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# Introduction
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This page serves as a root from which all other topics branch and can be explored.
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## Key Concepts
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Understand the terminology used to describe crypto and web3.
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* [Web3](/concepts/web3.md)
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* [Crypto asset](/concepts/cryptoasset.md)
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* [Bitcoin](/concepts/bitcoin.md)
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* [Ethereum](/concepts/ethereum.md)
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* [Blockchain](/concepts/blockchain.md)
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* [Bubble](/concepts/bubble.md)
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* [Money](/concepts/money.md)
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* [NFT](../concepts/nft.md)
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* [Private money](../concepts/private-money.md)
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* [Deflationary asset](../concepts/deflationary.md)
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* [Sound money](../concepts/sound-money.md)
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* [Ponzi scheme](../concepts/ponzi-scheme.md)
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* [Pump and dumps](../concepts/pump-and-dump.md)
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* [Exit scam](../concepts/exit-scam.md)
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* [Wash trading](../concepts/wash-trading.md)
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* [Crypto exchanges](/concepts/crypto-exchange.md)
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* [Greater fool theory](../concepts/greater-fool-theory.md)
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* [Zero-sum game](../concepts/zero-sum-game.md)
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* [Memecoins](../concepts/memecoin.md)
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* [Pre-mine](../concepts/pre-mine.md)
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* [Assets](/concepts/assets.md)
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* [Intrinsic value](../concepts/use-value.md)
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* [Store of value](../concepts/store-of-value.md)
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* [Speculative asset](/concepts/speculation.md)
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* [Market manipulation](../concepts/market-manipulation.md)
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* [DeFi](../concepts/defi.md)
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* [DAO](/concepts/dao.md)
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* [Stablecoin](../concepts/stablecoin.md)
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* [Smart contract](../concepts/smart-contracts.md)
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* [Regulatory arbitrage](../concepts/regulatory-arbitrage.md)
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* [Predatory inclusion](../concepts/predatory-inclusion.md)
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* [United States Dollar](/concepts/dollar.md)
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* [Central bank digital currency](../concepts/cbdc.md)
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### Claims
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Explore crypto and "web3" in terms of the claims made about it. These subclaims fall into six categories about different aspects of either technical, financial or political reconfiguration projects.
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#### Better Economy
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* [Is bitcoin a currency?](/claims/is-bitcoin-currency.md)
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* [Are crypto assets a risk to the dollar?](../claims/threaten-dollar.md)
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* [What type of asset is a crypto token?](/claims/what-type-of-asset.md)
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* [How do we value a crypto token?](/claims/valuation-model.md)
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* [Are crypto assets a systemic risk to the economy?](../claims/is-systemic-risk.md)
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* [Is bitcoin the basis for a new gold standard?](../claims/digital-gold.md)
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* [Are crypto assets a bubble?](../claims/is-bubble.md)
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* [Are crypto assets a form of gambling?](../claims/is-gambling.md)
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* [Are crypto tokens an inflation hedge?](../claims/hedge-inflation.md)
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* [Is private money a desirable system?](../claims/is-private-money.md)
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* [Is bitcoin compataible with ESG investing?](../claims/bitcoin-esg.md)
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#### Better Society / Financial Inclusion
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* [What consumer protections exist for crypto assets?](../claims/consumer-protections.md)
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* [Are crypto assets a form of predatory inclusion?](../claims/is-predatory.md)
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* [Is crypto a solution for the unbanked?](/claims/crypto-unbanked.md)
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* [Is crypto providing faster payment rails or better remittance services?](../claims/is-better-payments.md)
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* [Are NFTs are good for artists?](../claims/nfts-artists.md)
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* [What is the narrative economics of crypto assets?](../claims/narrative-economics.md)
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* [Are crypto assets legal?](../claims/is-legal.md)
