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 #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
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 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
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
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 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 (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
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
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” 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
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
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/
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
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
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
