Below are 3 Levels of Reading Lists:
1) Introduction and Overview of Possibilities
2) Deployments and Implementation
3) Advanced industry direction, interoperability, and standards
1) Introduction and Overview of Possibilities
Try not to get distracted by the current crypto craziness of investment gamblers and flippers. The underlying benefits of Blockchain are very real and are already making transactions of value more efficient and effective. These are a start before you take a free course at 101 Blockchains and the DeFi For Beginners YouTube Series (Start with Tools)
Funky, fun, and surprisingly accurate video with lyrics from Saturday Night Live
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain explained by 3Blue1Brown - YouTube
Blockchain: One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty - WIRED - YouTube
The current value of cryptocurrencies and Shelly Palmer’s definitions and resources
Life After Google by George Gilder
2) Deployments and Implementation
Most of these are NFT articles on coindesk.com which means they are really editorial viewpoints pushed by an “expert” with an agenda. Still worth reading and filled with insights that will take the mainstream media a long time to wrap their mind around. WSJ has reliable coverage. Investors rely on Blockworks.
(Quick Read) Blockchain - Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance
https://www.coindesk.com/5-legal-considerations-when-dealing-in-nfts
NBA Topshot Marketing Strategy - Cool cats, New Packs, Buy Sells - YouTube
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdj79/peoples-expensive-nfts-keep-vanishing-this-is-why
https://www.coindesk.com/topps-going-public-at-1-3b-valuation-charts-nft-future
https://www.coindesk.com/these-black-artists-say-nfts-help-them-monetize-their-work
Our friends at the 501c BostonBlockchainAssociation.com

3) Advanced industry direction, interoperability, and standards
Software architects, Economic developers, and regulators will define the way that "democracy of data" evolves for the composability of interoperable data over decentralized systems (yeah, read that again).
If that’s you, then here are the key entities for Consortia, standards, and our future.
Have Fun!
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