Vellir #20 → Does sport need web3?
Welcome to new Vellir members this week – we’re glad so many of you enjoyed the explainer slides on web3! For newcomers, do check out the rest of our 20 hour challenge, as well as some of our older posts on things like crypto and sovereignty, and web2.5. One of the issues that we wanted to cover in the 20 hour crypto challenge was sport, but we couldn’t find a good overview. So this week, we’re doing it ourselves… Thanks to our friends at the NFL, Premier League, ECB and elsewhere for their c...
Vellir #20 → Does sport need web3?
Welcome to new Vellir members this week – we’re glad so many of you enjoyed the explainer slides on web3! For newcomers, do check out the rest of our 20 hour challenge, as well as some of our older posts on things like crypto and sovereignty, and web2.5. One of the issues that we wanted to cover in the 20 hour crypto challenge was sport, but we couldn’t find a good overview. So this week, we’re doing it ourselves… Thanks to our friends at the NFL, Premier League, ECB and elsewhere for their c...
Vellir #19 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part VI
This is the final part of our 20 hour crypto challenge, covering hours 19 and 20. As promised in week 1, we've put together some web3 explainer slides, which we hope will be a useful resource that brings together the various issues we've covered.If you've enjoyed the content from Vellir, please refer us to your friends and colleagues! Just send them to this link to sign up!The slides cover a range of definitions, explain how the underlying technology and infrastructure works, e...
Vellir #19 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part VI
This is the final part of our 20 hour crypto challenge, covering hours 19 and 20. As promised in week 1, we've put together some web3 explainer slides, which we hope will be a useful resource that brings together the various issues we've covered.If you've enjoyed the content from Vellir, please refer us to your friends and colleagues! Just send them to this link to sign up!The slides cover a range of definitions, explain how the underlying technology and infrastructure works, e...
Vellir #18 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part V
Last week we covered identity, DeFi, disinformation and how to get started with crypto. This week, in the fifth part of our crypto challenge, we’re going deeper down the rabbithole. Let’s get to it…Hour sixteen A thought experiment… Are blockchains like businesses or nations? Nick Hotz from Arca takes us through it in a thought provoking article from earlier this year. (Skip the first few paras down to the main article). Hour seventeen The metaverse has become a loaded term, not least since F...
Vellir #18 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part V
Last week we covered identity, DeFi, disinformation and how to get started with crypto. This week, in the fifth part of our crypto challenge, we’re going deeper down the rabbithole. Let’s get to it…Hour sixteen A thought experiment… Are blockchains like businesses or nations? Nick Hotz from Arca takes us through it in a thought provoking article from earlier this year. (Skip the first few paras down to the main article). Hour seventeen The metaverse has become a loaded term, not least since F...
Vellir #17 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part IV
Last week we covered composability, community and culture, music, climate and decentralisation. This week, in the fourth part of our crypto challenge, we’re going deeper down the rabbithole. Let’s get to it…Hour twelve It’s time to go deep on digital identity and credentials. One of the promises of the technology is to be able to build an online reputation, linked to your wallet, that enables you to move around the web and unlock different experiences. This could be based on your education, m...
Vellir #17 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part IV
Last week we covered composability, community and culture, music, climate and decentralisation. This week, in the fourth part of our crypto challenge, we’re going deeper down the rabbithole. Let’s get to it…Hour twelve It’s time to go deep on digital identity and credentials. One of the promises of the technology is to be able to build an online reputation, linked to your wallet, that enables you to move around the web and unlock different experiences. This could be based on your education, m...
Vellir #16 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part III
Part three of Project Vellir's 20 hour crypto challenge... The summer reading list for the crypto curious!Last week we covered some of the underpinnings of blockchain technology, as well as the ownership economy, NFTs, DAOs and an overarching conversation about the space. This week, in the third part of our crypto challenge, we’re going deeper down the rabbithole. Let’s get to it…Hour seven Compounding is a powerful idea in finance. But it applies to ideas and software too through compos...
Vellir #16 → The 20 hour crypto challenge: Part III
Part three of Project Vellir's 20 hour crypto challenge... The summer reading list for the crypto curious!Last week we covered some of the underpinnings of blockchain technology, as well as the ownership economy, NFTs, DAOs and an overarching conversation about the space. This week, in the third part of our crypto challenge, we’re going deeper down the rabbithole. Let’s get to it…Hour seven Compounding is a powerful idea in finance. But it applies to ideas and software too through compos...
