Web3 Reading List

Online Courses and Education

• Rabbithole – Learn web3 skills with short “quests” and projects. Also has a very active learning Discord community. Very helpful Discord community.
• Buildspace – Hands-on courses for developing on the blockchain, structured more like Coursera or Codeacademy. Also has a very active Discord community. Check out build your own NFT-based browser game.
• Web3university – Good resource for learning the basics, with more advanced and technical articles available as well.
• Crypto Zombies Curriculum – A hands-on course to learn how to create Smart Contracts

YouTube Channels

• Whiteboard Crypto – An accessible introduction to crypto.
• Giancarlo Buys Tokens – NFT-focused informational videos.
• Coin Bureau – Longer explanations of web3, often from a finance perspective.

Documentation

• Ethereum official documentation 
• Ethereum development standards
• OpenSea metadata standards

Specific Topics

• Airdrops
  • What is a cryptocurrency or NFT airdrop, and how does it work?

• Blockchain
  • What is a Blockchain?
  • How does a blockchain work – Simply Explained

• Coins and Tokens
  • To ICO or to IDO? That is the question – Cointelegraph

• dApps
  • What are dApps?
• DeFi
  • What is DeFi?
• L1s and L2s
  • Etherem vs Polygon – which should you choose for NFTs?
  • Solana deep dive
  • Summary of different tradeoffs across blockchains
• Metaverse
  • Metaverse Madness 101 Guide – Coin Bureau
  • These companies have the best opportunities in the metaverse – CNBC
• NFTs
  • What is an NFT?
  • Giant list of brands experimenting with NFTs
  • Bored Apes Take Manhattan – New York Times
• Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake
  • What is Proof of Stake?
• Smart Contracts
  • What are Smart Contracts?\
• Stablecoins
  • What is a Stablecoin?
• Wallets
  • What is a Cryptocurrency Wallet?
  • What is Metamask? (video)