Other Notable Resources
There are other resources listed here that are notable. In general, these resources are very long and a topic of their own, either in podcasts or videos. Hence, they aren't summarized here, requiring you to access that particular resources manually.
We will give a brief introduction in one paragraph for the resources available, though, just to let you decide whether you want to read about it or not.
Token Economics
Not really about NEAR, but explains how the general token economics for blockchain is. The discussion is more about why we are creating these cryptocurrencies other than for virtual digital money. It also explains in what aspect blockchain differs from existing centralized architecture, what improvement it made on top of what's already available. Watching the video convinces yourself that what you build matters, and how it matters, why it matters.
Check out [How one thought the future is good][future] for one's thought and agreement on this.
Altcoins: The history of Failure
This covers on the various altcoins and how they fail, and what point of failure they have, what their risks are, compared to Bitcoin. This includes the drawbacks of Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tether, Monero, and a lot of other coins on how they solve some issues, while how they're not perfect.
The History of Bitcoin
Well, this is as the headline suggests, history of Bitcoin. It also talks a little about other coins that diverges from Bitcoin, and why they fail and Bitcoin succeeded in the market. Reasonings on what coins to contribute to (i.e. staying with Bitcoin) is also present.
History before Bitcoin
This talks about the stories before Bitcoin was invented, how people's idea link together towards Bitcoin invention, and from these inventions and ideas, Satoshi managed to put them together in a really clever way and created Bitcoin. It shows progression towards Bitcoin. Reading it is like reading (fictional) storybook, or if you love, history stories; very enticing. If you have the time, have a go.
Shelling out
If you're a fan of history, and want to look at how money evolved in the past (actually, how it is necessary to create money in the first place, then only how it changes), this is the go-to articles. It's an article, but a really long one; one would say it a "short story" instead.
Abstract taken from the page: The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects.
Measuring Value
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The Right to Read: A Dystopian Short Story
This shows what might happen in the future, and what has already happening now, illustrated with a short story. Afterwards, some of the modern acts are listed in this article as well. For example: how "trusted computing", from the writer's point of view, isn't really "trustible" as anything saved in your computer can be accessed by the providers and whoever having the power to access them. This is upgraded with TPM (the requirement to upgrade to Windows 11). (Of course, you might want to read from both sides for a more neutral viewpoint and decide for yourself whether it is good or bad, and don't totally believe what one wrote if any as that might include one's opinion rather than factual information ).
Also, check this link out on further information.
Bitcoin is Time
An article speaking about how Satoshi rethink time allows Bitcoin to come into existence.