I compiled some of the resources I used to start understanding it. It it a bit focused on ethereum, but I guess it is useful for starting to understand blockch

I compiled some of the resources I used to start understanding it. It it a bit focused on ethereum, but I guess it is useful for starting to understand blockchain and smart contracts in general regardless --- Watching - "GOTO 2017 • Blockchain: The Slowest (and most Fascinating) Database in the World • Stefan Tilkov” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li3rfBAP_fE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li3rfBAP_fE Explains how the blockchain works and walks through most of the technical terms you will need to know - "Ethereum Vs. Bitcoin: What Sets Them Apart? | CNBC” https://youtu.be/0UBk1e5qnr4 https://youtu.be/0UBk1e5qnr4 Uses the blockchain explanation to give you an idea of how the smart contract idea differs Ethereum from Bitcoin - "Vitalik Buterin explains Ethereum" https://youtu.be/TDGq4aeevgY https://youtu.be/TDGq4aeevgY 3 minute macro explanation of what is Ethereum from its inventor Vitalik Buterin - "DEVCON1: Ethereum for Dummies - Dr. Gavin Wood” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_LK0t_qaPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_LK0t_qaPo Ethereum's CTO Dr. Gavin Wood explains in a very macro way the Ethereum concept with an idea of how the “Global Computer” works and what is the “Ethereum Virtual Machine” - Devcon2: Ethereum in 25 Minutes https://youtu.be/66SaEDzlmP4 https://youtu.be/66SaEDzlmP4 Vitalik Buterin give and overview of the Ethereum protocol and shows what is an Ethereum transaction, what is Gas (and how computation time is actually paid for miners), how the state machine works and what you can do with it - DEVCON1: Ethereum in the Enterprise Environment - Taylor Gerring https://youtu.be/HXNWhXuMNpw https://youtu.be/HXNWhXuMNpw Expose core concepts about the blockchain and the Ethereum platform that are valuable to enterprise and how companies can leverage that using web technologies --- Reading - Coinbase - A beginner’s guide to Ethereum https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd486ceecf https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd... - Fat Protocols http://www.usv.com/blog/fat-protocols http://www.usv.com/blog/fat-protocols - The difference between App Coins and Protocol Tokens https://blog.0xproject.com/the-difference-between-app-coins-and-protocol-tokens-7281a428348c https://blog.0xproject.com/the-difference-between-app-coins-... - What’s the Difference Between an ‘ICO’ and a ‘Token Launch’? Coins vs. Tokens (What is a SNGLS token?) https://medium.com/@SingularDTV/whats-the-difference-between-an-ico-and-a-token-launch-7105edbb2112 https://medium.com/@SingularDTV/whats-the-difference-between... --- Source of links, links and more links - /r/ethereum - getting started https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/61y5ix/welcome_to_rethereum_the_reddit_front_page_of_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/61y5ix/welcome_to... - The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo (Scroll to "Selected Links from the Episode”) https://tim.blog/2017/06/04/nick-szabo/ https://tim.blog/2017/06/04/nick-szabo/ - What The Fuck Is Ethereum? ("I am a total nerd" option) http://whatthefuckisethereum.com/#nerd http://whatthefuckisethereum.com/#nerd --- Extra reading - Money, blockchains, and social scalability http://unenumerated.blogspot.com.br/2017/02/money-blockchains-and-social-scalability.html http://unenumerated.blogspot.com.br/2017/02/money-blockchain... - Does your dapp need a token? https://medium.com/@simondlr/does-your-dapp-need-a-token-39412fd3c62c https://medium.com/@simondlr/does-your-dapp-need-a-token-394... - Ethereum documentation http://www.ethdocs.org/en/latest/index.html http://www.ethdocs.org/en/latest/index.html - Ethereum Wiki - FAQ https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/FAQ https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/FAQ