Table of Contents
- Preface
- Overview
- Understanding the Technology
- Key Attributes of Blockchain
- Developing Blockchain Solutions for Impact
- Solution Design
- Case Studies
- The Future of Blockchain for Social Impact
- Conclusion
- Checklist for Deploying a Blockchain-Powered Solution
- 100 Key Terms for Understanding Blockchain for Social Impact
- Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Big Picture
- Bellagio Blockchain Summit: Outcomes and Insights, New America, Tomicah Tillemann and Allison Price
- The Blockchain Application Stack, Coindesk, Joel Monegro
- Explain Blockchain at 5 Levels, Animal Ventures, Tom Serres
- Programmable Blockchains in Context: Ethereum's Future, ConsenSys, Vinay Gupta
- The Truth About Blockchain, Harvard Business Review, Marco Iansiti and Karim Lakhani
- Why the blockchain matters, Wired, Reid Hoffman
- WTF is The Blockchain, Hacker Noon, Mohit Mamoria
Key Concepts
- The Blockchain Ethical Design Framework, the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation, Cara Lapointe and Lara Fishbone
- The Meaning of Decentralization, Vitalik Buterin
- What Do We Mean by “Blockchains are “Trustless”? Preethi Kasiready
Blockchain Applications
- Blockchain Powered Financial Inclusion, Pani Baruri
- How Blockchain is Enabling a Local Energy Movement, New America, Eli Wallach
- How to Save the World with Blockchain, New America, Asvatha Babu
- The Nail Finds a Hammer, New America, Michael Graglia, Christopher Mellon, and Tim Robustelli
- Republic of Georgia’s Blockchain Land-Titling Project, Bitfury
- Sustainable Supply Chains, New America, Allison Price and Sara Golden
- USAID Primer on Blockchain, USAID, Paul Nelson
Newsletters, Courses, Books
- Blockchain Revolution (Book), Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott
- Chain Letter (Newsletter), MIT Technology Review
Quick Intros (<10 mins)
- Not Just Bitcoin: Why The Blockchain Is A Seductive Technology To Many Industries, NPR, Naomi Lachance
Technical Overviews (2-4 hours)
- Bitcoin and Blockchain: Two Revolutions For The Price Of One? Richard Gendal Brown
- Blockchain Demo (simple)
- Blockchain Technology Overview, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Hash, Block, and Blockchain Interactive Demo, Anders Brownworth
- Hashing used in blockchain
Books (1 – 2 days)
- Blockchain Revolution, Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott
Courses (4 – 5 weeks)
- Blockchain Fundamentals, University of California, Berkeley