help people to understand the disruptive impact of blockchains (through the lens of Aggregation Theory). It is the first in a series of articles on blockchain
