2/ Consider each of these Long Reads Sunday lists a submission of evidence for latter. The labor put into all of these pieces is an expression of their writers' desires to build and create, and is to be celebrated. So, without further ado, here’s the Labor Day edition of LRS 👇
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
4/ One big event that didn’t make that list was EIP-1234, a proposal to move the ETH block reward from 3 ETH to 2 ETH per block, being accepted for the upcoming Constantinople hard fork. @econoar argues the pro & gives background here: https://t.co/kPfPEEUmsq
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
6/ At the same time, the decision almost immediately brought critique via comparisons of the decision making process to a central bank or Fed with the ability to control monetary policy. https://t.co/DEfMLgt1cx
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
8/ In that spirit, I loved @AriDavidPaul’s thread on “probabilistic finality” and what it means in PoW vs. PoS systems. https://t.co/QAJ2Vs1a48
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
10/ The evolution of consensus models is also the central subject of this piece by @JonathanCheesm4 & @jonathanmarcus. The central point is that staking represents a new paradigm (and opportunity) for investors. https://t.co/rajFDJOcRZ
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
12/ @Crypto_Macro wrote this monster essay arguing that crypto is a traders’ paradise but an investors’ hell. It’s an incredible look at the last couple years with a constant consideration of how different factors have and will impact the market. https://t.co/hIgFmOvAwK
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
14/ Speaking of holding, @koeppelmann explores the importance of holding behavior to token value and looks at the various mechanisms – strong SOV narrative, staking mechanisms, burn mechanisms, etc – are currently at use https://t.co/USIbuOaffC
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
16/ Another much discussed topic this week had to do with decentralized identity and reputation. As a starting point, go back and re-read @_jillruth’s essay on how decentralized p2p attestations can serve as reputation for applications like credit scoring. https://t.co/kNc3f2F9yk
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
18/ Then, if you’re still hungry for more, dive into this killer thread extending the conversation on self-sovereign identity and the proper role of tokenization therein https://t.co/H8KxLFRoSX
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
20/ There were a couple interesting funding announcements this week. In this post, @ali01 and @cdixon explain their investment in @Dfinity with the key theme being scalability and comprehensiveness of vision for becoming the decentralized ‘world computer’ https://t.co/qVcMHmpM7U
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
22/ This essay by @annimaniac announcing Floodgate’s investment in meanwhile doubles as an introduction to zero knowledge proofs and their role in blockchain privacy and scalability. https://t.co/jc50axmKi8
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
24/ If the idea of crypto native funds and new strategies for investments is one that interests you, two more resources. First, I shared a few of the people I follow who are doing the most interesting thinking in this space: https://t.co/7eI0MZbFiw
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
26/ Speaking of podcasts, you could do a lot worse than @nikbhatia featured everywhere https://t.co/5Oo3YxaLAK or @WhatBitcoinDid’s interview with @TuurDemeester https://t.co/Qi0OeTIp9I
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
28/ Just a couple more great pieces and we’ll wrap up. @etekis of @coinbase provides one of the best overviews of what we’re talking about when we talk about ‘web 3’ https://t.co/AnRXc6UGTp
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
30/ @Shaughnessy119 writes a comprehensive primer on the what custody looks like in the crypto sphere and how the set of solutions coming online could unlock a wave of new capital https://t.co/b4YInvE8an
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
32/ Token Economy features @paulkhls exploration of how curation markets & NFTs could power better distribution of IP. Builds on great thinking from folks like @simondlr https://t.co/c942ek5b8m
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
34/ And finally, what a difference a year makes. @cburniske resurfaced a thread from last year about what 2018 might look like. The reminder to me? We’re still writing this story, kids. Buckle up and bang on. Happy Labor Day! https://t.co/Uc4MwULJcj
— Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) September 2, 2018
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