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* [Are crypto tokens a negative-sum investment?](/claims/negative-sum.md)
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* [Why do people invest in crypto tokens?](../claims/why-invest.md)
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* [Why does crypto have such a weird subculture?](/claims/weird-culture.md)
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#### Financial Liberty
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* [Is an unregulated transnational payment rail even desirable?](../claims/transnational-payment.md)
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* [Are crypto tokens a hedge against the "debasement" of the dollar?](../claims/hedge-debasement.md)
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* [Are crypto tokens a means to counter authoritarianism?](../claims/authoritarianism.md)
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* [Can I raise money for my non-profit using crypto tokens?](../claims/is-raise-nonprofit.md)
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* [Can I do a crowdfunded equity raise for my company using crypto tokens?](../claims/is-raise-company.md)
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#### Solving Public Goods Problems
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* [Is crypto a means to fund public goods projects?](../claims/is-public-goods.md)
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* [Is bitcoin mining harmful to the environment?](../claims/environmental-footprint.md)
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* [Is crypto bringing about the "financialization of everything"?](../claims/is-hyperfinancialization.md)
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* [Is crypto a giant misallocation of resources with an enormous opportunity cost?](../claims/is-opportunity-cost.md)
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#### Financial Innovation
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* [Is the underlying technology of "blockchain" useful for non-monetary purposes?](../claims/blockchain-tech.md)
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* [Is web3 even a well-defined term?](../claims/well-defined.md)
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* [Is web3 green?](../claims/web3-green.md)
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* [Is web3 decentralized?](../claims/web3-decentralized.md)
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* [Is web3 the next generation of the internet?](../claims/new-internet.md)
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#### Creative Destruction
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* [Is web3 a means to dismantle the American tech hegemony?](../claims/is-disrupt-hegemony.md)
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* [Is web3 a means to rebuild the global financial system?](../claims/is-new-financial-system.md)
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* [Are crypto tokens a means to accelerate the collapse of capitalism?](../claims/is-collapse.md)
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## Contextual
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Understand crypto and "web3" in terms of recent news events and interviews and external resources.
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* [Video Interviews](/guide/interviews)
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1. [Episode #1: Neo-Metallism](../notes/neo-metallism.md)
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2. [Episode #2: Market Fundamentalism](../notes/market-fundamentalism.md)
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3. [Episode #3: Securities Regulation](/notes/are-crypto-tokens-securities.md)
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4. [Episode #4: Post-state Technocracy](../notes/post-state-technocracy.md)
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5. Episode #5: Fintech Incrementalism
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* [Recent News Stories](/notes/recent-events.md)
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* [Commentary on 'Line Goes Up'](../notes/olson-2022-line-go-up.md)
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***
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## Ideologies
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Explore crypto and "web3" in terms of different perspectives on politics and economics.
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* [Market Fundamentalism](../concepts/market-fundamentalism.md)
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* [Financial Nihilism](../concepts/financial-nihilism.md)
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* [Austrian Economics](../concepts/austrian-economics.md)
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* [Post-state Technocracy](../concepts/post-state-technocracy.md)
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* [Libertarianism](../concepts/libertarianism.md)
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* [Technolibertarianism](../concepts/technolibertarianism.md)
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* [Cryptoanarchism](../concepts/cryptoanarchism.md)
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* [Anarchocapitalism](../concepts/anarchocapitalism.md)
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* [Keynsian Economics](../concepts/keynsian-economics.md)
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* [Technosolutionism](../concepts/technosolutionism.md)
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* [Technocollectivism](../concepts/techno-collectivism.md)
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* [Technopopulism](../concepts/technopopulism.md)
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* [Accelerationism](../concepts/accelerationism.md)
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* [Crypto-inevitablism](../concepts/inevitablism.md)
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* [Capitalism](../concepts/capitalism.md)
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## Supporting Concepts
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Understand the deeper theoretical concepts behind the technical and economic claims.
