Decred’s target audiences need to be better educated about Decred. Education will crystalize who Decred is, attract a wider audience, and prepare it for the next bull market. There’s a lot of good educational content in various places, but it can be difficult for journalists, crypto enthusiasts, investors, etc. to find it. While https://docs.decred.org/ is a good resource for people who already know Decred, it’s not intuitive for beginners and doesn’t pool together external resources.
We need an easy-to-find, external-facing Decred Resources Repository that helps non-Decred people get acquainted with the project by curating the very best content on each subject. Here's a sample schema we can model: https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html
Below, each macro topic is denoted by a number. When visitors click on it, it will lead to another webpage with sub-topics, underneath which are hyperlinks to content. E.g. If the macro topic is "Governance: Hybrid PoW/Pos", you click and it leads you to sub-topics like "Primer on Consensus Mechanisms", "How Hybrid PoW/PoS Works", etc.
Please add what you consider to the the BEST links to online resources that correspond to the topics below, using the standard [text formatting to add hyperlniks] (https://help.github.com/en/articles/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax#links). E.g., any links about Decred's history should go under "History of Decred: Foundational Documents", while links about how Decred's consensus mechanism works go under "How Hybrid PoW/PoS" works. Let's limit ourselves to only the best resources — we don't want an exhaustive list, but a highly curated list.
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Beginner’s Guide to Decred: The Basics
- Mission & Vision (text)
- History of Decred: Foundational Documents
- https://blog.companyzero.com/2015/12/iterating-bitcoin/
- https://blog.companyzero.com/2015/11/bitcoins-biggest-challenges/
- https://blog.companyzero.com/2015/12/decred-rethink-digital-currency/
- https://decred.org/research/mackenzie2013.pdf
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1290358.
- https://docs.decred.org/governance/decred-constitution/
- Must-Reads (Links to include: Best introductory articles for the unacquainted, e.g. blog posts, media articles, etc.)
- https://medium.com/@linda.xie/a-beginners-guide-to-decred-2fc61670d67c
- https://decred.org/brief/
- https://www.placeholder.vc/blog/2018/5/12/decred-investment-thesis
- https://medium.com/@maxbronstein/decred-governnce-an-iterative-approach-2a89b9751f5e
- https://www.coinspeaker.com/decred-releases-v1-0-worlds-first-cryptocurrency-people-people-people/
- Must-Listens (Links to include: Podcasts (e.g. Pomp, Chain Reaction, etc.)
- Must-Watches (Links to include: Videos (e.g. Decred Assembly, BlockTV, other explainers)
- https://youtu.be/qT9oBsbzUos
- https://blog.decred.org/2016/11/16/Upgrading-Consensus/
- https://events.technologyreview.com/video/watch/jake-yocom-piatt-decred-blockchain-sovereignty/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5mXtGvwelU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDXu5Z20Bgk
- https://decredcommunity.org/videos/decred-assembly-ep1-intro-to-decred-w/-guest-dave-collins-(lead-dev-of-decred)
- https://decredcommunity.org/videos/decred-assembly-ep14-crypto-estate-planning-and-daos-w/-pamela-morgan
- https://decredcommunity.org/videos/decred-assembly-ep5-btcd,-uasf(bip148/bip149)-and-more-w/-guests-jimmy-song-and-dave-collins
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Go Deeper: Decred & Its Features
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The Airdrop
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Decred as a Store Value
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Decred as a DAO
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Decred vs. Other Cryptocurrencies
- https://cryptobriefing.com/decred-bitcoin-plus-autonomy/
- https://www.smithandcrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SmithandCrown-Decred-Deep-Dive-Report.pdf
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/governing-decentralization-how-on-chain-voting-protocols-operate-and-vary
- https://medium.com/@imagnusholdings/bitcoin-decred-historical-documents-of-a-digital-financial-revolution-4debfa0d10d9
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Deep Dive Technical Resources
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Privacy (Links to include: Upcoming blogs (comparative, explanative)
- https://blog.decred.org/2019/08/21/Surveying-the-Privacy-Landscape
- https://unchainedpodcast.com/after-years-of-secret-work-decred-adds-a-new-feature-privacy/
- https://modernconsensus.com/cryptocurrencies/alt-coins/decred-cryptocurrency-launches-launches-privacy-mixing-feature/
- https://blog.decred.org/2019/08/28/Iterating-Privacy/
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DEX (Links to include: Stuff about Atomic Swaps)
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Scaling Solution (Lightning Network)
- https://docs.decred.org/wallets/lightning/
- https://blog.decred.org/2017/05/23/Lightning-Network-in-Practice/
- https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/22912651-daniel-jennings/5241781-decred-dcr-harnesses-lightning-network
- https://decredcommunity.org/videos/decred-assembly-ep4-the-lightning-network-w/-guest-laolu-roasbeef-osuntokun
- https://decredcommunity.org/videos/decred-assembly-ep13-on-chain-atomic-swaps-lightning-network-w/-dave-collins-and-charlie-lee
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Why Own Decred?
