This blogpost contains some of the points mentioned in a course on Udemy titled ‘Blockchain and Bitcoin Fundamentals’, taught by George Levy

The book by Oliver Burkeman, titled, The Antidote, is something that I picked up after reading his latest book Four Thousand Weeks. I fell in love with many of the ideas expressed in his writings that I wanted to read through this book, written almost a decade ago. Wow! It was a pleasure reading the book and in this blogpost, I will attempt to summarize the main points from the book in the form of brain dump

The book by Daniel Drescher, titled, Blockchain Basics, is a great book for a newbie like me, as I could understand the building blocks of Blockchain using simple analogies and metaphors. This blogpost summarizes some of the main points in the book and included a mindmap for each chapter.

The book by Oliver Burkeman, titled, Four Thousand Weeks, is one of the best books that I have read this year. The message in the book is timeless and you might have come across the main idea in many places. However the author has gathered all the relevant examples and has made a compelling argument about the way to live 4000 weeks, that we are all bestowed on this planet.

I am a newbie in to the world of Blockchain and Web 3.0 . I am blown away by the rapid developments that are happening in the Web 3.0 world. There is a healthy dose of skepticism towards Web 3.0 technologies by incumbents, while there is whole hearted enthusiasm from many of the newer players, FinTechs, startups . The recently concluded Singapore FinTech Festival was all about Web 3.0 . Being a newbie, I did not understand most of the terms that were being used by the speakers. For some reason, I was living in a shell and did not pay attention at all to what was happening in the external world. Coming out the shell after 5 years, I see that there are whole communities of people who are working on Blockchain and Web 3.0 technology. It is high time I understand this piece of technology and see if I can make any sense of this exciting field, that is set to revolutionize the field of financial services. Being a newbie, I looked around and found this book as a guide to my first step towards understanding Blockchain.

This post summarizes the main points from the book titled, “The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains” written by Antony Lewis.