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#### Economics
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* [Artificial scarcity](/concepts/artificial-scarcity.md)
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* [Asymmetric information](/concepts/asymmetric-information.md)
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* [Central banks](/concepts/central-banks.md)
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* [Capital formation](../concepts/capital-formation.md)
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* [Currency](/concepts/currency.md)
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* [Currency peg](/concepts/currency-peg.md)
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* [Free rider problem](/concepts/free-rider-problem.md)
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* [Gold standard](/concepts/gold-standard.md)
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* [Market manipulation](/concepts/market-manipulation.md)
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* [Moral hazard](/concepts/moral-hazard.md)
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* [Public goods](/concepts/public-goods-problem.md)
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* [Zero-sum game](/concepts/zero-sum-game.md)
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* [Liquidity](../concepts/liquidity.md)
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* [Pump and dump scheme](../concepts/pump-and-dump.md)
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* [Multilevel marketing scheme](../concepts/mlm.md)
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* [Pyramid scheme](../concepts/pyramid-scheme.md)
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* [Ponzi scheme](../concepts/ponzi-scheme.md)
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* [Meme stocks](../concepts/meme-stock.md)
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* [Reserve currency](../concepts/reserve-currency.md)
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* [Bretton Woods system](../concepts/bretton-woods.md)
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* [Wash trading](../concepts/wash-trading.md)
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* [Non-economic](../concepts/non-economic.md)
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* [Paper wealth](../concepts/paper-wealth.md)
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* [Liquidity pool](../concepts/liquidity-pool.md)
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* [Bucket shop](../concepts/bucket-shop.md)
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* [Artificial demand](../concepts/artificial-demand.md)
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* [Financial asset](../concepts/financial-asset.md)
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* [Market mania](../concepts/market-mania.md)
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* [Unbanked](../concepts/unbanked.md)
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* [Assets](../concepts/assets.md)
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* [Real estate](../concepts/real-estate.md)
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* [Gold](../concepts/gold.md)
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* [Art](../concepts/art.md)
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* [Commodity](../concepts/commodity.md)
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* [Derivative](../concepts/derivative.md)
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* [Bond](../concepts/bond.md)
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* [Certificate deposit](../concepts/cd.md)
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* [Dollar](../concepts/dollar.md)
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* [Commercial paper](../concepts/commercial-paper.md)
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* [Credit Default Swap](../concepts/cds.md)
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#### Technology
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* [Blockchain](/concepts/blockchain.md)
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* [Cryptoasset](/concepts/cryptoasset.md)
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* [Immutability](../concepts/immutability.md)
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* [Crypto Wallet](../concepts/wallet.md)
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* [Network effect](../concepts/network-effect.md)
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* [Decentralized Finance (DeFi)](/concepts/defi.md)
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* [Decentralization](/concepts/decentralization.md)
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* [Initial Coin Offering (ICO)](/concepts/ico.md)
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* [Non-fungible token (NFT)](/concepts/nft.md)
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* [Ransomware](/concepts/ransomware.md)
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* [Smart contracts](/concepts/smart-contracts.md)
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* [Stablecoin](/concepts/stablecoin.md)
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* [Mining](/concepts/mining.md)
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* [Permissioned blockchain](../concepts/permissioned-blockchain.md)
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* [Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)](/concepts/cbdc.md)
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* [Automated Market Maker (AMM)](../concepts/amm.md)
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* [Decentralized Exchange (DEX)](../concepts/dex.md)
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* [Yield Farming](../concepts/yield-farming.md)
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#### Regulation
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* [Howey test](../concepts/howey-test.md)
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* [Securities framework](/concepts/security.md)
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* [Anti-money laundering law](/concepts/aml.md)
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* [Know Your Customer Law](/concepts/kyc.md)
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* [Money laundering](../concepts/money-laundering.md)
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* [Regulatory capture](../concepts/regulatory-capture.md)
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* [Money services business](../concepts/money-services-business.md)
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* [Deposit Insurance](../concepts/deposit-insurance.md)
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* [Counter-terrorism financing](../concepts/ctf.md)
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* [Illicit financing](../concepts/illicit-financing.md)
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* [Broker-dealer](../concepts/broker.md)
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#### Sociology
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* [Value](../concepts/value.md)
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* [Use value](../concepts/use-value.md)
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* [Sign value](../concepts/sign-value.md)
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* [Whataboutism](../concepts/whataboutism.md)
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* [Bubbles](../concepts/bubble.md)
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* ["Madness of crowds"](../concepts/madness-crowds.md)
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* [Decentralization](../concepts/decentralization.md)
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* [Recentralization](../concepts/recentralization.md)
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* [High control groups](../concepts/high-control-group.md)
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* [Thought terminating cliche](../concepts/thought-terminating-cliches.md)
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* [Techno-obscurantism](../concepts/techno-obscurantism.md)
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* [Bandwagon bias](../concepts/bandwagon-bias.md)
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* [Tinkerbell effect](../concepts/tinkerbell-effect.md)
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* [Endowment effect](../concepts/endowment-effect.md)
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* [Predatory inclusion](../concepts/predatory-inclusion.md)
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* [Enclosure](../concepts/enclosure.md)
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**Meta**
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* [Value](../concepts/value.md)
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* [Risk](../concepts/risk.md)
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* [Regulation](../concepts/regulation.md)
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* [Market manipulation](../concepts/market-manipulation.md) |