From c61d34921b1a6ad458e891f4f4262d18411eeac2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sdiehl Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:33:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add episode streams subfolder. --- concepts/introduction.md | 46 -------------------- guide/introduction.md | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ streams/episode-1.md | 33 ++++++++++++++ streams/episode-2.md | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 175 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 concepts/introduction.md create mode 100644 guide/introduction.md create mode 100644 streams/episode-1.md create mode 100644 streams/episode-2.md diff --git a/concepts/introduction.md b/concepts/introduction.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0b5b1e7..0000000 --- a/concepts/introduction.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -# Introduction - -[web3](web3.md) is a huge phenomenon but it can be hard to make sense of. We’re launching this collaborative initiative to address this. This page serves as a spine for all concepts related to the topic. - -## Economics - -* [artificial-scarcity](artificial-scarcity.md) -* [asymmetric-information](asymmetric-information.md) -* [central-banks](central-banks.md) -* [currency](currency.md) -* [currency-peg](currency-peg.md) -* [free-rider-problem](free-rider-problem.md) -* [gold-standard](gold-standard.md) -* [market-manipulation](market-manipulation.md) -* [moral-hazard](moral-hazard.md) -* [public-goods-problem](public-goods-problem.md) -* [zero-sum-game](zero-sum-game.md) - -## Technology - -* [blockchain](blockchain.md) -* [cryptoasset](cryptoasset.md) -* [dao](dao.md) -* [defi](defi.md) -* [decentralization](decentralization.md) -* [ico](ico.md) -* [nft](nft.md) -* [ransomware](ransomware.md) -* [smart-contracts](smart-contracts.md) -* [stablecoin](stablecoin.md) -* [mining](mining.md) - -## Regulation - -* [security](security.md) -* [aml](aml.md) -* [kyc](kyc.md) - -## Ideologies - -* [market-fundamentalism](/ideologies/market-fundamentalism.md) -* [austrian-economics](/ideologies/austrian-economics.md) -* [libertarianism](/idelogies/libertarianism.md) -* [technosolutionism](/ideologies/technosolutionism.md) -* [keynsian-economics](/ideologies/keynsian-economics.md) - diff --git a/guide/introduction.md b/guide/introduction.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..552b8ad --- /dev/null +++ b/guide/introduction.md @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +# Introduction + +## What This Is + +This initiative is an exploration of the ideations of crypto and "web3" and its constituent technologies, aspirations and economics. The concept of [web3](web3.md) is a fuzzy term often accused of being a buzzword that can be hard to make sense of, this initiative aims to address the misunderstands and shed a light on basic macroeconomics and technology for those tasked with doing sense-making for the public. + +This page serves as a root from which all other topics branch and can be explored. + +## Key Concepts + +Understand the terminology used to describe crypto and web3. + +* [web3](web3.md) +* [cryptoasset](cryptoasset.md) +* [bitcoin](bitcoin.md) +* [ethereum](ethereum.md) +* [blockchain](blockchain.md) +* [currency](currency.md) +* [assets](assets.md) +* [speculative asset](speculation.md) +* [crypto-exchange](crypto-exchange.md) +* [bubble](bubble.md) +* [dao](dao.md) + +### Claims + +1. [Is bitcoin a currency?](claims/is-bitcoin-currency.md) +2. [What type of asset is a crypto token?](claims/what-type-of-asset.md) +3. [How do we value a crypto token?](claims/valuation-model.md) +4. Are crypto assets a systemic risk to the economy? +5. Are cryptoassets are being used to build a new internet? +6. Are crypto tokens a negative-sum investment? +7. Are crypto tokens a predatory investment? +8. Is bitcoin the basis for a new gold standard? +9. Is bitcoin mining harmful to the environment? +10. Are crypto assets a risk to the state? +11. Are crypto assets legal? +12. Is crypto a solution for the unbanked? +13. What is the narrative economics of crypto assets? + +## Contextual + +Understand Web3 in terms of recent news events and interviews. + +* [interviews](interviews.md) +* [[claims]] +* [recent-events](recent-events.md) + +## Idealogies + +* [market-fundamentalism](/ideologies/market-fundamentalism.md) +* [austrian-economics](/ideologies/austrian-economics.md) +* [libertarianism](/idelogies/libertarianism.md) +* [technosolutionism](/ideologies/technosolutionism.md) +* [keynsian-economics](/ideologies/keynsian-economics.md) + +## Supporting