# Ultimate blockchain, NFT and crypto learning guide By [Garrett](https://paragraph.com/@garretthughes) · 2021-11-04 --- This thread blew up on my twitter and figured it was probably worth it to put it here as well. Lots of great content here — I’ll be doing more and more of these as I build my blockchain company and have to learn things piece by piece. #### Blockchain at Berkley’s Spring 2021 fundamentals course. Slides and recordings: [https://blockchain.berkeley.edu/courses/spring-2021-fundamentals-decal/](https://blockchain.berkeley.edu/courses/spring-2021-fundamentals-decal/) #### Tim Ferriss, Naval and Nick Szabo’s podcast about crypto and bitcoin: [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FA3UjA0igY) #### Similar to one above but Tim Ferriss, Naval and Vitalik Buterin’s podcast on scaling, ETH, NFT’s and more: [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42uhsP4vvCE) #### A16z Crypto startup school: [https://a16z.com/crypto-startup-school/](https://a16z.com/crypto-startup-school/) #### Opensea’s all encompassing NFT guide: [https://blog.opensea.io/guides/non-fungible-tokens/](https://blog.opensea.io/guides/non-fungible-tokens/) #### Understanding off-chain data with Kyle Tut of Pinata [https://medium.com/pinata/off-chain-data-63bca5a9c266](https://medium.com/pinata/off-chain-data-63bca5a9c266) #### A16z crypto Glossary: [https://a16z.com/2019/11/08/crypto-glossary/](https://a16z.com/2019/11/08/crypto-glossary/) #### Chris Dixon’s essay on NFT’s and a thousand true fans (must read for people getting into NFT’s IMO): [https://a16z.com/2021/02/27/nfts-and-a-thousand-true-fans/](https://a16z.com/2021/02/27/nfts-and-a-thousand-true-fans/) #### For blockchain devs (or people trying to get into Solidity)… this is best tutorial out there: [https://cryptozombies.io/](https://cryptozombies.io/) #### Not solely focused on blockchain but great talk throughout around the subject with Naval and Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience: [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ijkVfaht5kcFPvHcCbYYD?si=nZZh8hzNSXqcAGydrfC\_iw](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ijkVfaht5kcFPvHcCbYYD?si=nZZh8hzNSXqcAGydrfC_iw) #### Coinbase’s beginners guide to DeFi (decentralized finance): [https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-decentralized-finance-defi-574c68ff43c4](https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-decentralized-finance-defi-574c68ff43c4) #### Balajis on why you need blockchain (from a dev approach): [https://balajis.com/yes-you-may-need-a-blockchain/](https://balajis.com/yes-you-may-need-a-blockchain/) #### Marc Andreessen’s article on why Bitcoin matters (peep that date): [https://a16z.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters-nyt/](https://a16z.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters-nyt/) #### For anyone getting into tokenomics this Vitalik Buterin is a must read on analyzing the sale models: [https://vitalik.ca/general/2017/06/09/sales.html](https://vitalik.ca/general/2017/06/09/sales.html) #### Another good primer for NFTs and decentralized web with @garyvee and @CoinDesk (this is a short 15 min guy): [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kXamm6zTF7j5W1sSIJ7HI?si=fU0w5\_gASg28LaBREth4Wg](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kXamm6zTF7j5W1sSIJ7HI?si=fU0w5_gASg28LaBREth4Wg) #### Why sharding makes sense by Vitalik: [https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/04/07/sharding.html](https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/04/07/sharding.html) #### And on that same note — the limits to blockchain scalability is also up there as a must read by Vitalik as well: [https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/05/23/scaling.html](https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/05/23/scaling.html) #### Bonus (heady) round here on crypto-civilizations by Balajis on Bankless. This REALLY opened my eyes to some possibilities I couldn’t have even thought of in my dreams: [https://open.spotify.com/episode/384lAtw8HxiZ3HjJmc1kuC?si=O3AfPn-tTfuPZ8MyWEquPQ](https://open.spotify.com/episode/384lAtw8HxiZ3HjJmc1kuC?si=O3AfPn-tTfuPZ8MyWEquPQ) #### Forgot about rollups — those are important to understand too. Rudimentary article by Vitalik: [https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/01/05/rollup.html](https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/01/05/rollup.html) #### Consensys’ article on PoS (proof of stake) and PoW (proof of work) [https://consensys.net/blog/blockchain-explained/what-is-proof-of-stake/](https://consensys.net/blog/blockchain-explained/what-is-proof-of-stake/) #### Coinbase’s article on understanding web3 approach and mapping through the infrastructure of web2 vs 3 (great dev article): [https://blog.coinbase.com/understanding-web-3-a-user-controlled-internet-a39c21cf83f3](https://blog.coinbase.com/understanding-web-3-a-user-controlled-internet-a39c21cf83f3) #### Standford‘s open course for cryptocurrencies, blockchain and smart contracts: [https://cs251.stanford.edu/](https://cs251.stanford.edu/) #### Baljis on what blockchain has already helped push the envelope on: [https://balajis.com/and-what-has-the-blockchain-ever-done-for-us/](https://balajis.com/and-what-has-the-blockchain-ever-done-for-us/) #### Fred Ehrsam‘s article on why ETH is the forefront of digital currency: [https://fehrsam.xyz/blog/ethereum-is-the-forefront-of-digital-currency](https://fehrsam.xyz/blog/ethereum-is-the-forefront-of-digital-currency) If you liked this thread feel free to follow for more of this content and also reach out to me on my twitter [@\_garretthughes](https://twitter.com/_garretthughes). --- *Originally published on [Garrett](https://paragraph.com/@garretthughes/ultimate-blockchain-nft-and-crypto-learning-guide)*