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108 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](/concepts/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 misunderstandings and shed a light on basic macroeconomics and technology for those tasked with doing sense-making for the public. Our [methodology](/guide/method.md) aims to create a balanced and moderate perspective that incorporates ideas from conventional macroeconomics, political economy and computer science.
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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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* [cryptoasset](/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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* [money](/concepts/money.md)
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* [sound-money](../concepts/sound-money.md)
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* [deflationary](../concepts/deflationary.md)
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* [assets](/concepts/assets.md)
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* [speculative asset](/concepts/speculation.md)
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* [crypto-exchange](/concepts/crypto-exchange.md)
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* [bubble](/concepts/bubble.md)
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* [dao](/concepts/dao.md)
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* [private-money](../concepts/private-money.md)
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### Claims
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Explore web3 in terms of the claims of its
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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?](/claims/negative-sum.md)
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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?](/claims/legality.md)
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12. [Is crypto a solution for the unbanked?](/claims/crypto-unbanked.md)
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13. What is the narrative economics of crypto assets?
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14. Is web3 the next generation of the internet?
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15. Is web3 even a well-defined term?
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16. [Why does crypto have such a weird subculture?](/claims/weird-culture.md)
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## Contextual
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Understand Web3 in terms of recent news events and interviews.
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* [Video Interviews](/guide/interviews)
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* [Recent News Stories](/notes/recent-events.md)
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## Ideologies
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Understand Web3 in terms of different perspectives on politics and economics.
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* [Market Fundamentalism](../concepts/ideologies/market-fundamentalism.md)
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* [Financial Nihilism](../concepts/ideologies/financial-nihilism.md)
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* [Austrian Economics](../concepts/ideologies/austrian-economics.md)
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* [Libertarianism](../concepts//idelogies/libertarianism.md)
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* [Technolibertarianism](../concepts//idelogies/technolibertarianism.md)
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* [Technosolutionism](../concepts/ideologies/technosolutionism.md)
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* [Keynsian Economics](../concepts/ideologies/keynsian-economics.md)
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* [Post State Technocracy](../concepts/ideologies/post-state-technocracy.md)
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* [Accelerationism](../concepts/ideologies/accelerationism.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](/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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* [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-problem](/concepts/public-goods-problem.md)
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* [zero-sum-game](/concepts/zero-sum-game.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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* [defi](/concepts/defi.md)
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* [decentralization](/concepts/decentralization.md)
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* [ico](/concepts/ico.md)
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* [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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* [cbdc](/concepts/cbdc.md)
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**Regulation**
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* [security](/concepts/security.md)
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* [aml](/concepts/aml.md)
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* [kyc](/concepts/kyc.md)
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