Concepts + +Explore the deeper theoretical concepts behind the technical and economic claims. + +**Economics** + +* [artificial-scarcity](artificial-scarcity.md) +* [asymmetric-information](asymmetric-information.md) +* [central-banks](central-banks.md) +* [currency](currency.md) +* [currency-peg](currency-peg.md) +* [free-rider-problem](free-rider-problem.md) +* [gold-standard](gold-standard.md) +* [market-manipulation](market-manipulation.md) +* [moral-hazard](moral-hazard.md) +* [public-goods-problem](public-goods-problem.md) +* [zero-sum-game](zero-sum-game.md) + +**Technology** + +* [blockchain](blockchain.md) +* [cryptoasset](cryptoasset.md) +* [defi](defi.md) +* [decentralization](decentralization.md) +* [ico](ico.md) +* [nft](nft.md) +* [ransomware](ransomware.md) +* [smart-contracts](smart-contracts.md) +* [stablecoin](stablecoin.md) +* [mining](mining.md) +* [cbdc](cbdc.md) + +**Regulation** + +* [security](security.md) +* [aml](aml.md) +* [kyc](kyc.md) + diff --git a/streams/episode-1.md b/streams/episode-1.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8d8d6ea --- /dev/null +++ b/streams/episode-1.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Neo-metallism + + + +In Episode 1 of the series, Rufus Pollock and Stephen Diehl discuss the Neo-Metallist perspective on bitcoin and the concept of "digital" gold. + +## Concepts Covered + +* [gold-standard](../concepts/gold-standard.md) +* [austrian-economics](../ideologies/austrian-economics.md) +* [bitcoin](../concepts/bitcoin.md) +* [bubble](../concepts/bubble.md) +* [commodity](../concepts/commodity.md) +* [use-value](../concepts/use-value.md) +* [currency](../concepts/currency.md) +* [central-banks](../concepts/central-banks.md) +* [deflationary](../concepts/deflationary.md) +* [greater-fool-theory](../concepts/greater-fool-theory.md) +* [income-cashflows](../concepts/income-cashflows.md) +* [private-money](../concepts/private-money.md) +* [sound-money](../concepts/sound-money.md) +* [speculation](../concepts/speculation.md) +* [valuation-model](../claims/valuation-model.md) +* [value](../concepts/value.md) +* [zero-sum-game](../concepts/zero-sum-game.md) + +## References + +1. [@taleb_bitcoin_2021-1] +2. [@arnosti_bitcoin_2022] +3. [@golumbia_bitcoin_2015] +4. [@caferra_bitcoin_2021] +5. [@qin_bitcoins_2020] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/streams/episode-2.md b/streams/episode-2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6381ff --- /dev/null +++ b/streams/episode-2.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Market Fundamentalism + + + + +In Episode 2 of the series, Rufus Pollock and Stephen Diehl discuss the market fundamentalism perspective on crypto assets and the perspective on crypto assets from the perspective of day traders to quantitative hedge funds. + +## Concepts Covered + +* [artificial-scarcity](../concepts/artificial-scarcity.md) +* [assets](../concepts/assets.md) +* [asymmetric-information](../concepts/asymmetric-information.md) +* [bitcoin](../concepts/bitcoin.md) +* [bond](../concepts/bond.md) +* [bubble](../concepts/bubble.md) +* [cartel](../concepts/cartel.md) +* [commodity](../concepts/commodity.md) +* [crypto-exchange](../concepts/crypto-exchange.md) +* [deflationary](../concepts/deflationary.md) +* [dogecoin](../concepts/dogecoin.md) +* [expected-return](../concepts/expected-return.md) +* [fundamental-value](../concepts/fundamental-value.md) +* [gambling](../concepts/gambling.md) +* [greater-fool-theory](../concepts/greater-fool-theory.md) +* [income-cashflows](../concepts/income-cashflows.md) +* [leverage](../concepts/leverage.md) +* [market](../concepts/market.md) +* [market-maker](../concepts/market-maker.md) +* [market-manipulation](../concepts/market-manipulation.md) +* [market-value](../concepts/market-value.md) +* [moral-hazard](../concepts/moral-hazard.md) +* [narrative-economics](../claims/narrative-economics.md) +* [order-book](../concepts/order-book.md) +* [present-value](../concepts/present-value.md) +* [pump-and-dump](../concepts/pump-and-dump.md) +* [regulatory-arbitrage](../concepts/regulatory-arbitrage.md) +* [speculation](../concepts/speculation.md) +* [stock](../concepts/stock.md) +* [valuation-model](../claims/valuation-model.md) +* [wash-trading](../concepts/wash-trading.md) +* [zero-sum-game](../concepts/zero-sum-game.md) + +## References + +1. [@akerlof_market_1978] +2. [@krugman_technobabble_2021] +3. [@krugman_transaction_2018] +4. [@griffin_is_2020] \ No newline at end of file