We get it, crypto can be confusing. You feel like you’re late to the game, you don’t know where to start and you don’t know who to trust. We hope you find these resources helpful. Join our Discord community to connect with other Oaklanders journeying down the crypto rabbit hole!
⏰ Web3 in 1 hour
Resource | Time | Why |
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Peer-to-Peer Money in a Historical Context by Andreas Antonopoulos | 40 minutes (or 20 on double speed 😉) | Crypto and decentralized finance represent the evolution of money from institutions, to platforms, to decentralized protocols. As you listen, think about how technology – such as a protocol on a blockchain – might replace institutions in regulating our interactions with money and beyond. |
A thread on why web3 matters by Chris Dixon | 5 minutes | Learn how and why the internet is changing |
A beginner’s guide to DAOs by Linda Xie | 10 minutes | DAOs are what happen when decentralized technology meets human coordination systems |
💪🏼 Things you can do right now
- If you don’t already have a web3 wallet, download one like Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask or Rainbow
Your wallet is your gateway to crypto and web3. Think of it like your digital identity – the thing that tells the blockchain you are the owner of your assets. A bit like a bank account except you are the bank, or like Google’s universal log-in except there is no Google.
- Use your wallet to sign the OAK Founding Member statement. This declaration lives forever on the blockchain, and you get to put your stamp on it.
- Learn and earn with Rabbithole. Explore the world of NFTs, decentralized finance and DAOs – and get paid while you do it!
- Secure your assets by creating a hot wallet to interact with contracts and a cold wallet to store your valuable items.
- Put your money to work with various decentralized finance (”DeFi”) applications. The Fastest DeFi Tutorial on Earth is a great way to challenge yourself to one task each day.
Curated content
For businesses
- Why Build in Web3 (Harvard Business Review)
- Token-gated commerce (Packy McCormack, Not Boring)
For community organizations
- Accepting Crypto Donations (Council of Nonprofits)
