After 3 years of waking up each day excited to read news about blockchain technology, I've decided to write a book about it. It details the use of the blockchain in various fields, getting more and more futuristic as the book progresses from decentralized finance, to building a framework for verifiably shared experiences using the blockchain in virtual reality.
The book is intended for people who've just heard about Bitcoin and the blockchain, and wonder what it can "really" do. I'll try my best to explain complex parts as simply as possible. I won't delve too deeply into the technical side of things (such as explaining how a Slasher consensus algorithm works). A planned future book will be more technical (possibly exploring all the consensus algorithms). The purpose of this book is to enthuse, excite and explore the possibilities. I have several reasons for writing this; my biggest goal is that, if done properly, this book becomes the de facto recommendation for people wanting to understand why the blockchain is one of the biggest inventions in history.
During the writing proces, leanpub will be used. Once done, I will make the book available to be bought in Bitcoin (and probably any other reasonably traded altcoin out there). I will also be selling the book on OpenBazaar at a discount. Pre-sale + launch price will be $9.99, after which the price will be $15 from then onwards.
The rough outline of the book will follow an exploration of blockchain tech, building upon previous chapters and getting more interesting and complex as it progresses. There's a lot of overlap, so it might change. Here's the current planned progress:
Introduction (What is Bitcoin/Blockchain)
Decentralized Finance (DRAFT done. See manuscript.)
Decentralized Property (DRAFT done. See manuscript.)
Decentralized Trade (Chapter almost specifically on OpenBazaar and its possibilities). DRAFT done. See manuscript.
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (Ethereum, Appcoins, Republic of DOUG, deodands, etc)
Decentralized AI & Agents (Simple agents to complex ones. From random darknet shopper to decentralized sensing as a service AI)
Decentralized Law ("state as a service", opt-in consumer protected smart contracts, proof of sacrifice, passports, etc)
Decentralized Alternate Reality (Blockchain as consensus backbone for metaverses, Engi)
The Adjacent Possible (conclusions)
I'm writing this book in the open, following the lean publishing manifesto. Any contributions are welcome. I won't promise that they will be included, but I will consider all changes! All contributors will get an honorable mention in the book. If anyone wants to contribute the front-page design of the book, please get in contact!
This book is written under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. You are free to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon it, but not for commercial purposes. If you do remix, transform or build upon this book, appropriate credit is required.
"The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself." - Steven Johnson.
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