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95 lines
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# Introduction
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## What This Is
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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.
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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](web3.md)
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* [cryptoasset](cryptoasset.md)
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* [bitcoin](bitcoin.md)
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* [ethereum](ethereum.md)
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* [blockchain](blockchain.md)
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* [currency](currency.md)
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* [assets](assets.md)
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* [speculative asset](speculation.md)
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* [crypto-exchange](crypto-exchange.md)
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* [bubble](bubble.md)
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* [dao](dao.md)
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### Claims
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1. [Is bitcoin a currency?](claims/is-bitcoin-currency.md)
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2. [What type of asset is a crypto token?](claims/what-type-of-asset.md)
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3. [How do we value a crypto token?](claims/valuation-model.md)
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4. Are crypto assets a systemic risk to the economy?
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5. Are cryptoassets are being used to build a new internet?
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6. Are crypto tokens a negative-sum investment?
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7. Are crypto tokens a predatory investment?
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8. Is bitcoin the basis for a new gold standard?
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9. Is bitcoin mining harmful to the environment?
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10. Are crypto assets a risk to the state?
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11. Are crypto assets legal?
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12. Is crypto a solution for the unbanked?
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13. What is the narrative economics of crypto assets?
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## Contextual
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Understand Web3 in terms of recent news events and interviews.
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* [interviews](interviews.md)
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* [[claims]]
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* [recent-events](recent-events.md)
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## Idealogies
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* [market-fundamentalism](/ideologies/market-fundamentalism.md)
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* [austrian-economics](/ideologies/austrian-economics.md)
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* [libertarianism](/idelogies/libertarianism.md)
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* [technosolutionism](/ideologies/technosolutionism.md)
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* [keynsian-economics](/ideologies/keynsian-economics.md)
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## Supporting Concepts
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Explore the deeper theoretical concepts behind the technical and economic claims.
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**Economics**
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* [artificial-scarcity](artificial-scarcity.md)
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* [asymmetric-information](asymmetric-information.md)
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* [central-banks](central-banks.md)
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* [currency](currency.md)
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* [currency-peg](currency-peg.md)
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* [free-rider-problem](free-rider-problem.md)
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* [gold-standard](gold-standard.md)
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* [market-manipulation](market-manipulation.md)
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* [moral-hazard](moral-hazard.md)
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* [public-goods-problem](public-goods-problem.md)
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* [zero-sum-game](zero-sum-game.md)
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**Technology**
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* [blockchain](blockchain.md)
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* [cryptoasset](cryptoasset.md)
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* [defi](defi.md)
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* [decentralization](decentralization.md)
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* [ico](ico.md)
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* [nft](nft.md)
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* [ransomware](ransomware.md)
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* [smart-contracts](smart-contracts.md)
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* [stablecoin](stablecoin.md)
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* [mining](mining.md)
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* [cbdc](cbdc.md)
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**Regulation**
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* [security](security.md)
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* [aml](aml.md)
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* [kyc](kyc.md)
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