Decentralized systems, End the Cycle of Indifference

7. References

Bibliography

• What are distributed ledger technologies (DLTs)?, 2019–12–03, Hedera. (1)

• Vitalik Buterin, Convex and Concave Dispositions, 2020–11–08, vitalik.ca. (2.2)

• Participatory democracy, 2003–07–03, Wikipedia. (2.2)

• Vitalik Buterin, DAOs are not corporations: where decentralization in autonomous organizations matters, 2022–09–20, vitalik.ca. (2.2, 3.1)

• Ryan Cordell, Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), 2021–02–17, ethereum.org. (3.1)

• Phil Kelly & Florian Kluge, Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Voting, 2023–04–19, Medium. (4.2)

• Emre Tekisalp, Building a Trustless and Private Internet for Everyone, 2021–07–13, Medium. (4.2)

• 3 Real World Applications of Zero Knowledge Proofs, 2018–10–26, Coin Bureau. (4.3)

• Emmanuel Awosika, Zero-knowledge proofs, 2022–07–01, ethereum.org. (4.3)

• Rarimo, Rarimo x Polygon ID Spearheading the World’s First Multi-Chain Zero Knowledge Proofs For Verified Credentials, 2023–07–20, Medium. (5.1)

• Charlie McCombie & Nate Williams, Vocdoni Introduces Anonymous Voting, 2022–10–19, Aragon’s Blog. (5.2)

• Xavi Vives, Vocdoni, reimagining governance, 2020–01–03, Aragon’s Blog. (5.2)

• Charlie McCombie, First Public Institution in Spain Holds Vocdoni Referendum | Bellpuig Council, 2022–08–09, Aragon’s Blog. (5.2)

Further reading (Educational content)

A great way to get tailored explanations is to ask ChatGPT (or any AI adapted to chat) “Explain x like I’m y”, where “x” is a concept and “y” an age. For instance, “Explain blockchain like I’m 10”.

a. Blockchain

• Richard Bradley, Blockchain explained… in under 100 words, 2021–11–03, Deloitte.

  You (a “node”) have a file of transactions on your computer (a “ledger”). Two government accountants (let’s call them “miners”) have the **same file **on theirs (so it’s “distributed”). As you make a transaction, your computer sends an e-mail to each accountant to inform them.

  Each accountant rushes to be the first to check whether you can afford it (and be paid their salary “Bitcoins”). The first to check and validate hits “REPLY ALL”, attaching their logic for verifying the transaction (“proof of work”). If the other accountant agrees, everyone updates their file…

  This concept is enabled by **“Blockchain” **technology.

• Paul Dughi, A simple explanation of how blockchain works, 2018–02–04, Medium.

b. Decentralization

• Eric Pulsifer, Web3 basics: What is decentralization?, 2022–08–19, Kong.

c. Smart contracts

• Adrien Boisard, Smart Contract: secure and automate your contractual obligations, 2022–07–06, Yousign.

d. Peer-to-peer

• anukruti16, What is P2P (Peer-to-Peer Process)?, 2020–04–22, GeeksforGeeks.

e. Self sovereign identity

• Self-Sovereign Identity: The Ultimate Guide 2023, 2023–08–24, Dock.