- Decred Ownership Thesis
- What Investors Are Saying About Decred (Links to include: Materials written by economists/finance people (e.g. Murad, Chris Burniske, etc.)
- https://soundcloud.com/decredindepth/murad-mahmudov-dcr-investment-thesis-sov-narrative-crypto-economics
- https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a479ee3b7411c6102f75729/t/5beb31eb6d2a73d37e82093b/1542140423818/Decred+Analysis+-+Alex+Evans.pdf
- https://medium.com/@BlueYard/decred-82b284b4a795
- https://www.blockheadcap.com/post/decred-investment-thesis
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Governance: Hybrid PoW/PoS
- Introduction to Decred Governance
- How Hybrid PoW/PoS Works
- Why Hybrid PoW/PoS?
- Security
- https://blog.usejournal.com/apples-to-apples-decred-is-20x-more-expensive-to-attack-than-bitcoin-68bafeb4546f
- https://medium.com/decred/decreds-hybrid-protocol-a-superior-deterrent-to-majority-attacks-9421bf486292
- https://medium.com/decred/detailed-analysis-of-decred-fork-resistance-93022e0bcde7
- https://medium.com/@richardred/the-role-of-decred-voters-in-defending-against-majority-attacks-ec658af0a8fd
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYb4ongo7ls
- Adaptability
- Self-Funding
- Staking (Link to staking section)
- Ticketing (Link to ticketing section)
- Politeia (Link to Politeia section)
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Politeia
- Overview
- https://blog.decred.org/2017/10/25/Politeia/
- https://medium.com/decred/governance-of-the-decred-project-subsidy-through-politeia-e6393b2bab1f
- https://medium.com/decred/an-overview-of-decreds-politeia-system-architecture-8741c13b35d8
- https://blog.decred.org/2018/10/15/Politeia-in-Production/
- https://medium.com/decred/on-the-launch-of-decreds-politeia-b305d06d8bda
- Noteworthy Politeia Proposals
- https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/5431da8ff4eda8cdbf8f4f2e08566ffa573464b97ef6d6bae78e749f27800d3a
- https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/d33a2667469b56942adf42453def6cc2292325251e4cf791e806939ea9efc9e1
- https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/27f87171d98b7923a1bd2bee6affed929fa2d2a6e178b5c80a9971a92a5c7f50
- https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/fa38a3593d9a3f6cb2478a24c25114f5097c572f6dadf24c78bb521ed10992a4
- https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/5d9cfb07aefb338ba1b74f97de16ee651beabc851c7f2b5f790bd88aea23b3cb
- https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/c96290a2478d0a1916284438ea2c59a1215fe768a87648d04d45f6b7ecb82c3f
- Overview
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Staking (Link to staking section)
- Overview
- How to Stake
- Ticket Splitting
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Funding, Contractor Model, and the Decred DAO
- Decred Treasury
- How Decred’s Contractor Model Works
- How to Become a Contractor
- What the Decred DAO Means
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Decred Tutorials & How-Tos
- How to Send and Receive Decred
- working on this
- How to Mine
- How to Set Up a Wallet
- How to Use Politeia
- working on this
- How to Use the Block Explorer
- How to Send and Receive Decred
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Other Resources
- Network Statistics Interface example
- I'd like to finish a web based interface that has all historical data. Thoughts?
- https://dcrstats.com
- http:https://stats.decredbrasil.com
- Block Explorers
- Mining
- Network Statistics Interface example