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Related Event at UC San Diego Extension: Blockchain Applications in Healthcare, May 24-25 (https://extension.ucsd.edu/courses-and-programs/blockchain-applications-in-healthcare)
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Related Event at UC San Diego Extension: Blockchain Applications in Healthcare, May 24-25 (https://extension.ucsd.edu/courses-and-programs/blockchain-applications-in-healthcare)
NEAR RESOURCES
NEAR WIKI
This network has been built from the ground up to be the easiest in the world for both developers and their end-users while still providing the scalability necessary to serve those users. Specifically, NEAR is designed to make it easier to: Build decentralized applications, even if you're only used to building with "traditional" web or app concepts. Onboard users with a smooth experience, even if they have never used crypto, tokens, keys, wallets, or other blockchain artifacts. Scale your application seamlessly - the underlying platform automatically expands capacity via sharding without additional costs or effort on your part.
EMERGING KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES
Decentralized Finance and New Economy Models
Decentralized Finance: On Blockchain- and Smart Contract-Based Financial Markets
Paper Here citing work of Hertzog, Benartzi, and Benartzi
SAN DIEGO RESOURCES
San Diego Blockchain Companies and Organizations
XYO Network - blockchain's first crypto-location oracle network
Matryx - VR and blockchain-based collaboration
LunaDNA - community owned genomic and medical research database
Edge – security platform and cryptocurrency wallet
MintHealth – Decentralized health information
CoinStructive - boutique blockchain consulting firm
DealBox - a blockchain business accelerator and crowdfunding platform
CKR Law San Diego – law firm with Tech Accelerator, including a Blockchain Track
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
General
Understand the Blockchain in Two Minutes - Institute for the Future (2-minute video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43LhSUUGTQ
19 Industries The Blockchain Will Disrupt - Future Thinkers (10-minute video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3psxs3gyf8
How does a blockchain work - Simply Explained (6-minute video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSo_EIwHSd4
Blockchain explained in plain English - ZDNet
http://www.zdnet.com/article/blockchain-explained-in-plain-english/
The Wired Guide to the Blockchain – WIRED Magazine
https://www.wired.com/story/guide-blockchain/
The Truth About Blockchain – Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-truth-about-blockchain
What is Blockchain Technology? A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners – Blockgeeks
https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/
Blockchain basics: Introduction to distributed ledgers - IBM
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/cloud/library/cl-blockchain-basics-intro-bluemix-trs/
How the blockchain is changing money and business - Don Tapscott, TED talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/don_tapscott_how_the_blockchain_is_changing_money_and_business
How the blockchain will radically transform the economy - Bettina Warburg, TED talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/bettina_warburg_how_the_blockchain_will_radically_transform_the_economy
We've stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers – Rachel Botsman, TED talk
The potential of blockchain - Mike Schwartz, TED talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_schwartz_the_potential_of_blockchain
Technical
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System - Satoshi Nakamoto
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
A Next-Generation Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform – Ethereum White Paper
https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper
Ethereum - Blockchain App Platform
Ethereum Homestead Documentation
http://www.ethdocs.org/en/latest/
Consensys – Learn More About Ethereum and Blockchain
https://consensys.net/academy/resources/
Consensys Academy – The Educational Core of the Ethereum Movement
https://consensys.net/academy/
Blockchain: A technical primer – Deloitte Insights
Hyperledger – Blockchain Technologies for Business
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies – Coursera, Princteon University
https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency
Blockchain for Business - An Introduction to Hyperledger Technologies – edX, Linux Foundation
https://www.edx.org/course/blockchain-business-introduction-linuxfoundationx-lfs171x
IBM Blockchain Foundation for Developers – Coursera, IBM
https://www.coursera.org/learn/ibm-blockchain-essentials-for-developers