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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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* [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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* [Sound money](../concepts/sound-money.md)
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* [Ponzi scheme](../concepts/ponzi-scheme.md)
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* [Deflationary asset](../concepts/deflationary.md)
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* [Crypto exchanges](/concepts/crypto-exchange.md)
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* [Assets](/concepts/assets.md)
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* [Speculative asset](/concepts/speculation.md)
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* [DAO](/concepts/dao.md)
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* [Stablecoin](../concepts/stablecoin.md)
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* [Regulatory arbitrage](../concepts/regulatory-arbitrage.md)
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* [Central bank digital currency](../concepts/cbdc.md)
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***
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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/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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**Financial Inclusion**
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* [Is crypto a solution for the unbanked?](/claims/crypto-unbanked.md)
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* [Are crypto assets legal?](/claims/legality.md)
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* [Are crypto tokens a predatory investment?](../claims/predatory-investments.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?
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* Is crypto providing faster payment rails or better remittance services?
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* [Why does crypto have such a weird subculture?](/claims/weird-culture.md)
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**Solving Public Goods Problems**
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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"?
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**Financial Innovation**
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* [Is web3 even a well-defined term?](../claims/well-defined.md)
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* Is web3 green?
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* [Is web3 decentralized?](../claims/crypto-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?
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* Are crypto tokens a means to accelerate the collapse of capitalism?
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**International Politics**
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* [What is the narrative economics of crypto assets?](../claims/narrative-economics.md)
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* [Are crypto tokens a means to counter authoritarianism?](../claims/authoritarianism.md)
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***
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## Contextual
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Understand crypto and "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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Explore crypto and "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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* [Post State Technocracy](../concepts/ideologies/post-state-technocracy.md)
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* [Libertarianism](../concepts/ideologies/libertarianism.md)
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* [Technolibertarianism](../concepts/idelogies/technolibertarianism.md)
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* [Technosolutionism](../concepts/ideologies/technosolutionism.md)
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* [Technocollectivism](../concepts/ideologies/techno-collectivism.md)
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* [Keynsian Economics](../concepts/ideologies/keynsian-economics.md)
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* [Accelerationism](../concepts/ideologies/accelerationism.md)
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* [Cryptoanarchism](../concepts/ideologies/cryptoanarchism.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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* [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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* [Wash trading](../concepts/wash-trading.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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* [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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* [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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* [Bubbles](../concepts/bubble.md)
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* ["Madness of crowds"](../concepts/madness-crowds.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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* [Sign value](../concepts/sign-value.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) |