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A collection of 20 posts

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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
5 min read
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’

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
1 min read
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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
18 min read
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:

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
12 min read
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]

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
12 min read
#CryptoEthics Concepts: Decentralization-Enabled Unstoppable Code
crypto ethics

#CryptoEthics Concepts: Decentralization-Enabled 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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
6 min read
The "Mother of All Demos" for Crypto?
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/

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
2 min read
Blockchain Wins Over Developers with Self-Actualization (in addition to Integrity)
blockchain

Blockchain Wins Over Developers with Self-Actualization (in addition to Integrity)

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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
6 min read
What Emerging Movements Should One Track? (and a quick reflection on RadicalXChange)
movements

What Emerging Movements Should One Track? (and a quick reflection on 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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
3 min read
Club Goods, Digital Infrastructure, and Blockchains
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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
5 min read
Book Review: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
book review

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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
blockchain

Devcon4 Recap (For Non-Ethereans!)

h/t Ethereum Foundation for the cool backgroundHello! 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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
update

Rhys Joins MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative!

Introduction from Neha Narula [https://twitter.com/neha], 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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
6 min read
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)

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
book review

“The Sovereign Individual” Book Review: Takeaways, Quotes, and Critique

> “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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
memes

What Actually Is #ETHCommons? An Overview of Memes as an “Institutional Vehicle” + An ETH Ecosystem Analysis

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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
update

Friends of Rhys Update #3: Q1 2018

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 [https://medium.com/

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
2 min read
paradigms

Co-evolving the Phase Shift to GameB by Founding The Ethereum Commons

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 [http://staketree.com/rhyslindmark]. Essentially: various people/projects will support me

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
22 min read
podcast

Outline of Topics/Projects in the Blockchain-Based Attention Economy

This document is a text supplement to my podcast video overview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJb_rI1ugcU] (Soundcloud link [https://soundcloud.com/rhys-lindmark/blockchain-based-attention-economy-1-overview] ). I hope this can be a community

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
4 min read
aggregation theory

Macro Blockchain #1: 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 [https://stratechery.com/2017/defining-aggregators/]). It is the first in a

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
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