From 7d2a78b23592b2d1f0dbfb36d05d63b95664023d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hammy Havoc Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:28:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Added @ncweaver and @molly0xFFF to Twitter section Added a foreword regarding content in that section too. Ditched the awkward 'Twitterers' too. --- README.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3c61e56..2245029 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ Awesome critique of crypto / web3 etc. Contributions welcome. * Event ticketing: [NFT tickets — a realistic look at a big trend](https://medium.com/@ticketpark/nft-tickets-a-realistic-look-at-a-big-trend-ae813d6f885d) – 2021-12-14 -## Twitterers +## Twitter Users -Coming soon ... +Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or Web3, they do discuss it regularly, and have consistently provided objective, reasonable criticism. + +* https://twitter.com/ncweaver/ +* https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF ## Tether (and Stablecoins) From c16656019a48794fb93b35db0148d5d31fd5835b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hammy Havoc Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:30:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Added @web3isgreat to Twitter section This is the account for https://web3isgoinggreat.com/, which catalogues 'fails' in crypto and Web3. --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2245029..74e2726 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Awesome critique of crypto / web3 etc. Contributions welcome. Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or Web3, they do discuss it regularly, and have consistently provided objective, reasonable criticism. +* https://twitter.com/web3isgreat * https://twitter.com/ncweaver/ * https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF From 9f2b29dfc9d115c96196fef61d92498576e648ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hammy Havoc Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:32:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Dropped unnecessary `/` :- ) --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 74e2726..6f75f3e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Awesome critique of crypto / web3 etc. Contributions welcome. Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or Web3, they do discuss it regularly, and have consistently provided objective, reasonable criticism. * https://twitter.com/web3isgreat -* https://twitter.com/ncweaver/ +* https://twitter.com/ncweaver * https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF ## Tether (and Stablecoins) From bb1260621c6103e9392ea92ba0c130f83a0db849 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hammy Havoc Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:33:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Added @smdiehl to Twitter section Plenty of his blog coverage already in the repository. Seemed only right to include him. --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6f75f3e..88a0df1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or Web3, they do discuss it reg * https://twitter.com/web3isgreat * https://twitter.com/ncweaver * https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF +* https://twitter.com/smdiehl ## Tether (and Stablecoins) From fa7fa6a32ab2adbaffb33a9817f8ccdb02ebf60b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hammy Havoc Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:41:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Made Twitter description more eloquent --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 88a0df1..8904b8c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Awesome critique of crypto / web3 etc. Contributions welcome. ## Twitter Users -Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or Web3, they do discuss it regularly, and have consistently provided objective, reasonable criticism. +Whilst these users may not solely discuss crypto or Web3, they do discuss it regularly, and have consistently provided well-written criticism. * https://twitter.com/web3isgreat * https://twitter.com/ncweaver From 8dfa6f9bf887350683d5dc7d74ad9096871d0ce1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Edwards Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 06:28:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Matt Levine post date correction Should be 2022, not 2021. --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3c61e56..315c1f7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Awesome critique of crypto / web3 etc. Contributions welcome. * [The European Money and Finance Forum - The encrypted threat: Bitcoin’s social cost and regulatory responses](https://web.archive.org/web/20220107084533/https://www.suerf.org/docx/f_88b3febc5798a734026c82c1012408f5_38771_suerf.pdf) - Jan 2022. A comprehensive study by SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum that details the net negative effects of bitcoin to society. * [The Third Web](https://tante.cc/2021/12/17/the-third-web/) - 2021-12-17 - long critical essay including detailed history by [Tante](https://twitter.com/tante) * https://rufuspollock.com/2016/07/02/reflections-on-the-blockchain/ - 2016-07-02 - by Rufus Pollock (mainly a critique of early DAOs and techno-solutionism) -* [Web3 takes trust, too](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-10/web3-takes-trust-too) - 2021-01-10 by Matt Levine on Bloomberg.com +* [Web3 takes trust, too](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-10/web3-takes-trust-too) - 2022-01-10 by Matt Levine on Bloomberg.com * [The Web3 Fraud](https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline/web3-fraud) - 2021-12-16 by Nicholas Weaver on usenix.com * Molly White series - https://blog.mollywhite.net/blockchain/ * [Blockchain-based systems are not what they say they are](https://blog.mollywhite.net/blockchains-are-not-what-they-say/) From 338c8563407b1f9fbf57fa87b4c942a297df43ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Edwards Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 06:58:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Add Lyn Alden article to inbox section --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3c61e56..fe7a3dd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -79,3 +79,4 @@ Here we collect the best theses for why this is important / interesting / will c * https://the-crypto-syllabus.com/web3-a-map-in-search-of-territory/ - Jan 2022 - by Evgeny Morozov * [Vivaldi CEO: Why Vivaldi will never create ThinkCoin](https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/) - 2022-01-13 +* [Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake, and the Stablecoin Centralization Problem](https://www.lynalden.com/proof-of-stake/) - good overview of PoW vs PoS and the complexity/problems PoS adds. Second half of the article expounds on how "any smart contract blockchain that relies heavily on DeFi for its use case, can have the outcome of its hard forks significantly determined by centralized stablecoin custodians." Long article and could fit under multiple headings here.