Ethereum is a global, open-source platform used for programmable money and decentralized applications that allow users have control over their own data.
Ethereum applications are diverse, spanning a range of industries and use-cases. They might be financial (like payments, lending, or insurance), games (like collectible cards, or virtual worlds), identity related (self-sovereign ID) or something entirely different. Each “web 3” application benefits from censorship resistance, decentralization, and security.
Ethereum is not controlled by anyone - it is built and maintained by thousands of people, companies, organizations and users all over the world.
https://ethereum.foundation/ethereum/
Ethereum follows a philosophy of "Subtraction". This means resisting the natural tendency of organizations to grow and accumulate value within themselves, and cultivating value creation outside the Foundation in the broader Ethereum ecosystem:
- Instead of capturing opportunities, we distribute opportunities for others
- Instead of being defensive when others create value, we’re thrilled
- Instead of trying to matter more, we try to matter less
https://blog.ethereum.org/2019/05/21/ethereum-foundation-spring-2019-update/#2-our-philosophy https://ethereum.foundation/philosophy/
The Ecosystem Support Program is a branch of the Ethereum Foundation focused on supporting projects and entities within the greater Ethereum community, in order to promote the success and growth of the ecosystem.
https://esp.ethereum.foundation/en/
Stage 0: Getting Started Core Developer Apprenticeship Program
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Projects done in cohort-zero to get a better context. https://github.com/ethereum-cdap/cohort-zero/
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Sample notes
- The Internet of Money by Andreas M. Antonopoulos https://theinternetofmoney.info/
While many books explain the how of bitcoin, The Internet of Money delves into the why of bitcoin? Antonopoulos explores the social, historical, political, economic, and philosophical dimensions of decentralized currencies.
- Mastering Ethereum, by Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Gavin Wood https://github.com/ethereumbook/ethereumbook
Mastering Ethereum is a book for developers, offering a guide to the operation and use of the Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, RootStock (RSK) and other compatible EVM-based open blockchains.
- Blockchain Business Models by FourWeekMBA https://fourweekmba.gumroad.com/l/blockchain-busines-models/hp
A Blockchain Business Model is made of four main components:
- Value Model (Core Philosophy, Core Values and Value Propositions for the key stakeholders),
- Blockchain Model (Protocol Rules, Network Shape and Applications Layer/Ecosystem),
- Distribution Model (the key channels amplifying the protocol and its communities), and the
- Economic Model (the dynamics/incentives through which protocol players make money). Those elements coming together can serve as the basis to build and analyze a solid Blockchain Business Model.
Ethereum's Value/Economic/Distribution Model